Minutes - 1993 - Eagle Public Library - 08/16/1993 - Regular EAGLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
August 16, 1993
Present: Pat Krasen, Liz Horn, Gary Barnes, Marsha Beckwith,
Donna Abbott, Lynn Melton
Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by Pat Krasen
I. Minutes approved. Marsha/Pat
II. Bills and payroll approved. Gary/Marsha
BPL quarterly payment approved. Liz/Pat
III. Consent items. Liz/Gary
A. March financial reports approved.
B. Monthly statistics.
C. Personnel changes.
Donna Abbott appointed to the Library Board to
fill position held by Karen Sutton.
IV. Contract Administrator's Report.
FY 94 Budget Meeting to be held August 31.
Lynn plans to attend and one board member should
also plan on attending.
Hewlitt Packard has agreed to donate a computer and
printer to the library in October. Lynn prepared
a thank you letter and presented certain forms which
Hewlitt Packard requires.
Custodial person for EPL has accepted a position with
the Boise Public Library following the end of the
contract. Lynn will ask other BPL people if they
are interested in taking over that job.
The position of EPL Librarian has been advertised and the
hiring process will begin once the responses come in.
The current librarian position terminates 9/30/93 .
Donna Abbott has been appointed by Mayor Guerber to fill
the remainder of Karen Sutton's term.
V. Old Business.
Policy Manual Changes to Sections VI, VII, and IX
approved. Liz/Pat
Board Commitment List. Good progress has been made
on the commitment list. One item which should be
completed is an approved building plan to file with
the Idaho State Library. This is mandatory to qualify
for LSCA grants (Library Services and Construction Act) .
VI. New Business.
It was moved and seconded to include the Appendices
in the policy manual. Marsha/Liz.
BPL Contract
Lynn has proposed that selected portions of the
existing service contract with BPL be continued even
though not under formal contract. This will include:
Continuing deposit collection; providing custodial
and book processing supplies at the cost to
BPL; finding qualified personnel to perform
custodial work; assisting Board in transition to
city and future direction; services of staff of
BPL, if available, to provide expertise;
provide copy of Laser Cat to EPL at cost for BPL.
It was moved and seconded that the general terms of
this agreement be approved. Liz/Pat. Lynn will complete
and submit a letter outlining her proposal to the board.
VII. Miscellaneous
Board Obligations/Required Deadlines. Lynn will prepare
letter outlining the ongoing obligations and deadlines
of the Board.
ACFLD - The ACFLD was given an amount of $5,000 to use
as their fee to the EPL for nonresident fees for their
FY 94 budget. The current contract expires in
November. Nonresident fees should be established at
the September board meeting.
VIII. Friends of the Library Report
Computer Support - It was suggested that if interested,
the Friends could provide support in the form of
software or hardware for the new computer system being
donated by Hewlitt Packard.
Library Sign - If there is interest on the part of the
Friends and if city ordinances can be met, a new and
larger sign to mark the library would be appreciated.
IX. Public comments.
None.
X. Meeting date.
Next regularly scheduled meeting is Monday, September 20,
at 7:00 PM, at the Eagle Public Library.
XI. Meeting adjourned at 8: 10 PM.