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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This is great opportunity to remind everyone in the Michigan library community that your library establishment, meaning the actual legal authority your library was created
under, dictates many of the circumstances around how your individual library operates. In Michigan there are TEN different types of public libraries operating under NINE different establishment laws. Don’t forget what may work or be followed for one public
library may not be what can or should be followed by another one. Always refer to your library’s establishment first, then go from there when considering or researching what your individual library operates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Clare has/is followed up with this one library that is a district library.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you would like to review all the establishment laws you can find more details here:
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https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,9327,7-381-88855_89735_89755---,00.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Shannon White<br>
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Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909<br>
<a href="mailto:Whites29@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">Whites29@michigan.gov</span></a> 517-335-1507 |
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>David Conklin via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 21, 2020 11:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Leslie Makela <lmakela@uproc.lib.mi.us>; 'Susan Wess' <susan.wess@milanlibrary.org>; 'ML Tamarack Circulation' <info@tamaracklibrary.org>; michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Board members compensation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Receiving compensation as a per diem or other structured compensation from the organization is
<b><u>NOT</u></b> a conflict of interest. Conflict of interest comes into play when a decision of a Board member results in that Board member benefiting financially.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1F497D">David Conklin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1F497D">(810) 230-3335 Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1F497D">Genesee District Library Headquarters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1F497D">4195 W. Pasadena Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif;color:#1F497D">Flint, MI 48504<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Michlib-l [<a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org">mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Leslie Makela via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 21, 2020 11:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Susan Wess' <<a href="mailto:susan.wess@milanlibrary.org">susan.wess@milanlibrary.org</a>>; 'ML Tamarack Circulation' <<a href="mailto:info@tamaracklibrary.org">info@tamaracklibrary.org</a>>;
<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org">michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Board members compensation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">In reading the Trustees Handbook put out by the Library of Michigan, it seems that receiving compensation for serving on a Library Board is a conflict of interest.
I just reviewed it when this question came up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Pages 11 & 14 both have a blurb about Trustees not benefiting financially from their affiliation with their library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I am certainly not a lawyer, but I was always under the impression that being a Trustee was a volunteer position even when elected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">This is a great question for Clare.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Leslie Makela, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Forsyth Township Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Wess via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 19, 2020 10:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ML Tamarack Circulation <<a href="mailto:info@tamaracklibrary.org">info@tamaracklibrary.org</a>>;
<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org">michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Board members compensation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">they don’t get paid. We don’t even pay them mileage if they go to a library mtg at our co-op.
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 18, 2020 9:15:12 PM<br>
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Our library board director was wondering, do any libraries pay there board members? Other businesses that hold monthly meetings pays their board. The average is about $30 per meeting.<br>
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We are curious, because it is very hard to find board members and very hard when we do get one for them to actual participate. Maybe.... they would be more involved if they got paid. Just an idea they were batting around.
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Thank you for your time and your thoughts on this matter.<br>
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Pamela Feutz<br>
Adult Services<br>
Tamarack District Library <br>
832 S Lincoln <br>
Lakeview Mi 48850<br>
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