May 6, 2001 Minutes
Board of Trustees
Fargo Public Library
Minutes of June 5, 2001
Board Chair Virginia Dambach called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm
Present: Board members Virginia Dambach, Betty Kerns, Ryn Pitts, Prakash Mathew, Jean Rayl
Acting Director Lynn Wheeler; Staff members Edie Discher, Rhonda Roesler
Friends Liaison Bob Mason; Library Director candidate Charles Pace
Order of Agenda
There was no change in the order of agenda.
Minutes
There were no additions or corrections of the minutes. Kerns made the motion to accept the minutes of May 22, 2001. Mathew seconded the motion; the motion carried.
Friends of the Library Report
There are 213 household memberships with over $6200 in membership monies. There are 50 volunteers on the roster and the next used book sale is during the Fargo Street Fair on July 19 & 20. The Friends’ annual meeting is set for June 12, 2001.
LSSI Report
Wheeler highlighted items from the written LSSI Report in the board packet. Mathew spoke to the board about his tour of the library. He was impressed with staff’s enthusiasm, knowledge of their work, and noted that some computer equipment and tables in the adult area are in need of replacement. Pitts suggested that a job description for board members be created and approved by the board for its inclusion in the library board manual. Wheeler agreed to draft a list of duties and a job description for board members and present it to the board for its approval.
New Business
A. Director candidate interview:
The board interviewed Charles Pace for the Director position at the library.
B. 2002 Budget Recommendation:
The board reviewed budget recommendations from Wheeler and the staff work teams. Pitts made the motion to endorse the budget, which includes a storefront library. Kerns seconded the motion; the motion carried.
C. Library partnership with Kaleidoscope was discussed
It was decided that the library could be affiliated with the project if the City Commission endorsed the concept.
D. Meeting Room Policy:
Discher represented the operations team by presenting the board with a proposed meeting room policy and detailed the changes from the current policy. Kerns made the motion to accept the new meeting room policy with the clarification that groups who reserve the room and data projector and cancel their meeting will receive a refund for both the room and the projector. Mathew seconded the motion; the motion carried.
Next Meeting
The next board meeting will be on July 17, 2001 at 4 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Rhonda Roesler