[OPLINLIST] Ethical Finance Question

[Eric Taggart]

Hello, all-

According to Lynda Murray, who contacted Jon Iten (legal counsel for OLC)
regarding this issue, this fits into the statutory mission board of library
trustees.  It is probably a good idea to have a Board Resolution supporting
the program.

Hope this is helpful!
Eric


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Coshocton Public Library
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Coshocton, Ohio  43812
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On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Lauren Miller <lmiller at myacpl.org> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Hoping all of you have electricity and have dug out!
>
> If you have to ask yourself, " ... is this situation ethical or not..."
> it probably isn't BUT I am going to ask anyway.
>
> We have implemented an Early Literacy Training Program for Adults and at
> the end of each session a parent has received a brand new age appropriate
> book. During our Book Camp (summer reading program) after a program a child
> has received a brand new book to take home. Grants and donations from both
> individuals and foundations have always provided the monies for the
> purchase of these books to give away.
>
> This is the part that I am hung up on---GIVE AWAY---I have never used tax
> payers' monies (PLF) for the  give aways, but what do the rest of you do
> for give-away books? Do you use PLF monies? Our local grant and foundation
> monies are harder and harder to come by these days. BUT, I want to make
> sure I am doing the right thing and if the rest of you are using PLF monies
> and have been audited then it must be okay. "Give Away"---tax payers'
> monies--it just sounds wrong in my head somehow.
>
> I will look at ORC now, maybe it has something.
>
> Thanks for your clarification!
>
> Stay Warm,
> Lauren
>
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