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Board adopts revisions to endowment fund policy, clarifies donor restrictions
Summary
The board approved changes to the library endowment document, removing language that implied funds were 'held by the library' and discussing donor-restricted special-project accounts and review dates; members set a multi-year review cadence.
The board reviewed and approved proposed revisions to the T. B. Scott Free Library endowment fund document, addressing review dates, donor restrictions and investment-language that incorrectly implied the endowment was "held by the library."
Committee member 1 recommended a wording change on investments: "I would recommend striking held by the library," and members agreed to remove that phrase because the endowment is managed separately. Members also discussed consistency between donor-restricted special-project subaccounts and board-designated funds, and suggested updating the next-review year so document-review timing is clear (several members suggested a five-year horizon ending in 2031).
The board accepted the substantive edits and approved the amended document. The changes are procedural governance clarifications rather than new spending authorizations.
