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White House Library trustees approve policy edits, refer personnel-notification change to city
Summary
The board approved policy committee edits (including new links to the Freedom to Read/View) and voted to forward a personnel-notification change about advance disciplinary notice for the director to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for final action.
The White House Public Library Board voted to adopt a set of policy edits recommended by the policy committee and to forward a personnel-notification change to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for approval.
During discussion trustees flagged that the policy updates included clearer links to the Freedom to Read/View under the library bill of rights and only a few small adjustments; the board moved to approve the committee's changes and the motion carried by voice vote.
On unfinished business, trustees reviewed proposed language on notifying personnel in advance of disciplinary action relating to the library director. The board debated whether to include the MOU with the Friends of the Library in the bylaws or to file it; trustees agreed to place the MOU on file and to delay a final vote on the MOU until all trustees had time to review the most recent revision. The board then voted to send the personnel-notification recommendation to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for formal consideration.
No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript for the policy or referral votes; each motion was carried by voice vote and recorded as "motion carries."
