Library's Relationship to Local Government

Personnel

Personnel is a complicated issue when the library has been created by a resolution of the city or county or if it has an interlocal agreement tied to it. To receive benefits and to take advantage of the city or counties’ knowledge about accounting, payroll, and human resources, library employees are usually employees of the city or county. 

Library law gives the board the authority to hire, supervise, set duties and wages of library employees, including the director. To avoid the appearance of being unfair or treating employees consistently, library employees generally need to follow city and county personnel policies. 

The Board may need to advocate for library employees to ensure they are paid fairly and treated well. This comes in the form of negotiating with the local government authority on salary structure and personnel policies.

Access Personnel Support Resources on the MSL website.