Prepared
by: Barbara Clubb, City
Librarian
Prepared for: Ottawa
Public Library Board
Meeting of: June
15, 2009
Date of preparation: May
12, 2009
Executive Limitations Policy A.1, General Executive
Constraints was approved by the Board February 25, 2002 and last reviewed
September 7, 2007. It states:
The Chief Executive
Officer shall not cause or allow any practice, activity, decision or
organizational circumstance which is either imprudent or in violation of
commonly accepted business practices and professional ethics, the Public
Libraries Act, RSO 1990, c.P.44 , other relevant statutes, law, Board policy or
contractual agreements the Board has made with the bargaining unit.
Service delivery at the Ottawa Public Library is
governed by legislation (e.g. Public Libraries Act, Municipal Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act, etc.), board policies, and library
administrative policies. Policies are
reviewed on a regular cycle. Monitoring reports are regularly provided to the
board, certifying compliance.
The Library respects business protocols established by
the City of Ottawa with respect to contracting external parties, purchasing
practices and other financial activities.
The Library submits audited financial statements to
the Board and to the Ministry of Culture on an annual basis.
I hereby present my monitoring report on executive
limitation policy A.1. General Executive Constraints. I certify that the information contained in this report is true.
Signed: ____ Date:
Barbara
Clubb, City Librarian and CEO