[We got a question from a library system...]

Our school district public library has offered early mail ballots for our 2024 and 2025 budget vote and trustee election. The school district is now telling us that the library is not obligated to offer early mail ballots and that only the school district is obligated to participate in early voting.

So, we have two questions:

We are a Special Legislative District library holding our annual Budget Referendum and Trustee Election soon. It has come to my attention that we may be obligated to mail absentee ballots to certain people on a county supplied list. We have never done this before and with our small budget and staff time, this would presents a significant hardship for us to do this properly. Up until this point, we have made it apparent in all of our communications regarding the vote and in our public notices that absentee ballots are available at the library or by requesting one via phone or e-mail.

I work at a library with a diverse range of employee types, including part-time, full-time, union, and non-union staff. Unfortunately, time tracking methods vary widely, with most employees using paper timesheets. There are also inconsistencies in how comp time, overtime, flexible schedules, and double time are applied, even for those not in the union.

What is the best approach to standardize and streamline scheduling, timekeeping, and compensation management for greater efficiency?

Thank you for your guidance.