TRUSTEE SHORTS What is a Good Board Meeting
TRUSTEE SHORTS “What is a Good Board Meeting? ” Mississippi Library Commission
A Good Board Meeting is Timely Agenda - Follow a set format and order Assign time frames to each item Include the date, time and place for the next meeting at the bottom
A Good Board Meeting is Organized Board packet – agenda, minutes, budget report, committee reports, etc. usually distributed by the director or their designee Discussion item – informational, no vote is expected Action item – this signals that a vote is expected
A Good Board Meeting is Lawful Public library systems are creatures of Statute in Mississippi Code § 39 -3 -17 Public Library systems are part of government Mississippi Code § 11 -46 -1 Board meetings are “open” Mississippi Code § 25 -41 -5
A Good Board Meeting is Respectful Follow Parliamentary Law Keep to the agenda Please come prepared to work Your presence on the board is a public trust
A Good Board Meeting is Documented Mississippi Code § 25 -41 -13 Mississippi Code § 25 -41 -11 Minutes of all meetings, including executive sessions, must be available to the public Minutes are not transcriptions
Questions and Formal Training for Trustees? ■ Mississippi Library Commission – 1 -800 -647 -7542 ■ Contact Mac Buntin at the Mississippi Library Commission – kbuntin@mlc. lib. ms. us – 601 -432 -4035
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