Warren-Newport Public Library District
Lake County, Illinois
Board of Trustees
Policy 1050
Board Correspondence
Adopted: October 10, 2006
Reviewed/Revised:
September 20, 2011; September 17, 2013; September 16, 2014; July 21, 2015*;
April 19, 2016; October 15, 2019
*Name of Policy changed from Correspondence from the Board
ARTICLE 1. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD
Correspondence to the Board of Trustees of the Warren-Newport Public Library District
(WNPLD), whether addressed to the entire Board or a single Trustee, is presumed to be Board
business. The addressee shall inform the Board of the nature of the correspondence no later
than the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.
ARTICLE 2. CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE BOARD
When it is legally required, the Board will issue reports over the Secretary’s or the Treasurer’s
name. Other correspondence from the Board will be over the President’s name unless the
Board has authorized another Trustee to sign the correspondence. Whenever any Trustee
writes correspondence on behalf of the Board, the Trustee shall provide a copy of the
correspondence to all other Board members and the Executive Director no later than the next
regularly scheduled Board meeting.
All correspondence from the Board will be on WNPLD letterhead and may be prepared by the
office of the Executive Director. WNPLD letterhead shall be used only for official WNPLD
business.
Policy 1050
Board Correspondence
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