Library Board Approved Minutes - July 12, 2012

DeForest Area Public Library Regular Library Board Minutes
Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

  1. Call to Order and Roll Call
    • President Van Iten called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
    • Present : Bales, Blount, Englesby, Lawrence, Van Iten.
    • Absent and excused : Gorres, Zeimet
    • Also present : Berg, Newbegin.
  2. Approval of Agenda
    • Motion to Approve as presented : Englesby.
    • Second : Lawrence.
    • Action : Approved.
  3. Approval of the Annual & Regular Meeting Minutes of June 7, 2012.
    • Motion to Approve as presented : Blount.
    • Second : Bales.
    • Discussion : None.
    • Action : Approved.
  4. Public Presentations / Communications
    • None.
  5. Approval of Bills
    • Motion to Approve the Bills as presented : Bales.
    • Second : Englesby.
    • Discussion : Berg noted the WP&L bill did not reflect the area's recent heat wave. The AV equipment was discussed, as well as the copiers lease and costs.
    • Action : Approved.
  6. Reports
    1. Director's - Berg noted the annual Harry Potter Birthday Bash will be held on Tuesday, July 31st, and the Friend's of the Library will be having an Antique Evaluation fundraiser in November. She noted the Library was a "cooling center" for the community, and reported she had spoken with the consultant hired by SCLS.
    2. President's - None.
    3. Village Update - Blount noted budget discussions are going on and the Village Board would be scrutinizing budgets and services.
  7. Old Business
    1. Discussion of 5 Year Capital Plan - Berg noted she had not heard back yet from Steve F but knows how busy the Village is, especially around July 4th , and would be contacting him soon. It was also noted that Berg and Newbegin are looking into getting more pricing information.
  8. New Business
    1. None.
  9. Future Agenda Items
    1. Review General Policies - Berg passed out hard copies of the policies and noted that staff needs to go through and make changes and updates for Koha. It was agreed that the policies would be reviewed in sections by the Library Board.
  10. Adjournment
    • Motion to Adjourn : Bales.
    • Second : Lawrence.
    • Action : Approved.

Meeting was adjourned at 6:42 pm

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