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REGULAR MEE'T'ING
MINU'T'ES March 28, 1988
Call to order 7:20 pm. Sign vouchers.
Librarian: Have new MODEM for computer, more capabilities.
- Career Program: funding for continuing. School use
may justify contribution; dis=ssions with school will continue,
- Asbestos inspection by Mill employee. May be only on
furnace pipes. Will get written report.
- Budget, no problems. Continuing discussion of ways to
carry -over funds.
Committees: no report on personnel.
- On Salaries, special meeting desirable; tentative June 13.
- Building: Bob Little is checking on leaks. Hall lights will
be replaced, old ones unsafe.
- Budget: on agenda in June.
- Staff: Bev suggests a board member attend staff meeting
after regular board meeting.
Grant for Building: if Blue House is acquired, main -floor plan of
new building must be flipped over. Question of handling this
ongrant application. Perhaps best option is to specify not
more than 60 days after award, to make the plan final, one
way or the other.
- Discussion of wording of fund sources, and of City pledge.
- Bev says need to decide on numbers on application;
balancing grant amount against funded total.
- Sue thinks the $800,000 total for project is stir, viable
number for use on application.
Old Business:
- Wenatchee meeting; who will attend? Staff not interested.
Probably Sue, Lars and Lucille.
-- Annual Report to City Council - will be done after work ran
grant, probably mid -May.
- WallaWalla meeting - logistics are being arranged4
- Eleanor "s retirement - Reception April 24. Agree on gift
of painting, with Staff.
Staff changes - Janetts salary arrangements
0 tions entry level, clerical position, with typing skill,
1 .Sour position,
Board considers these procedures the responsibility of
Director, working with Staff.
- Discussion of aspects of possible longer library hours.
To be dones Salary discussion in June.
- Further on library hours.
- Sue: acknowledging gork on Medieval Feast. Certificates
of appreciation to Beth, Sally Boyer, and Dottie Blanchard.
Adjourn 9:30 pm.
E. P. Kaiser
Secretary