August 30 2018 Library board meeting

Oshkosh Public Library Board of Trustees
Agenda – August 30, 2018
Library Lower Level Meeting Room, 106 Washington Avenue

AGENDA ACTION REQUIRED PAGE
Call to Order:  4:00 p.m    
Public Comments    
Friends of the Library Report NO  
Consent Agenda: YES 203-210
1. Minutes of the regular meeting of July 26, 2018    
2. Regular Vouchers Payable  $235,851.30    
3. Special Fund Vouchers Payable  $10,169.02    
4. Reimbursement of payments for lost materials later found and returned: amount to be communicated at time of board meeting (TBD)    
5. Accept DRAFT minutes of OPL Board Finance Committee August 14, 2018 meeting    
6. Personnel policy - reconcile conflict between Section 2018 (Holidays) and Section 216 (Separation Pay); eliminate reference to separation pay for unused floating holidays.    
New Business:    
7. Leadership Oshkosh Adjunct Board members: Two members of the Leadership Oshkosh 2019 class have asked to serve as adjunct members of the library board.  The Leadership Oshkosh program is asking that each adjunct have a sitting member of the board act as a mentor.  Action requested: One or two members of the library board commit to mentoriing the Leadership Oshkosh adjunct members from September 2018 through May 2019.. NO  
8. Civility Pledge Resolution Resolution to re-commit the Oshkosh Public Library Board and library staff to practice and promulgate the nine skills of civil discourse.  Action Requested:  Decide whether to approve the resolution. YES 211-212
Early Closing for Dark Stacks Event:  I propose to close the library at 5:00 pm instead of 8:00 pm on Thursday, October 25, 2018.  This will enable set-up and readiness for the 6:00 pm opening on the first night of the library's "Dark Stacks: the Brothers Grimm" program.  Action Requested: Decide whether to authorize early closing on Thursday, October 25. YES  
Informational Items: NO 213-223
10. Revenues    
11. Expenditures    
12. Library Highlights    
13. Monthly Statistics    
14. Donations    
15. Personnel Changes    
16. Library Trust Funds for Excellence - 2nd Quarter Report    
Library Director’s Report    
17. 2019 Library Budget Proposal Update / Budget Process Calendar NO 224
Trustee Reports and Comments NO  
Adjournment    
Next Scheduled Meeting    
September 27, 2018 at 4 PM