July 28, 2022

Oshkosh Public Library Board of Trustees
Agenda –   July 28, 2022
Library Lower Level Meeting Room, 106 Washington Ave, Oshkosh

AGENDA  

197-201

1. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 30, 2022    
2. Vouchers Payable - $296,159.69    
3. Proposed Trust Fund Expenditures – Round 4:  Director proposes using $5,500 from the OPL Program Support fund to support a re-launch of “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” early reader program. Funds will support branded materials for tracking progress milestones with badges, and incentive prizes, such as books.    
Items Removed from Consent Agenda    
New Business    
4. Election of Library Board officers for 2022-2023 - Library bylaws call for election of officers (President and Vice-President) at the July regular meeting each year. No slate is prepared as Nominating Committee was not appointed.Action recommended: Either take nominations from the floor and hold the election, or table the election until a Nominating Committee may be convened. Both methods have been used by the board in the past.    
5.  Appointments to Board officer Nominating Committee for 2022-2023 – Alternative if floor nominations are not chosen for election.    
6.  Proposed Changes to OPL Employee Pay and Benefits: Performance Pay and Vacation Leave – Director recommends two significant changes to OPL employee pay and benefits: elimination of pay for performance bonuses and an overhaul of the paid vacation leave policy and procedures. A memo in this month’s packet discusses these proposals in detail. YES 202-207
7.  2023 Library Operating Budget Process: As of the date of preparation of this agenda (July 22, 2021), Library Administration has no data from the City of Oshkosh on which to build a budget for 2023.  The Board has scheduled a special meeting to consider a 2023 operating budget proposal on Thursday, August 11, at 4:00 pm. NO  
Informational Items: NO 208-224
8.. Revenues    
9. Expenditures    
10. Library Highlights    
11. Monthly Statistics    
12.  Donations    
13. Personnel Changes    
14. Oshkosh Public Library Strategic Activities Plan Report, 2nd Quarter, 2022    
15. City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Capital Improvement Projects, 2023-2032 – Finance Director memo; ARPA projects; Library projects    
16.  Oshkosh Public Library – Gift and Bequest Funds and Purposes – July 2022 NO  
Library Director's Report    
Trustee Reports and Comments NO  
Adjournment YES  
Next Scheduled Meeting:      
     August 11, 2022 at 4 p.m - Special Budget Meeting    
     August 25, 2022 at 4 p.m. - Regular Board Meeting