§ 36-12-2-24 — Selection of director; employment and discharge of librarians; reimbursement of interviewing and moving expenses; severance pay

(a) The library board shall select a librarian
who holds a certificate under IC 36-12-11 to serve as the director of the
library. The selection shall be made solely upon the basis of the
candidate's training and proficiency in the science of library
administration. The board shall fix the compensation of the director.
The director, as the administrative head of the library, is responsible to
the board for the operation and management of the library.
(b) The library board shall employ and discharge librarians and
other individuals that are necessary in the administration of the affairs
of the library. The board shall:
(1) fix and pay the compensation;
(2) classify and adopt schedules of salaries; and
(3) determine the number and prescribe the duties;
of the librarians and other individuals, with the advice and
recommendations of the library director.
(c) In exercising the powers of the library board under this section,
the library board may reimburse:
(1) candidates for employment for expenses reasonably incurred
while interviewing; and
(2) new employees for the reasonable moving expenses of the
employees.
If the library board exercises authority under this subsection, the board
shall establish reasonable levels of reimbursement for the purposes of
this subsection.
(d) A library board may provide severance pay to a library employee
who is involuntarily separated from employment with the library.
(e) A library board may provide severance pay to a library employee
who is voluntarily separated from employment with the library if the
library board makes the following findings in a public meeting:
(1) The library is subject to financial difficulties and revenue
shortfall.
(2) The library:
(A) will not hire an individual to perform the duties of the
employee separating from employment at the same or
comparable compensation and benefits for at least one (1) year
after the date the employee separates from employment with the
library;
(B) will hire a permanent or temporary employee for less
compensation and benefits to perform the duties of the
employee separating from employment; or
(C) will satisfy both the conditions in clauses (A) and (B).
(3) The library will pay the separating employee a stated amount
of severance pay.
(4) The library will reduce its expenditures by:
(A) paying the severance pay stated under subdivision (3) to the
employee separating from employment; and
(B) fulfilling one (1) or more of the conditions set forth in
subdivision (2).
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-14-2-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.63-2011, SEC.1.