HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-06-02 MinutesFayetteville Public Library
Board of Trustees Special Meeting •
June 2, 2009
Minutes
Prepared by S. Terry, Communications Manager
Board Members present:
L.
Brewer,
S. Clark,
D. Ferritor,
M. Hunt, E. Jordan and M. Malone. Absent: B.
Schaffer. Staff present:
S,
Daniel, C.
Rew, L.
Schaper, S.
Terry and L. Yandell.
I. The special meeting of the Board of Trustees meeting was called to order at 4:06 p.m. by L.
Brewer.
U. Approval of the minutes. D. Ferrritor made a motion to approve the minutes from the May 18
meeting. M. Hunt seconded. All voted aye.
III. New business. A) Executive Director Search: L. Brewer thanked the search committee for its work
during the past week. Search committee member M. Malone said the search committee intends to
look nationally for a new ED. Malone said the committee has met with 50 people during the past
week, including library staff, city officials, community leaders, etc. 1.) Job description review: D.
Ferritor suggested posting the library's strategic plan along with information about the job
description, etc. on the website. FPL's application for Library of the Year will also be posted. L.
Schaper presented an update of the ED job description. M. Hunt made a motion to approve the
new language in the ED job description. S. Clark seconded. All voted aye. 2.) Job advertisement
approval: Malone presented the board a draft job ad that was based on the input from the groups
and the information L. Schaper gave to the committee. Malone said the ad emphasized a director
that values input from everyone within the organization, sees the library as a community leader
and has a strong vision while handling the day-to-day activities. Malone suggested applications will
be posted weekly and forwarded to search committee members. The applications will be posted on •
the library's website. The ad will go to the state librarian, the local papers as well as library trade
journals. S. Daniel will write a thank you letter to the applicants. Malone said the committee has
determined at this time not to utilize a search firm or go to ALA's Mid -Year Conference to recruit
potential applicants. 3.) Website review: L. Yandell and S. Terry presented the section of the
website with information about the ED search. The information includes the job ad, job
description, a timeline of events, etc.
IV. Adjournment. S. Clark made a motion to adjourn. D. Ferritor seconded. All voted aye. The
meeting adjourned at 4:59 p.m.