Oshkosh Public Library Board of Trustees
Agenda – January 29, 2015
Library Lower Level Meeting Room, 106 Washington Avenue
AGENDA ACTION PAGE
REQUIRED
Call to Order: 4:00 p.m.
Public Comments
Consent Agenda: YES 361-367
1. Minutes of the regular meeting of December 18, 2014
2. 2014 Regular funds vouchers payable totaling $335,044.57
3. 2015 Regular funds vouchers payable totaling $162,853.97
4. Special funds vouchers payable totaling $5,740.59
5. Statement of system effectiveness for 2014 state annual report
6. Retirement notification incentive 2015
Old Business YES 368
7. SmartBoard Proposal for Library Meeting Room – The Director
has included a memo in this month’s board packet that revisits
the SmartBoard purchase proposal first put forward in December.
The memo includes itemized prices and a comparison to prices that
OASD has paid for SmartBoards. (Action requested: decide whether
to approve the SmartBoard project as described in the Director’s
memo.)
New Business YES 369
8. 2015 Library Director Evaluation / Compensation Review
(Action requested: decide whether to approve process of
reviewing Director performance and compensation as outlined
in the memo included in this month’s meeting packet.)
9. Board Officer Vacancy – With the President’s resignation, the YES
Vice-President would normally chair meetings until the next regular
election of officers in July. However, Vice-President Kathy Bermingham
will be unable to chair either the March or May meeting. In order to
ensure that at least one board member at each meeting is authorized
to sign the library’s bills for payment, I propose that the board elect
an Interim President and Vice-President. Direct nominations from the
floor are consistent with the Board’s past practice and also most expedient.
For the board’s information, Kim Molitor has expressed that she is both
willing and able to chair meetings in key months when Kathy Bermingham
is unavailable. Discussion. (Action requested: decide whether or not to
elect Interim officers as proposed.)
10. Discussion of Possible Candidates for Board Vacancies –Alex Hummel’s YES
resignation from the OPL Board also creates a vacancy on the Winnefox
Library System Board. The need for representation on the system board
has now risen to a rather high level, as there are now three (3) Winnefox
seats for Oshkosh residents that are un-filled: one seat has been vacant
for more than a year; one is being vacated by Kristy Bradish, who chose
not to seek reappointment at the end of her term last month; and one
was Alex Hummel’s seat. As the by-laws call for two members of the OPL
Board to serve on the Winnefox Board, I ask you to consider serving in that
capacity. I would also like to gather suggestions from the Board members
at this meeting as to individuals who they would recommend contacting
about service on either of these boards. (Action requested: Discussion.)
11. Trust funds report format – Included in this month’s board meeting packet YES 370-372
is a proposed report format for the Trust Funds for Library Excellence at the
Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. (Action request: decide whether to
approve the proposed format for reporting on the assets of the Trust Funds
for Library Excellence.)
Informational Items NO 373-380
12. Revenues
13. Expenditures
14. Library Highlights
15. Monthly Statistics
16. Donations
17. Personnel Changes
Library Director’s Report NO
18. Self-check equipment
19. Exterior sign concepts
20. Landscaping
21. 2015 trust fund projects
22. Tackling Wicked Problems workshops
Trustee Reports and Comments NO
Adjournment
Next Meeting Scheduled
February 26, 2015 at 4 p.m.
