Board Meeting Minutes | February 2013

ADA COMMUNITY LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Ada Community Library Board of Trustees held its monthly board meeting on February 19, 2013 at the Lake Hazel Branch. Board members present were Carol Mills, Jason Meyers, Julie Oberle, Steven Ricks and Anita Lochner. Staff members present were Mary DeWalt and Martha Beller.

  1. MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS CALLED TO ORDER.
    Julie Oberle called the meeting to order at 4:22 pm.
  2. CONSENT AGENDA
    1. Changes or additions to the agenda.
    2. The minutes of the January 15, 2013 monthly meeting were presented.
    3. The Financial statements for January 2013 were presented. Steven Ricks moved to accept the consent agenda, Anita Lochner seconded, the motion carried.
  3. DIRECTOR’S REPORT, CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC COMMENT
    The board briefly discussed the report and various correspondence.
    QUARTERLY REPORTS
    The board discussed the October through December quarterly reports.
  4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
    1. E-books
      The board discussed the current Overdrive subscription service.
    2. Bylaws
      The board discussed the term limits for trustees in the current bylaws.
    3. Friends Bookstore
      The board discussed the ongoing project to build a small area in the foyer at Lake Hazel.
    4. Other
      Video Surveillance will be expanded at Lake Hazel.
  5. NEW BUSINESS
    1. Emergency Procedures
      The system was tested this winter and worked as expected. All branches now have an emergency evacuation plan in place.
    2. Open Access
      The committee released next year’s assessment for the libraries.
    3. Other
      None
  6. DATE OF NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT
    The next monthly meeting will be held at the Lake Hazel Branch on March 19, 2013 at 4:15pm. Julie Oberle moved to adjourn the meeting, Jason Meyers seconded, the meeting adjourned at 5:54pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Mary DeWalt