2. The term of Officers is one year. The Officers--Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary--shall be elected at the first meeting of the fiscal year. The fiscal year starts July first. Vacant positions can be filled at any regular meeting of the Board.

3. The Chairperson's duties include creating (with input from Board members and librarian) agendas for upcoming meetings; presiding at meetings; directing the Secretary to call special meetings; also, taking the initiative when business requires attention between meetings.

4. The Treasurer's duties include managing the library's accounts; paying bills approved by the Board; creating (with input from librarian) the yearly budget, then submitting the proposed budget to the Board for approval; keeping track (using information provided by town clerk and librarian) of the budget via spreadsheet that will be passed out at monthly Board meetings; obtaining from the town clerk a monthly statement showing expenditures and remaining budget dollars; reconciling our in-house monthly recap with the town clerk's statement. Please note: The librarian will turn bills over to town clerk for payment from town budget; will turn bills over to Treasurer for payment from library savings; will meet with Treasurer during the month to clarify expenditures; will provide Board with monthly projections of expenditures above and beyond normal operating costs; will report any expenditures from the prior month's projections that were unaccounted for or were excedingly higher than anticipated.

5. The Secretary's duties include writing and mailing all library correspondence; also taking Minutes at all meetings. Please note: (a) Suggested changes to the prior month's Minutes should be put forth and decided on at the following Board meeting. (b) A copy of the approved Minutes will be kept on file at the library. (c) The librarian will be responsible for monthly articles in the Informer and for event publicity; the town clerk and the Treasurer will be responsible for the mailing of checks to pay bills.

6. Three members of the the five-member Board shall constitute a Quorum for voting purposes at meetings.

7. A majority vote of Board members shall be necessary for the adoption of any resolution or order, including the appointment of a new Board member during the fiscal year. Please note: (a) No proxy voting at Board meetings; attending the meeting via speakerphone is allowed in a pinch but is frowned upon. (b) No deliberations during the month concerning library matters that will be voted on at meetings; information-gathering, however, is allowed. (c) Meetings will be conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order and any uncertainties as to how to proceed will be settled in agreement with that text.

8. These by-laws may be amended at any regular meeting by a majority vote, provided that specific notice of the proposed amendment shall have been given at a previous regular meeting.