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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular meeting August 28, 1989
Call to order 7:20 pm. Signed vouchers. Present; Lars, Sue, Mike, Anne.
Minutes of previous meeting appxoved..`y Bev, Carol Cahill, Beth.
Letters from State Historical offices were discussed.
Librarian: circulation generally down; children�s holding up.
Budget level. Medical insurance up.
Beth; skateboard contest planned; donation of prizes, food.
Air problems in temporary building; headaches, eye irritation. Hard
to get fresh air in. Recirculating air conditioner can be changed to
draw 10'0 fresh air. Otherwise good use of space.
Sue -- insurance for skateboardigg? Library gets signed forms; helmets
are used. Police are notified. Sue suggested notifying mayor's office.
Board position is: good idea, library responsibility.
Budget: plan to carry over $10,000. Budget will include $5,000 for
building maintenance.
Carol: new electronic methods for ILL, would cost $1900 — '"OCLC''.
ILL estimated 1800 this year. Would allow increased ILL with
greatly decreased time. Currently ILL take0eabout 15 hours, half —time.
Mike suggested regular pvofessional users might pay a charge, others
Free. This would be major policy decision. Discussion.
MOTION MSP — to adopt budget with +4o COLA, with flexibility within
the budget.
MOTION MSP -- to support joining OCLC; with $500 support from budget.
Building Committee meeting with Contractor 8 -29.
Board meeting: changed to October 16, and November 20. Bev wants
Role Setting meeting in November, probably 11 -13.
MOTION MSP — October Board meeting to be October 16.
Library hours; Committee, Mike and Sue, met with staff, will meet again
before next Board meeting. Tentative rec.— open 11 am, close 9 pm.,
except Friday— Satdy.
General support for Monday opening, 6 —day week; but when?
Bev — staff short if great increase in usage.'.
Beth — staff would lake Board members at staff meeting.
MOTION MSP — (Mike); change to 5 —day week on October 3; 11 -9 except
11 -5 on .Friday and Sati�avday.
MOTION MSS' "�l encourage Contractor to•�start work as soon as possible.
Board looked at folding grills closing rear room; unhandy, need to lock?
Question of vandalism. Security Patrol is expensive. Market now
is open all night. Lars referred problem to Building Committee.
Circulation desk: best to leave in Contract, on hold; while exploring
local construction; postpone decision.
Adjourn 9 :30 pm.
. E.P.Kaiser
Minuting Secretary