TRUSTEE BOARD MEETING

Minutes

January 18, 2005

The meeting was called to order at 5:20 pm by Chairman Brent Eames. Board members present were Gordon Timothy, Blaine Robertson, Brent Eames, Roger Jackson, and Judith Dewey. The minutes of the last meeting were approved. The bills were approved, and the checks paying the bills were signed.

The first item of business was the auditor’s report. Melanie Sutton presented the report. A copy is attached hereto. A suggested records retention policy was included in the auditor’s letter to the board. It was decided to discuss a records retention policy for the library at the next board meeting.

Judy reported she had heard nothing from Rod Jones, the real estate agent representing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regarding the library’s bid to purchase the adjacent Beehive facility.

Amber Kent asked to attend the board meeting. She had requested to have her employment status changed from that of page to a staff member. The board agreed to the change, effective January 1, 2005. Amber is in her senior year at BYU-Idaho and has been working at the library since she was 16 years old.

The board decided to table until sometime next fall the discussion of the end-of-year bonuses for the staff.

Tricia reported on the Polar Express Pajama Party held at the library in November. She described what we did at the party and gave it a favorable review.

The board then adjourned into executive session. Final adjournment was at 6:06 pm.