The Administrative Council is PrairieCat's board of directors and consists of 11 elected representatives from the Delegates Assembly. This governing body sets policy, receives and approves recommendations from the Ad Hoc and Standing Committees, and approves recommendations to go to the Delegates Assembly including new members, contracts, the budget and major purchases outside the budget.

Who should attend: Members of the Council and any other interested parties. This meeting is open to the public.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website

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This Committee makes recommendations to the Administrative Council on membership and budget issues to ensure the sustainability of PrairieCat.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website. 

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This Committee makes recommendations to the Administrative Council on membership and budget issues to ensure the sustainability of PrairieCat.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website. 

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This Committee makes recommendations to the Administrative Council on membership and budget issues to ensure the sustainability of PrairieCat.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website. 

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This Committee recommends policy and procedures for resource sharing between libraries, striving to ensure fair and equitable practices that follow agreed PrairieCat resource sharing philosophies.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website.Zoom Link

This body approves the budget, contracts, new members and other major decisions for PrairieCat. Consists of a representative from each Fully Participating and Basic Online member as well as four Union Listing representatives acting as co-chairs of the Union Listing standing group. Each Fully Participating or Basic Online Member Library shall appoint its Chief Administrator or another staff member to act as the Fully Participating or Basic Online Member Library’s representative (“Delegate”) on the Delegates Assembly. The Delegate may also designate, in writing, an alternate to vote in their absence. No substitutes or proxies shall be allowed to vote in the place of a Delegate or their designated Alternate.

Who should attend: Participation in Delegates Assembly is required for Delegates or Alternates from each Fully Participating or Basic Online member of PrairieCat, and the four Union List reps. This meeting is open to the public.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents are posted on the PrairieCat website.

Zoom Link

This Committee recommends policy and procedures for resource sharing between libraries, striving to ensure fair and equitable practices that follow agreed PrairieCat resource sharing philosophies.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website. 

Zoom Link

This body approves the budget, contracts, new members and other major decisions for PrairieCat. Consists of a representative from each Fully Participating and Basic Online member as well as four Union Listing representatives acting as co-chairs of the Union Listing standing group. Each Fully Participating or Basic Online Member Library shall appoint its Chief Administrator or another staff member to act as the Fully Participating or Basic Online Member Library’s representative (“Delegate”) on the Delegates Assembly. The Delegate may also designate, in writing, an alternate to vote in their absence. No substitutes or proxies shall be allowed to vote in the place of a Delegate or their designated Alternate.

Who should attend: Participation in Delegates Assembly is required for Delegates or Alternates from each Fully Participating or Basic Online member of PrairieCat, and the four Union List reps. This meeting is open to the public.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents are posted on the PrairieCat website.

Zoom Link

This Committee recommends policy and procedures for resource sharing between libraries, striving to ensure fair and equitable practices that follow agreed PrairieCat resource sharing philosophies.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents can be found on the PrairieCat website,

Zoom Link

This body approves the budget, contracts, new members and other major decisions for PrairieCat. Consists of a representative from each Fully Participating and Basic Online member as well as four Union Listing representatives acting as co-chairs of the Union Listing standing group. Each Fully Participating or Basic Online Member Library shall appoint its Chief Administrator or another staff member to act as the Fully Participating or Basic Online Member Library’s representative (“Delegate”) on the Delegates Assembly. The Delegate may also designate, in writing, an alternate to vote in their absence. No substitutes or proxies shall be allowed to vote in the place of a Delegate or their designated Alternate.

Who should attend: Participation in Delegates Assembly is required for Delegates or Alternates from each Fully Participating or Basic Online member of PrairieCat, and the four Union List reps. This meeting is open to the public.

Meeting Documents: Meeting documents are posted on the PrairieCat website.

Zoom Link