Agenda for February 16, 2011

posted January 13, 2011

 

Agenda: Cortland Community Library Board

February 16, 2011

 

Call to Order:

Minutes:

Treasurer's Reports:

Librarians Reports:

 

Old Business:

  1. Library Planning/Dr. Schlipf
  2. Hearing of Citizens
  3. Per Capita requirements
  4. Friends of Cortland Community Library
  5. Book Club
  6. Fiber Optic/DATA grant
  7. Sign
  8. Budget Issues & Updates
    1. increased levy
  9. website/Facebook Fan page
  10. system merger/PALS + 4 others
  11. PrairieCat status
  12. report of conversation with Phil Lenzini
  13. Laconi membership

New Business:

  1. Trustee Workshop May 14 at Sycamore PL 9-12 / Dan Cain---Please plan on attending...
  2. Library closed Feb. 15 & 16 / server upgrades in PrairieCat/ staff workdays
  3. Feb. 11 Summer Reading Kickoff at Sycamore
  4. new laws & libraries as of Jan. 1, 2011
    1. Open Meeting Act requires pre-approved draft minutes available to public day after each meeting
    2. Library employee evaluations no longer public documents
    3. Board policy on public comment time / 3-5 minutes per person & suggested topic limit for volunteer Boards
  5. library staff do not "assist" with taxes / just point people to the IRS website
  6. Freedom of Information Request from Daily Chronicle for Board meeting dates ' received Dec. 29, replied Dec 30, 2010
  7. policy request / $1 fine per item for interlibrary loan items not picked up within a week of arrival (phone notification). Neighboring libraries have or are adding this...due to uncertainty about ILL delivery.

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