BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President Hegge
called the
Present: Cooley, Hegge, Hoffman, Mares,
Also Present:
Library Director Niebuhr
stated that the Agenda for this
MINUTES
Trustee Mares moved,
Trustee Cooley seconded approval of the May 10, 2006, minutes.
Ayes: Cooley, Hegge, Hoffman, Hughes, Mares,
Noes: None.
VOUCHERS
Trustee
Ayes: Cooley, Hegge, Hoffman, Hughes, Mares,
Noes: None.
The revenues were
noted.
The Clerk
Treasurer’s report was noted.
CITIZEN’S COMMENTS
None.
GREENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION, INC.,
MONTHLY REPORT
Trustee Cooley
reported on the search for new Foundation Board members. The Foundation will use Greg Turay to audit
their financial records. The Foundation
is $1,000 short of its funding goal for summer reading. The Wine Tasting is September 9th.
A discussion was
held on the corporate sponsorship of the summer reading program and consensus
was reached to allow the corporate names to appear on library signage. A corporate sponsorship policy will be
developed for the next regularly scheduled policy review.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
After a discussion
of the issue of Library Board visits to comparable libraries, the following
procedure was developed:
The
President and the Director will meet to identify potential libraries to visit
The previously distributed list of comparable
libraries created from the Wisconsin Public Library Service Record will be used
The
Director will develop a template of topics to review at each location for use
on each visit
The template will be shared with Library
Board members to get their input
The
Director will arrange for a tour of selected libraries
The
Director and available Library Board members will attend the tour
The tour will include an information sharing
session with the tour library’s Director and available Library Board members
President Hegge and
the Director had a meeting with Angela M. Rester, President of Resert and
Associates of Cedarburg, who will be providing consulting services and meeting
facilitation pro bono for the Town Hall Meeting. The Board selected Saturday, November 4th,
as the date for the Town Hall Meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
The Library Board
agreed to meet at its regular time and date in July.
Trustee Hughes left
at 9:25 a.m.
The Director
reviewed the changes made to CountyCat.
The Director informed the Board about the upcoming elimination of the
Dorio screens and the text base version of CountyCat in our library.
CORRESPONDENCE
None.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
None.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
None.
CALENDAR
None.
DISCUSSION
The Director reviewed
the Community Block Grant money which includes $25,000 for automatic door
repair, bathroom upgrades and thirteen computer work stations. The Library will also receive $3,800 for
materials for the visually impaired.
The Director
announced that he has been selected as the Grand Marshall of the Village Days
Parade.
The Director
informed the Board that the ad for the Adult Services Librarian will appear in
Sunday’s want ads.
The Director
reviewed the recently announced ICC Subcommittee on Library Services two day
meeting in the fall.
ADJOURNMENT
The
Respectfully
submitted,
Gary Warren Niebuhr
Library Director
July 12: Organizational Meeting with Elections and
Second Budget Review; Aug. 9: Organizational Meeting with Elections and
Second Budget Review; Sept. 14: Budget to Village Manager; Oct. 12:
Budget to Village Board; Nov. 8: Library Director Review; Dec. 13:
Joint Meeting with Foundation Board officers; Jan. 10:
Review of Library Board Policies;
Feb. 14: Library Annual
report; March 14: State Annual Report; April 11:
Review of Long Range Plans; May 9: Open; June
14: General Budget Review & Director
Mid-Year Review;