Budget
Section outline
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Guiding Questions
- Who has the authority over the bottom line? What does that mean for general fund vs. dedicated library levy?
- Who has authority over individual line items?
- What is board authority? What about director authority?
- How do we handle unexpected grants?
- What about private funding and donations? What are the options for managing these?
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Read through this section to learn about budgets and finance.
The Trustee Essentials: Understanding Local Government Budgeting and Finance course covers this information in greater detail. Please consider taking that course to learn more.