TRUSTEE BOARD MEETING

Minutes

July 20, 2004

The meeting was called to order at 5:15 pm by President, Brent Eames. Board members present were Gordon Timothy, Tricia Galer, Roger Jackson, Brent Eames, and Judy Dewey. The minutes of the last meeting were approved. The bills were approved, and the checks paying the bills were signed.

The library’s monument has a loose rock. The board recommended Don Rasmussen as a person who might fix it for us.

Judy reported that nothing prevents us from combining the budget adjustment hearing, if necessary, with the regular annual budget hearing. Notice must be published, but the two notices can be combined.

There was a brief discussion of the vacation policy. The board members present concurred that they would rather the library offer two weeks vacation to new employees, and then add additional vacation over time. Roger is going to prepare some scenarios based on that premise. A decision doesn’t need to be made until the September board meeting.

A patron filed a formal complaint about the book, Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes, by Louis Sachar, saying she felt the content was inappropriate for elementary age children. The board agreed and voted to move the book to the young adult section. They did not feel it necessary to withdraw the book from the collection. The book has circulated over 80 times with no complaints.

Judy reported on the survey taken in May and briefly outlined the major results. The board asked that a copy be emailed to them.

Judy was assigned to research security systems because it appears a number of items are walking out the door without being checked out.

Tricia expressed a desire to go to the annual conference of the Idaho Library Association in October. All the sessions for trustees are on Friday.

In preparation for an eventual new building/addition to the existing building, Judy is to invite Karen Tate-Pettinger to a meeting in the near future. She has an excellent presentation on the steps involved in doing new construction and additions to a library. She is the director of the Portneuf Library District.

The board noted the next meeting will be the budget hearing. Notice needs to be published and a tentative budget developed. Roger and Judy will meet to prepare that.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 pm.