Technology Committee Responsibilities

The Technology Committee shall advise the Board of Trustees on matters pertaining to Information Systems policies and planning.

The Committee will:

  • Provide overall guidance for Library information systems policies and long range planning;
  • Review information systems policies and state and federal mandated Technology Plan once every year or more often as needed;
  • Submit for approval recommendations on information systems policy matters to the Board of Trustees;
  • Provide advice to the Personnel Committee, when requested, in the areas of benefits, training, compensation, recruitment, and retention of information systems staff;
  • Provide advice to the Personnel Committee, when requested on information systems staff job descriptions;
  • Identify technology related changes that may have financial implications and report to the Finance Committee regarding these impacts.

Appropriate skills and characteristics for Technology Committee

  • At least one trustee.
  • Those with experience in areas such as transfer of information, management of networks, hardware acquisition and maintenance, software acquisition, end-user support and training.
  • A staff member appointed by the Library Director to serve as staff liaison to this committee.

 

July 31, 2003, revised 1/18/2018