TRUSTEE BOARD MEETING

Minutes

May 17, 2005

The meeting was called to order at 5:11 pm by Chairman, Brent Eames. Board members present were Blaine Robertson, Roger Jackson, Brent Eames, Tricia Galer, and Judy Dewey, Clerk. The minutes of the last meeting were approved. The bills were approved, and the checks paying the bills were signed.

In old business, a draft of changes to the first paragraph of the library’s Internet Use Agreement was presented. Blaine moved and Roger seconded the motion to accept the change as follows:

The user agrees that sexually explicit Internet sites are inappropriate for public settings and will not be accessed while at the Library. The user must immediately exit and report any accidental access of such sites. Any trouble exiting such sites must be immediately reported to the reference desk. Any failure to comply with this guideline will be interpreted as deliberate access, and the user will lose the privilege of using the computer.using any internet computer in the library for one year from the date of the infraction. After a period of one year, the user may request internet access be reinstated. A second offense will result in permanent loss of internet computer privileges.

A draft of a records retention policy was presented and discussed. Changes and additions were made and these will be presented at the next meeting.

In new business, a spreadsheet and bar graphs were presented to the board for their information comparing the Madison Library District with other districts. Comparisons were made in terms of service to the public, remuneration to the staff, budgets, income, and so forth. The spreadsheet and bar graphs are attached to these minutes.

This was the last meeting attended by Brent Eames, who has served on the board of trustees for ten years. It was decided a party should be held in his honor and to welcome our new board member, Lee Anne Kinghorn. Judy will see to those arrangements and inform the board.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 pm.