Resolution Amending the Kittitas County Regional Library Board By-Laws

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KITTITAS COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY BOARD BY-LAWS Revised January 31, 2007; August 25, 2010, August 15, 2017) ARTICLE 1 - PURPOSE The Kittitas County Regional Library Board exists by virtue of the provisions of Resolution No. 96-9 approved by the Commissioners of the County of Kittitas, on January 16, 1996, and by virtue of appointments to the Board by the Councils of the cities of Cle Elum, Ellensburg, Kittitas, and Roslyn (Incorporated herein as Attachment A) and exercises the authority and assumes the responsibilities delegated to it by said Resolution. The purpose of this Board is to fulfill the mission, goals and objectives for Public Library service as developed by the citizens' committee for the Kittitas Valley Regional Library in 1995 (Incorporated herein as Attachment B) and the Policies of the Board (Attachment C). All proposals and recommendations of the Board are subject to review and approval by the Commissioners of Kittitas County. ARTICLE II - OFFICERS Section l.. Officers carry out the decisions of the Board under its adopted policies. Section 2. The officers shall be Chairperson and Secretary, in the following rotation; Chairperson: 1996 - Cle Elum member; 1997- Roslyn member; 1998 - Ellensburg member; 1999 - Kittitas member; Secretary, same rotation beginning with Roslyn member in 1996. If a member is unable to serve, the rotation shall continue with the next member in line. Section 3. The Chairperson and Secretary shall serve rotating terms of one year from the first meeting of the calendar year. Section 4. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board, call special meetings, appoint all committees, insure that a true and accurate record is maintained of all meetings and documents of the Board, announce meetings according to public meeting law, and perform all other duties associated with that office. Section 5. In the event of the absence of the Chair, a chair pro tem shall be selected by the Board for that meeting only, and this person shall assume and perform the duties of the Chair. Section 6. The Secretary shall keep a true and accurate record of all proceedings of the Board meetings and other records and documents. The Secretary shall serve as historian, preserving the records of the Board. Section 7. The Finance Officer shall do budget record keeping and coordinate and document approved expenditures, payments, and reimbursements according to adopted policy and procedures. The Officer shall work with the County Budget Director to assure that proper financial records are created and preserved. The Finance Officer shall be the Ellensburg Public Library manager unless a quorum of the Board decides to elect another member. Section 8. The official records of the Board shall be preserved in the Ellensburg Public Library each year and shall be safeguarded as an official