Common use of COOPERATIVE COORDINATOR Clause in Contracts

COOPERATIVE COORDINATOR. The Cooperative Coordinator shall be appointed by the Governing Board and shall have the following minimum qualifications: a Master's Degree in library/information science from a program accredited by the American Library Association, plus five years of successful, full-time, paid library experience in a public library. The Governing Board may establish any other qualifications for the Cooperative Coordinator and shall set positions, salary structure and benefits for the Coordinator and all direct staff of the Cooperative. The Cooperative Coordinator, under the supervision of the Governing Board, shall interview, select, supervise, and recommend discharge of staff for the office of the Cooperative in accordance with policies established by the Governing Board. All paid staff of the participating libraries shall remain employees of the governing board that operates each library and shall retain all rights, responsibilities and powers associated with employment of staff. In the event the Coordinator is an employee of a participating municipality the Coordinator's salary and other expenses of employment shall be reimbursed by the Cooperative.