Minutes 10-19-10
APPROVED 11-16-10
Hedberg Public Library
Board of Trustees Meeting
October 19, 2010
Minutes
Trustees present: Randy Golackson, Carole Bennett, Kathryn Shebiel, Douglas Derby, Cathy Jennings, Chuck
Goldstein, Dave Carlson (4:45 p.m.), Quiana Johnikin (5:05 p.m.)
Trustees absent: Lois Smith
HPL staff present: Bryan McCormick, Sharon Alfano, Janet Morehart, Sharon Grover, Carol Kuntzelman, Emrick
Gunderson, Jean Yeomans, Mary Buelow
Vice-President Bennett called the meeting to order at 4:35 p.m.
Approval of Minutes
Goldstein moved that the board approve the minutes of the September 21, 2010 board meeting minutes.
Golackson seconded and motion carried.
Review of Operating Statement
Board members reviewed the statement. No action was required by the board.
Approval of Payables List
Golackson moved for approval of the payables list dated October 20, 2010. Shebiel seconded and motion
carried.
Reports
Activities Report—Library staff gave reports of recent activities. McCormick told the staff about the
city’s planned listening sessions at Craig High School from 5-7 p.m. November 17. He said that various
city departments will each have a table there and would be available to answer questions from the general
public. He told them that the library will have a table there also. McCormick said that a number of
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library staff will be going to WLA during the 1 week of November.
Arrowhead Library System—Derby reported on ALS activities.
Friends of HPL--McCormick said the Friends annual fundraiser was scheduled for Wednesday,
November 3 where author Kathleen Ernst will speak about her book “Sites and Stories”. He said the
Friends’ board will meet October 21
Old Business
2011 Budget Process—update—McCormick said that he met with the City Council on October 13 and it
went well. Another meeting was scheduled October 21 when the library and JATV budgets will be
discussed. The proposed library budget includes closing the library earlier on Friday evenings (5 p.m. vs.
9 p.m.).
Discussion followed about JATV and how the change in PEG funding and the law regarding
advertising/commercials for public access channels will change the JATV business structure.
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Award presentation for Sue Braden—Peter Gottlieb of the Wisconsin Historical Society presented staff
member Sue Braden with the Governor’s Archives Award for her work in preserving testimonials of
former GM workers and making them available on the library webpage.
Reading Between the Wines—McCormick summarized the upcoming fundraiser program sponsored by
the Friends of HPL, the HPL Foundation, and The Literacy Connection.
New Business
A302b Internet Acceptable Use Guidelines—Public WI-Fi—Board Policy. Library staff presented a new
policy for the board to consider, one that addressed WiFi usage in the library. The policy follows the same
format as Board Policy A301 : Internet Acceptable Use Guidelines.
Bennett asked what parameters were covered in the policy. Gunderson mentioned several examples and
stated that the policy does cover several usage parameters. Discussion then followed regarding violations
of the policy and what the suspensions might be. The board discussed the idea of possibly putting the
current suspension procedures into the policy. Library staff countered that we do need flexibility when
suspending patrons for violations of the policy, and by putting the procedures into policy we lose that
flexibility. Gunderson also mentioned that some violations might be more serious than others, such as
someone who is trying to hack into our network. The library board agreed and felt that the staff had a
good handle on the current suspension process.
Golackson moved that the board accept the policy as presented. Goldstein seconded. Carlson asked for a
friendly amendment to the motion, adding that the last statement in the policy should read “Violation of
this policy will result in suspension of WiFi access privileges.” Golackson accepted the friendly
amendment, seconded by Goldstein. That motion was approved.
Trustee Essentials, Section 23—Discussion was tabled until next month.
Derby moved that the meeting adjourn, Jennings seconded and motion carried. The meeting adjourned at
6:10 p.m.
Submitted,
Janet Morehart
NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED BY THE HPL BOARD OF TRUSTEES