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Board Meeting Minutes
OCPL Board of Trustees’ Meeting
May 9, 2011
Onondaga County Public Library
Central Library, Board Room
4:00 p.m.
ATTENDING
K. Alford;R. Manning; V. Biesiada; A. Lombardi; D. Stack; R. Engel; T. Dodge
ABSENT
J. Suddaby; B.Morgan-Baker; M. Rayo;J. Kianka;
ALSO PRESENT
E. Dailey; G. Cox; D. Milcarek; K. Park; K. Hayduke; D. Lewis; D. Headd; R. Dunsmore; S. Carmer; K. Osmond
WELCOME
Ms. Biesiada called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.
INTRODUCTION
Ms. Biesiada introduced and welcomed the newest Board member, Richard Engel.
Mr. Engel gave a brief background history about himself.
PRESENTATION
Ms. Hayduke gave a brief background history about herself. She gave a PowerPoint presentation about the history and the various community events/programs at Beauchamp branch. Beauchamp branch was the recipient of the AWE’s 1st national literacy award for their work with “Cooking Up for Literacy” program.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Ms. Dailey gave a report on the following topics:
- CNY Works: Ms. Dailey explained that CNY Works had a flood in their location. They contacted the library to inquire about available space they could use in our location. Ms. Milcarek worked on setting up the Curtin auditorium for their use for three days until their place was cleaned and repaired.
- Staff Development Day (SDD): Ms. Dailey commented that Staff Development Day was a very high energy day. Ms. Park noted the remarkable turnout and the amount of positive comments that were received.
- Duck Race: Ms. Dailey mentioned Ms. Dunsmore is once again the library’s representative for this event. Ms. Dunsmore mentioned the Duck Race will be held on June 11th at the Inner Harbor and tickets are $5.00 each.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Manning moved the minutes of the April 11, 2011 Board meeting. Ms. Lombardi seconded, the motion carried unanimously.
ACTION/DISCUSSION
Action Items
Resolution: 11-09
Ms. Lombardi moved the following resolution:
Resolved, That the OCPL Board of Trustees approves the revised Staff Computer and Work Product Policy.
Mr. Manning seconded, the motion carried unanimously.
Resolution: 11-10
Ms. Stack moved the following resolution:
Resolved, That the OCPL Board of Trustees approves the submission of the 2010 State Annual Reports for OCPL and the OCPL system.
Mr. Manning seconded, the motion carried unanimously.
Discussion Items
1) Plan of Service (POS) – Ms. Dailey updated the Board on the process and the timeline of the 2012-2016 POS. Ms. Lewis shared one element of the POS as an example of the work that is included in such a Plan.
FOCL
Ms. Headd commented on the Balducci lecture and what a nice ending to a wonderful season. They are in the process working on next season’s sponsors/ads and are in hopes of holding a book sale in the future.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Government Relations
Mr. Manning reviewed the Committee’s recent and upcoming events.
Finance Report
Ms. Lombardi mentioned that the Finance committee will be meeting with Alliance bank on May 18th to review the Board’s quarterly report.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Ms. Biesiada informed the Board that the FOCL, Foundation and OCPL Executive Committees’ will be meeting on 5/31 at noon.
ADJOURNMENT
Ms. Stack moved to adjourn the meeting.
Ms. Biesiada adjourned the meeting at 4:55 p.m.
Gail M. Cox
Administrative Aide
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