[Publib] "legal age" question

[Michael Golrick]

Hi-
 
You need to talk to a lawyer. I believe that in most states, you are of legal age at 18 (and allowed all legal activities except the consumption of alcoholic beverages).
 
I have had board chairs who are lawyers, and can split hairs with the best of them. In Connecticut it used to be true that a child was defined as anyone under the age of 16, and an adult was defined as anyone over the age of 18. What were you between 16 and 18? A good legal question.
 
You should also let you full board know the implication of the decision that you put in your penultimate sentence. There are legal consequences for that which involve fiscal penalties.
 
Good luck!
 
Michael
 
 
 
Michael Golrick
Councilor-at-Large
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L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
400 Eau Claire Street
Eau Claire WI 54701
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>>> Mark Smith <spldirector at real.more.net> 10/5/2007 1:06 PM >>>
Members of my board recently asked me to draft a policy requiring that our 
small library always be staffed with at least one employee of "legal 
age".  One board member interprets that to mean 21, although in Missouri an 
18 year old can sign a contract, buy a car, etc.  This issue arose with 
some recent complaints about homeless men frequenting the library and 
"excessive" use of our three computers to access internet dating sites 
(some overlap included!)  The library employs one male college student who 
is nearly 20 and one female h.s. junior who often work the circ desk 
together one night a week from 5 to 7 and the occasional Saturday.  Does 
anyone in the collective wisdom have such a policy?  Implemented, it will 
mean that I or my other FTE change our hours or simply work more than the 
40+ we work now.  Thanks for any input.

Sincerely,

Mark Smith, Director


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