Jesse M Smith Memorial Library

“No formal inspection of form 990 is made prior to filing by the library director. At the next regular meeting, the director informs the trustees the 990 has been filed and invites the board to examine the form. An annual financial report is also filed with the town's finance department.”

“Trustees are appointed by the burrillville town council and serve as volunteers per provisions of the town charter. The library director and staff are employed by the town under the supervision of the trustees. Compensation is determined by the town classification system with rates subject to revision based on comparison levels in surrounding communities.”

“Form 990 is available for inspection upon request at the library. The library's constitution and by-laws, list of trustees, and library policies are available on the library's website. All trustee meetings fall under the state open meetings law. Agendas are posted to the ri secretary of state open meeting website. Approved minutes are posted on the library's website and are also available upon request. The library follows town and state policies for conflict of interest (ethics) and the policies are available on the state website at wwwethicsrigov/code. An annual financial report is made to the town finance department and can be viewed upon request at either the library or town hall. Proposed library budgets are posted at public budget hearings and are subject to review by the town budget committee, town manager and town council which sets the library appropriation. State funds received are subject to the filing of annual financial and statistical reports to the state office of library and information services. These reports are posted as comparable statistics through the olis website and are viewable by the general public.”

“No changes have been made to the process.”