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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board Minutes 3-22-18 (1) CAPE GIRARDEAU PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Board Meeting: Thursday, March 22, 2018 @ 7am Cape Girardeau Public Library ATTENDANCE PRESIDENT’S REPORT MINUTES BILLS SEARCH COMMITTEE DIRECTOR’S REPORT BETTY MARTIN Present: Fran Austin, Amy Trueblood, David Diveley, John McGowan, Ed Thompson Absent: Rekha Patterson, Stacy Lane, Lucas Haley, John Voss Also present: Director Betty Martin, Linda Bailiff President Amy Trueblood called the meeting to order at 7:15am. The next board meeting will be held on Thursday, April 26th. The meeting will be held from 3:30- 4:30pm. The Strategic Planning session will be from 4:30pm – 7:30 pm in the Penzel Conference room at the library. President Trueblood led an Anti-harassment and Anti-discrimination training session for all library staff on staff development day, March 9th. Amy was pleased with the interest shown by the staff. Public Comments: President Trueblood reported glowing remarks from the community concerning the passport acceptance agents and the services provided. The minutes were reviewed. John M. made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Ed. Motion passed. The bills were reviewed. John M and Ed Thompson reported that John Keister & Associates has been hired to conduct the search for a new library director. The cost of his services is $19,500. A website will be designed to advertise the position and provide information about the library and the city. Mr. Keister will visit with the Board on Wednesday, April 11 at 7:00 and later in the day with Director Martin and key staff members. The process is expected to take 3 – 4 months. The library Mission and Vision Statements were reviewed and discussed. The statements will remain as is for now. The new computer tables were delivered last week. Some computers have been moved out of the lab onto one of the new tables. The second table will be filled when the missing grommets arrive. Staff Development Day – March 9th: Jennifer Hendrickson with Hendrickson Business Advisors gave a presentation on managing and communicating across generations. Thanks to Amy for a review of the anti-harassment and anti- discrimination policies. There was a team building exercise. MOREnet gave a presentation of robotics which the staff were then able to try. Individual departments met at the end of the day. Adult & Youth Services year-end reports: The board decided they would like to hear reports from Steph and Sharon at the April 26th meeting with a 10-minute 2 FRIENDS OLD BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT NEXT MEETING time allotment each. Legislative Update: In budget discussions, the Secretary of State asked to raise state aid to the level it was in 2015. Also, the Out of State Athletic and Entertainer Tax is about to sunset, so he is asking for an extension. Robin Westphal (director from Chillicothe library) has been hired as the new State Librarian. The monthly program calendar was distributed and reviewed. The Friends book sale was their most successful ever: $5444 before expenses. The Friends 2017 audit is complete. The monthly Board meeting will change to the first Thursday of the month beginning with June 7th. (Thus no monthly meeting in May.) President Amy Trueblood adjourned the meeting at 7:55 am. Thursday, April 26th, 2018 3:30p - 4:30p Board Meeting 4:30p -7:30p Strategic Planning Meeting Cape Girardeau Public Library Signed: _____________________________ Fran Austin, Secretary Cape Girardeau Public Library Board of Trustees Recorder - Linda Bailiff 3 4