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MINUTES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY
February 24, 2005
A REGULAR SESSION of the Library Board of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called
to order by Chair Kruzich at 7:08 p.m.
Present:
Sandi Gehrke
Diana Kruzich
James Althaus
Lorraine Clark
Wayne Bullard
Joan Sveinsson
Absent:
Jayme Skelton
Sue Parks
Place 1
Place 2
Place 3
Place 4
Place 6
Library Director
Place 5
Place 7
(Business)
(Personal Business)
1. Citizens input.
None.
2. Minutes:
a. Consideration and approval of minutes of the board meeting held October 28, 2004.
The minutes were approved as presented.
b. Consideration and approval of correction to the minutes of the board meeting held
September 23, 2004.
The correction of the date of the July 2004 meeting referenced in the minutes was
approved.
3. Election of Officers.
The election of officers was accomplished by a single motion that included both
positions.
a. Chair
b. Vice-Chair
Member Gehrke moved to elect Member Bullard as Chair and Member Clark as Vice-
Chair. Member Althaus seconded the motion; the vote passed unanimously.
4. Discussion and consideration of meeting schedule for 2005.
The Board members arrived at a consensus for the following schedule for the rest of
2005:
March 24
April 28
May 26
June 23
July 28
August 25
September 22
October 27
November - combine with an early December meeting
December 1
5. Review of Library Policies.
a. Discussion and consideration of revisions to the General Facility Rules.
The Board reviewed the draft of a new version of this policy. Minor changes were
made for consistency in terminology and to improve grammar. The section
regarding consequences of rules violation was re-written to better clarify the Board's
intent. Member Althaus moved to approve the revised document. Member Kruzich
seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.
b. Discussion and consideration of revisions to the Internet Access Policy.
The Board agreed to table this item to the March 2005 meeting, allowing additional
time to research inclusion of wireless access. Board members were asked to
review the American Library Association statements and to email comments to
Director Sveinsson prior to the March meeting.
c. Discussion and consideration of revisions to the Circulation Policy.
Board members made recommendations for updating the terminology and
eliminating outdated sections. They requested that the section regarding Day Care
kits be broadened to allow loan to in-home day care providers. Further discussion
and consideration of this policy was tabled to the March 2005 meeting.
6. Library Director's Report:
a. Status report re: operations.
Director Sveinsson described the process, recommendations, and results from the
Library Department evaluation; due to the current tight fiscal situation, all city
departments were required to conduct a thorough evaluation of programs, services,
and personnel. In addition, comparisons were conducted with three similarly sized
cities: Coppell, Duncanville, and Hurst. Director Sveinsson reviewed the
information compiled in comparing TCPL's services and staffing with that of those
three libraries.
b. Status report re: Denton County Library Funding.
No report.
c. Status report re: grants.
No report.
d. Update re: Friends of the Library activities.
The next book sale will be on March 5th.
e. Long range planning:
No report.
The next meeting will be March 24, 2005, at 7:00 pm.
The meeting adjourned at 9:09 p.m.
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