#1 Approval of Minutes
Hedberg Public Library
Board of Trustees Meeting
March 20, 2012
Minutes
Trustees present: Randy Golackson, Lois Smith, Doug Derby, Kathryn Shebiel, Cathy Jennings,
Carole Bennett, Kathy Boguszewski.
Trustees absent: Dave Carlson, Chuck Goldstein.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Vice-President Shebiel.
Approval of Agenda
Smith moved for approval of the agenda, seconded by Bennett. Motion carried.
Approval of Minutes
Bennett said to capitalize the word “board” and to be consistent throughout the minutes. She
made a correction on the bottom of page two, last paragraph to omit “absolved” and replace it
with “dissolved”. She made another correction on page two, last sentence in paragraph two to
read: “The JATV Sub-committee will continue to meet and to create a permanent committee
and a set of by-laws for Board approval.” With these changes, Derby moved to approve the
minutes, seconded by Jennings. Motion carried.
Review of Operating Statement
Board members reviewed the statement. No action was required by the Board.
Approval of Expenditures
Bennett moved for approval. Jennings seconded. Motion carried.
Reports
Activity reports—Library staff gave reports of recent activities.
ALS report—McCormick said that Ruth Ann Montgomery will be retiring this year. He said that
DPI has made mention of system consolidation in the past and that this will likely be an
opportunity to look at ALS merging with another system.
Friends of HPL report—Bennett told the Board that the Friends made their final payment on a
loan of $56,000 to the library. She said that a book sale is planned for March 31.
Old Business
JATV sub-committee report—McCormick said the goal is to form a JATV advisory committee
comprised of one JATV board member, one library board member, and reps from the
community. He said the Library Board would appoint the community reps and that all reps
would have terms of office that were staggered by year.
Approval of 2011 Library Statistics/State Annual Report—McCormick reviewed some highlights
of the report. Smith moved to approve the 2011 Library Statistics/State Annual Report,
seconded by Bennett. Motion carried.
New Business
HPL Foundation monetary gifts to the library—McCormick gave a report about how funds were
allocated by the HPL Foundation for this year.
Trustee Essential 17: Membership in the Library System—There was discussion about how
systems are funded, and of the responsibilities of the system and member libraries.
Other Business—Bennett said she was asked a question about whether the library could have a
satellite in another part of town. McCormick said that due to the current economic times a
branch library at this time would likely be difficult to fund. He did add that the city of
Janesville’s 20-year comprehensive plan does include a branch library.
Communications
McCormick said he received a thank you note from Margaret Gonzalez to the reference staff for
assistance.
Adjournment
Bennett moved for adjournment, seconded by Derby. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned
at 6:10 p.m.
Submitted,
Janet Morehart
NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED BY THE HPL BOARD OF TRUSTEES