Minutes from the January Board meeting were approved on a Motion made by Trustee Huff, seconded by Trustee Hough. Bills for payment were approved on a Motion was made by Trustee Hough and seconded by Trustee Ingalsbee.

OLD BUSINESS:

Friends Committee: The Friends Committee will hold a program on April 15 at 2:00 p.m. where the author of Men of Salt will give a talk on his experience traveling with one of the last caravans that carried salt through the Sahara Desert. The Friends decided to participate with the Adopt-A-Site program of the City whereby they will "adopt" a planter in front of the library for $35. The group decided to do this to beautify the library, and also to show our appreciation for the wonderful job Laurie Courtney is doing to make the city look lovely. The Friends also adopted a budget as a working document and guide so we can get a handle on what we spend on a yearly basis to enable us to plan ahead. We need to know we have the funds available for major projects we wish to support.

Quality Standards: We have three action items on this issue. a) produce a public relations policy; b) add a public relations line item in the budget; and c) query other libraries on how they collect public input.

District Issue: The City signed the resolution to explore the possibility of a District Library, as did the School Board. A committee consisting of Brian Wott, Sally Trabulsi, Shawn Gavan, Ann Perrigo, Ron Orr and Bill Hammer has been appointed and will be meeting soon to work on details.

Computer Upgrades: After discussion it was moved by Trustee Huff and seconded by Trustee Ingalsbee that we spend a sum not to exceed $3300 to replace 3 new computers and monitors, and that the funds be taken from capital outlay. The motion passed.

Budget: The proposed fiscal year 2007-2008 budget was presented to the Board. A motion was made by Trustee Huff and seconded by Trustee Jerkatis to adopt the proposed budget. The motion passed.

New Business:

Director’s Evaluation: A new evaluation form was presented to the Board that is currently used by the City. It was decided that Board members will read and study the form, and be prepared to complete the evaluation on one form at the April Board meeting.

Lending of Digital Projector: The subject of lending the digital projector was discussed. It was suggested we check with other libraries on how much they charge. It was the consensus of the Board that replacement cost be a reasonable charge, however, we need to first check with the City to see if we can allow people to use credit cards for the deposit.

Risk Management Check: The library only had a couple of minor things to complete for this check-up. One is to remove stored items from the boiler room. It was suggested we might look into purchasing a storage unit to put outside, or it might be possible to store items at the Griswold. Trustee Ingalsbee will ask the Friends to schedule a work day to assist in getting items cleaned out and ready to store. We still need fire extinguisher and labor law signs posted. We need GFI outlets in two areas where electrical outlets are near sinks. Trustee Jerkatis volunteered her husband, who is an electrician, to look at it and possibly install.

Public Comment: Guest Nancy Hendricks said the public has a problem once in a while with tripping on the floor outlets that have not been pushed into the floor far enough. Trustee Jerkatis said she would ask her husband to check these out also.

Librarians Report: Director Perrigo and Linda Koch will be attending a workshop on digitizing on April 10^th. Director Perrigo reported that the summer reading program is being set up and they are working on the newsletter. She will be on vacation the first week in April.

Upon a motion by Trustee Huff, seconded by Trustee Hough, the meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m. The next meeting will be April 17, at 7:00 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted

Nancy Ingalsbee

Secretary