Whistleblower
Policy Category
- Board of Trustees
- Staff
Policy
No Trustee, Director, manager, employee, or volunteer of the Library, who, in goodfaith, reports any action or suspected action taken by or within the Library that is illegalor in violation of any adopted policy of the Library shall suffer intimidation, harassment,discrimination, or other retaliation, or, in the case of an employee, adverse employmentconsequences.
Staff members should raise concerns with and report wrongdoings to the Director, whoshall then promptly advise the Board. If the concerns are with the Director, theindividual should report to an officer of the Board. This Whistleblower Policy shall notapply to allegations made with reckless disregard for their accuracy; people making suchreckless allegations may be subject to disciplinary action by the Library Board.
The Director or, in his/her absence, an officer of the Board of Trustees (i.e., President ofVice President), shall be responsible for the administration of the policy and report anysuch violations to the full Board.
A copy of the Policy shall be distributed and made available to all managers, employees,and volunteers who provide substantial services to the Library.
Approved
02/20/2017
Peck Memorial Library Board of Trustees
