Alternate Board Member Policy No. 200.01 Page 2 2. Rights: (a) When an alternate attends a library board meeting in place of the regular member, he/she shall have all the rights and powers of the regular member. When an alternate attends a library board meeting together with the regular member, he/she shall: have no rights and powers and will be treated as an observer; shali ..o0t sit at the Board table; shall not have the right to speak. T£ he/she wishes to comment or raise a concern, he/she should talk to his regular member who may decide whether or not to raise the issue himself. Lf such a concern or issue is raised, the regular member may request of the Chairman that the alternate member be allowed to speak to it.