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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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 [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] <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 <info@tamaracklibrary.org>; michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Board members compensation<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Our board members are elected &<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><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. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outlook for iOS</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org">michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a>> on behalf of ML Tamarack Circulation via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 18, 2020 9:15:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org">michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org</a> <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org">michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Board members compensation</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><br>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><br> 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. <br>Thank you for your time and your thoughts on this matter.<br><br><br>-- <br>Pamela Feutz<br>Adult Services<br>Tamarack District Library <br>832 S Lincoln <br>Lakeview Mi 48850<br>Currently Reading Get your own email signature<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Michlib-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org">Michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org</a><br><a href="https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l">https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>