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West Fargo Public Library Board of Directors
Orientation Agenda
1-5pm Wednesday, June 23, 2021
West Fargo Room, West Fargo City Hall
1-1:15pm
Welcome from Mayor Bernie Dardis
1:15-1:30pm
About the WFPL - services, departments, accomplishments, challenges
(Carissa Hansen, Library Director)
1:30-2pm
Overview of relationships and roles – Board, City, Friends, Director, Library staff
(Alanna Rerick, Board President & Carissa Hansen, Library Director)
2-2:30pm: ND library laws, open records, open meetings
(John Shockley, City Attorney)
 General powers and duties of board of directors (NDCC 40-38-04)
 Library records – Open records exception (NDCC 40-38-12)
 Duties, Records, and Meetings (NDCC 44-04)
2:30-2:45pm: BREAK
2:45-3pm
Overview of City of West Fargo – departments, services provided, administrator’s role
(Tina Fisk, City Administrator)
3-3:45pm: Library finances
o Overall City budget (Jim Larson, Finance Director & Tina Fisk, City Administrator)
o Overview of mill levies and types of funding sources within the City (Jim Larson, Finance
Director)
o Library specific – overview of library’s historic financials, library’s active funds, interpreting
library financial reports (Jim Larson, Finance Director)
o 2021 expense breakdown, state aid, FOL funding (Carissa Hansen, Library Director)
o Annual budget planning process (Carissa Hansen, Library Director & Jim Larson, Finance
Director)
3:45-4pm: BREAK
4-4:30pm: Board responsibilities
(Carissa Hansen, Library Director)
 Policy creation & adoption
 Long-term planning
 Advocacy
4:30-5pm: Tour of library
(Carissa Hansen, Library Director)
215 Third Street East ● West Fargo, ND 58078
(701) 515-5200 ● Fax: (701) 515-5201
www.westfargolibrary.org