OPL Board Meeting - May 25, 2023

Oshkosh Public Library Board of Trustees
Agenda –   May 25, 2023

  Action Req Page
Call to Order - 4:00 PM    
Public Comments    
Consent Agenda: YES 146-153
1. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 27, 2023     
2. Minutes of the Board Finance Committee Meeting of May 16, 2023    
3. Minutes of the Board Ad Hoc Director Recruitment Committee Meeting of May 19, 2023    
4. Vouchers Payable - $314,693.14    
Items Removed from Consent Agenda    
New Business    
5.  Director’s position description: Consider the proposed position description included in the meeting packet. The position description was approved by the Ad Hoc Director Recruitment Committee on Friday May 19, 2023, and forwarded to the full board for consideration. Action requested: Decide whether to approve the proposed position description. YES 154-158

6.  2023 carryover designation: Director memo updates the status of the library’s carryover surplus from year-end 2022-2023 and proposes designating expenditure of carryover funds for specific purposes in 2023. Action requested: Decide whether to approve the director’s proposed designations for carryover spending.

YES 159-160
7. OPL Memorial fund assets: Consider the following motion: Request that the City of Oshkosh Finance Department issue a check for $80,000 from the Oshkosh Public Library Memorial Fund payable to Oshkosh Public Library for deposit into the library’s checking account at West Pointe Bank, which will henceforth function as Oshkosh Public Library Memorial Fund. Finance Committee approved this action in principle at a May 16 meeting. Action requested: Decide whether to approve the funds transfer and future use of the checking account. YES  
Informational Items: NO 161-172
8.. Revenues    
9. .Regular Expenditures   Endowment Fund Expenditures    
10 .Library Highlights    
11. Monthly Statistics    
12 Donations    
13. Personnel Changes    
14. Library Board Advocacy guidelines    
Library Director's Report NO  
Future Agenda Items NO  
Trustee Reports and Comments NO  
Closed Session    
15. Library Director Exit Interview: Pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin State Statutes in order to discuss matters pertaining to employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data. NO  
Resume Open Session    
Adjournment YES  
Next Scheduled Meeting:      
    June 29, 2023 at 4:00 PM