Library Board of Trustees on August 17, 2020

Agenda

6:30 pm

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1. Call to Order
2. Additions/Changes to the Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
   1. June
4. Reports
   1. Staff introduction
   2. Budget
   3. Friends
   4. Director
   5. Staff reports – questions
5. Old Business
6. New Business
   1. Discussion re: United for Libraries keynote with Simon Sinek- Laura
7. Adjourn

Minutes

PRESENT: Laura Hefley, Jessica Beck, Mike Healy, Scott Clemons, Heidi Wood,
Assistant Library Director Jennifer Jordebrek
ABSENT: Chris Mangrich, Library Director Jennie Garner
Call to Order
1) Additions/Changes to the Agenda
a) None
2) Approval of Minutes
a) June 2020 meeting minutes approved
3) Staff Introduction
a) None
4) Reports
a) Budget
i) Financial report FY20 Year End
(1) Personnel Services 97.04%
(2) Services & Commodities: 93.80%
(3) Total Library Services: 96.37%
ii) FY21 Financial Update to Date
(1) Personnel Services: 14.26%
(2) Services & Commodities: 20.21%
(3) Total Library Services: 15.55%
(4) Average this Time of Year: 8.33%
(5) Notes:
(a) Two payrolls to date: June and July
(b) eBooks total budget and half of audio budget encumbered with
Overdrive for eBooks and eAudios
(c) Polaris software annual support paid in full
b) Friends
i) No report
c) Director
i) Staffing update:
(1) Daniielle (Dani) Grandinetti hired
(2) Janet Lubben has shifted roles to Technology Services Assistant Librarian
ii) Interim service plan/reopening update
(1) Opened by appointment 7/6/2020: Limited hours, limited capacity, limited
time in building
iii) Professional activities by staff highlighted
d) Staff reports highlighting ongoing projects and team members’ areas of focus
provided
5) Old business
a) None
6) New business
a) Selection of new officers will be tabled until September 2020 meeting
b) Discussion regarding ‘United for Libraries Virtual: Trustees – Friends –
Foundations’ keynote with Simon Sinek led by Laura Hefley
Adjourn
Next meeting date: September 21, 2020, 6:30pm

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