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District Libraries

Independent Library District trustees are elected from the district but just as city or county libraries, the district board hires a library director to be in charge of the day-to-day operation of the library.

22-1-707. Duties and powers of board of trustees. (1) The board of trustees of a public library district shall:  

(a) (i) employ or contract with administrative, professional, or other personnel necessary for the operation of the district. 

Organization chart for an independent library district. Elected library board director library staff

If the personnel policies and procedures adopted by the county governing body include an established pay plan, then compensation for library employees may be determined by the board of county commissioners.  

The board and commissioners should work together on this issue since the Montana Supreme Court in Board of Trustees, Butte-Silver Bow Public Library v. Butte-Silver Bow (DA 09-0024) ruled that the board has exclusive authority to determine salaries and compensation of library employees.

Now it is time to work through Personnel Scenarios.

Personnel Scenarios
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