Minutes - 2010 - Eagle Public Library - 09/09/2010 - Special EAGLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
(Special Meeting on Public Hours)
September 9, 2010
Board President Mary Berent called the EPL Board of Trustees meeting to order at 1:10
PM. Present were Board Members Nancy Marshall and Danae Curtis. Also present were
Ron Baker, Library Director, Janice Campbell, Assistant Library Director, and Jeanie
Comerford, Operations Manager.
No agenda had been issued because this was a single topic meeting: the determination of
public hours during FY 2010/11. The Director had provided a staff recommended 55-
hour-per-week open schedule based on the Council's adoption of the FY 2010/11 budget
on 24 August 2010. Maureen Germano e-mailed the Director with her approval of this
schedule because her work schedule prohibited her from attending this meeting. Margo
Walter had e-mailed the Director that she was entering the hospital for medical tests on 8
September 2010 and might be held over there for another day.
Carol Berry explained the background of the staff recommendation, including the
reorganization of the Circulation workload with the cutbacks during the spring of 2009,
and new efficiencies realized since that time.
The Director explained that one of the new part-time positions for Circulation would be
used by Children's until a full 55-hour circulation workload is restored. The Library
managers feel they will have enough staffing to handle a 350,000 annual circulation,
which would surpass the previous record circulation of 332,000 in FY 2008/09. This
current year's circulation, based mostly on a 40-hour per week schedule, is projected to
be about 295,000.
President Mary Berent asked if management were absolutely certain that they could
sustain a 55-hour-per-week schedule throughout the year, no matter how high circulation
and other service statistics went. Staff answered in the affirmative.
Danae Curtis made a motion to approve the 55-hour-per-week schedule recommended by
staff for FY 2010/11. Nancy Marshall seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Danae Curtis announced that she and her husband were moving to Grand Junction,
Colorado for her husband's new job and that she would have to resign from the Board
within 90 days. Discussion and expressions of regret ensued. Danae agreed to send a
letter to the Board stating her intention to resign within 90 days, at the latest.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board is on Monday, September 13, 2010, at
7 PM in the Community Room.
EPL Board Minutes
9 Sept. 2010 (page 2)
President Mary Berent adjourned the meeting at 1:26 PM.