Minutes - 2000 - Eagle Public Library - 12/11/2000 - RegularEAGLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
11 DECEMBER 2000
1. Call to Order: 6:58
Attendance: Ann, Liz, Terry, Victor, Don, Maureen and Stan
2. Agenda adjusted: Terry moved. Vic seconded.
3. Maureen sworn in.
4. Minutes of last meeting approved with adjustment to line 2: Vic/Terry.
S. Friends report: Ann reporting for Jeanie.
Luncheon for staff Feb. 14
6. Approval of bills: Terry/Vic
Ann gave report on cleaning.
Looking for new cleaning service with better price.
7. Director's report.
Ann presented a balance sheet.
♦ $144 for carpet cleaning monthly by Service Master.
♦ Postage savings come from using e-mail for correspondence.
♦ Vic asked about part-time salaries. Ann reported speaking with Sharon on
the inaccuracies with part-time salaries.
♦ Travel and meetings was for Janice to the Idaho Library Assoc. meeting in
Lewiston.
♦ Workman's Compensation is a formula payment.
Statistics.
♦ Discussion of computers being used for homework. There are 8 computers
available for use and all are being used.
♦ Discussion of total circulation and check-in's. The courier service is a great
convenience for returning books.
♦ Discussion of paperback book collection. Music CD's are being prepared for
checkout. DVD's will be the next challenge. Patrons are asking for books on
CD.
♦ Inter -library loans defined and explained.
♦ Reciprocal loan program was discussed. Liz gave a report of possible new
inter -library loan consortium. She is on the committee to recommend the
new system. Lynx is the best system at this point.
Security.
♦ Security is a problem. We are waiting on Quality Systems. We have no
master code to reprogram the security system. Ann will call Quality Systems
tomorrow. Marty Wolford has been working with Ann to keep the system
working, but we have had poor response from Quality Systems.
♦ Liz has asked Stan to raise the issue with City Council. Ann will e-mail the
information to Stan for council tomorrow.
Part-time employment.
♦ Ann will put an ad in the paper for a new part-time employee as Jackie is
leaving due to husband's transfer. We will be looking for computer skills and
patron skills. Times will be 12:00 to 8:00 Mon. and Tues. with alternate Sat.
8. Committee Reports.
Policy manual will be held over until the next meeting in Jan.
9. Unfinished business.
♦ Terry reported meeting with Sharon concerning the unspent bond monies.
♦ Stan spoke on holding back the money while City Council looks into the water
drainage issue on the library property and the feeling of the council is the
monies will be needed for engineering studies finding who is responsible.
Internet filtering.
♦ The bond has been waiting for full membership before discussion of this
topic. Stan gave a report about possible choices. He called several libraries
to see how they were doing it. Nampa uses bess.com, adults are not filtered.
Meridian uses integrity on-line. The council representatives want protection
for the children. City legal council states this is a very delicate issue. The
board will discuss filtering at a later date.
10. New business.
Ann asked about the City Employee Policy Manual. There was discussion.
11. Additional items.
Liz has asked City Council for a copy of all council minutes concerning
annexation be sent to the library staff.
12. Next meeting.
Mon., ]an. 8 at 7:00 p.m.
13. Adjournment: Terry/Maureen