Library Board Meeting ~ June 30, 2016

Oshkosh Public Library Board of Trustees
Agenda – June 30, 2016
Library Lower Level Meeting Room, 106 Washington Avenue

 

AGENDA                                                                                                                                            ACTION                         PAGE
                                                                                                                                                         REQUIRED        

 

Call to Order:  4:00 p.m.

Welcome new trustee Kristy Bradish; introductions.

Public Comments

Consent Agenda:                                                                                                                                      YES                          157-176
    1.  Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 26, 2016
    2.  Regular Vouchers Payable  $228,907.39
    3.  Special Fund Vouchers Payable  $35,037.55
    4.  Position descriptions: Circulation Supervisor; First Floor Public
        Services Librarian; Page – Technical Services; Technical Services Librarian.

New Business
    5.  2017 Library Budget Process – Projected budget preparation calendars                                       NO                          177-178
         for the library and the city are included for discussion.
    6.  Collection Development Policy – A concise policy is proposed to replace the                               YES                         179-189
         “Materials Selection Policy” now in place, most of which was written in 1963
         by Director Leonard Archer. If approved, the new policy will be a much more
         effective tool for communicating with library patrons.
    7.  Floating Holidays – Proposed revision to wording of Employee Handbook Section                    YES                            190
         208(5) to achieve greater clarity as to calculating and crediting this leave for regular
         part-time employees.
    8.  Trust Fund Proposal – I recommend spending up to an additional $7,000 of                              YES                            191
         Collection Improvement Trust funds on developing the Classics collection.

Informational Items                                                                                                                                NO                           192-204
    9.   Revenues
   10.  Expenditures  
   11.  Library Highlights
   12.  Monthly Statistics
   13.  Donations
   14.  Personnel Changes
   15.  OPL Strategic Plan Project Update – June 2016
   16.  Public Library System Redesign Project Report

Library Director’s Report                                                                                                                    NO
   17. Building envelope capital project – Facility Engineering, Inc. consulting costs.

Trustee Reports and Comments                                                                                                          NO

Adjournment

Next Meeting Scheduled
                 
  July 28, 2016 at 4 p.m.