MINUTES
Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Thursday, October 9, 1997
(minutes are unofficial until
approved by the Board of Trustees)
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by President
Senger. Present were Senger, Pratt, Nelson, Welch, Bynum and
Viskochil. Brown arrived at 5:40 p.m. Also present were Judson
(Counsel), McGuire and Vreeland (Staff).
Motion by Pratt, supported by Nelson to amend the agenda to
include as item b. under New Business: Authorization to pay Old
Kent Bank for bond retirement; and, as item c. under New
Business: Authorization of a change work order. Carried.
Motion to approve the minutes of the September 11, 1997,
Regular Meeting, the September 22, 1997, Special Meeting, and the
October 2, 1997, Study Session was made, supported and carried.
Names of the trustees making and supporting the motion are
unavailable.
McGuire reported that new color boards should be coming from
the architects by November 13. He also asked the trustees to
review before the next meeting a Facilities Management Agreement
with NuGen which was included in the meeting packets.
McGuire reported for the Building Committee that construction
is about eight days behind schedule.
Nelson reported that the Personnel Committee is letting the
Director's goals ride until the end of the year, since that is
only three months away.
The Carnegie Renaissance Committee expects to meet before the
next regular meeting.
There were no other committee reports.
Penny Campo-Pierce, Peninsula Community Library Board
President, reported on PCL's activities in September. There were
no other member library reports.
Vreeland asked the trustees to participate in the "Quick
Takes" program and reported that there are entries coming in
for the Poets' Night Out program co-sponsored by TADL and Friends
of TADL.
Motion by Nelson, supported by Pratt to authorize a change in
building construction to install a metal shingle roof instead of
an asphalt roof. Carried.
Motion by Pratt, supported by Viskochil to authorize a change
in building construction to enclose approximately 1200 square
feet on the third floor for storage space. Carried.
Motion by Welch, supported by Brown to adopt the
"Internet Access Policy" as revised. Carried.
Motion by Nelson, supported by Welch to adopt the Statement of
Assurances Resolution for the LBPH grant as presented. Carried.
Motion by Brown, supported by Bynum to pay Old Kent Bank
$229,556.25 for the semi-annual bond retirement. Carried.
Motion by Welch, supported by Brown to adopt a change order to
center sprinkler heads on the ceiling tile, at an increase in
cost of $5459. Carried.
The meeting was opened for public comment. McGuire reported
that the construction project is currently about $300,000 under
projected costs. B. Parker, representing League of Women Voters,
expressed concern that only two candidates have applied for the
two upcoming openings on the TADL Board, with appointments
expected October 15. In response to a question from Brown
regarding the status of the Library Manager hiring process,
McGuire said that he had had two phone interviews, and two
in-person interviews are scheduled for the week of October 13.
There was an ad for the job opening in the October American
Libraries. There was no further public comment.
The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike McGuire, Recording Secretary
Frank Senger, President
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