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Board approves bylaw changes to clarify library governance, pending minor formatting fix
Summary
The board approved updates that add language from South Dakota codified law to clarify trustees' duties and the library board's governance authority; the motion was approved with a condition to fix page-3 formatting.
The Library Director presented proposed updates to the board's bylaws aimed at explicitly including duties and powers drawn from South Dakota codified law.
She said the language is intended to remove ambiguity about which body — the library board or the city — has authority over library operations: "the library board has full governance over the library," the Library Director said, explaining that the new text largely quotes codified law.
A board member moved to approve the changes pending minor formatting fixes on page 3; the motion carried by voice vote. The director said the city attorney, Dean, reviewed the changes and gave his approval for the substantive language.
Board members asked only for a formatting correction and did not object to the substantive wording, and the board approved the motion to adopt the edits with the formatting condition.
