Rapid City Public Library Board of Trustees
Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 10 2010, 12:00 p.m.

 

The regular meeting of the Rapid City Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order by Sandra McNeely on February 10, 2010, at 12:04 p.m.

Present by roll call:  Sandra McNeely, James Olson, Monte Loos, Richard Haeder, and Greta Chapman

Absent: Maria McCarthy-Anderson, Ron Kroeger, Robert Van Norman

 

Additions or corrections to the agenda:  The executive session was deleted, and a discussion the Board meeting date  and time of Board meeting will be added under “Other”.  Motion by Olson, second by Haeder to approve the agenda as amended; no further discussion; motion carried unanimously.

 

Introduction of Staff

Public Comment

 

MINUTES

Motion by Loos, second by Olson to approve January 2010 minutes; no further discussion; motion carried unanimously.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

Budget Narrative, City Budget and Bills, County Budget and Bills, Library Board Funds Budget and Bills:  Motion by Olson, second by Haeder to approve consent calendar items; no further discussion; motion carried unanimously.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

Director’s Report:  Written report provided, with a video presentation of the Green Libraries conference.  The 2009 annual statistics reported 1 million circulations for the first time. The Board is scheduled to give an update report to the City Council in April.  Reports for the 4th quarter county statistics and 2009 incident reports were presented.

 

BUILDING COMMITTEE

The Board viewed the acoustic remediation in the upstairs meeting room; the positive difference in the sound was noted.  The library does not have any projects to move forward for the 2012 plan.

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE

The proposed 2011 city budget was discussed.  Motion by Olson, second by Loos to adopt the budget as proposed; discussion followed; motion carried unanimously.  The budget will be presented again at the March meeting for final adoption.  Revised 2010 budgets were presented for the County and Board Funds.  Motion by Olson, second by Loos to adopt the 2010 County budget revisions as presented; no further discussion; motion carried unanimously.  Motion by Olson, second by Haeder to adopt the 2010 Board Funds budget revisions as presented; no further discussion; motion carried unanimously.

 

POLICY COMMITTEE

Two contracts for RFID implementation were presented.  Motion by Olson, second by Haeder to approve the contracts as presented; no further discussion; motion carried unanimously.  Board member Maria McCarthy-Anderson submitted her resignation.  Motion by Loos, second by Olson to accept the resignation effective immediately; no further discussion; three votes for approval, with Haeder abstaining; motion carried.  A reminder was given of the Foundation author dinner on March 27.

 

LIAISONS

City Council Liaison:  No report.

County Liaison:  No report.

Foundation: No additional report.

Friends: No report.

State Library Board:  Written report provided.

 

Other:  Committee appointments were presented.  An invitation was extended for one Board member to attend the Library Technology Conference in March.  The scheduling of Board meetings was discussed; staff will contact the liaisons to confirm changing the meeting to the 2nd Thursday of the month, beginning in April, due to a conflict with other city meetings.

 

 

Motion by Loos, second by Haeder to adjourn meeting at 1:08 p.m.; motion carried unanimously. 

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Board Meeting                                                           March 10, 2010

CJ Box author dinner                                               March 27, 2010