HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-08-13 MinutesBoard of Trustees Meeting
Fayetteville Public Library
August 13, 1990
Present: Board Members Bobbye Hay, Charles Kirchen, Foster Park,
Carol Phillips; Library Director Linda Harrison; Ozarks
Regional Library Director Karen Duree
President Bobbye Hay called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. The
minutes for the special meetings of July 30 and August 2 were approved
as. circulated.
Library Director Harrison spoke briefly about the Statistical and
Financial reports for July, noting particularly the excellent, well.
attended summer programs for children. She also answered brief questions
about particular expenditures, including increased Blue Cross payments.
At Ms. Harrison's request the Board unanimously agreed to continue the
practice of declaring amnesty for Library fines for items returned
during the August 27 -September 3 Library closing.
It was noted that the City of Fayetteville Board will meet in an
agenda session Wednesday, August 15, at 8:30 a.m. The vacating of the
alley -west of the Medark Building will be an item for that meeting,
but it is uncertain whether the Library Board should be represented.
Ms. Harrison will check with City officials and advise President Hay.
It was further noted that we need to investigate the use of electric
power (and responsibilities for payment) by construction employees
beginning work on the new courthouse parking deck west of the Medark
Building as well as in connection with the renovation of the Medark
Building itself. The need for a new, more appropriate name for the
Medark Building was briefly discussed; further consideration of a
name change to be recommended to the City will be continued at the
regular September Board meeting.
President Hay led a discussion of several staff -related matters. The
problem of longevity payments, now in apparent conflict with the new
pay matrix, noted at the July 30 special meeting, was a particular
concern. The City has dropped longevity payments entirely for its
employees. Although relatively small now ($1520 for 1990), Library
longevity pay may become more of a problem in the future. A decision
for 1991 longevity payments perhaps depends in part on City action on
the Library budget, scheduled for later this year. The Library Board
affirmed longevity payments for the current 1990 year (some already
paid) but postponed action on future payments until the December
meeting when budget provisions are more certain.
The question of a needed hiring freeze (to match the City's present
freeze) was raised briefly, but it will not be imposed on the part-time
vacancy soon to occur in the Children'd Department, with relatively
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small salary cost.
It was agreed that the annual review of the Library Director will be
conducted at a closed Board personnel hearing at 3:00 p.m., Monday,
September 10, just preceding the regular September Board meeting.
Among the announcements was that of the Arkansas Library Association
Conference at Ft. Smith for the end of October. Board member Park will
try to attend for at least some of the key sessions. The annual book
sale of the Friends of the Fayetteville Public Library will be held:
October 19-20. The Friends group is also securing volunteers to help
remove personal names from older Library check-out book cards (to meet
provisions of the Arkansas privacy act).
President Hay commented briefly about the earlier proposals for
capitalizing Library book holdings,, noting that the process may be
easier than previously thought. The present shelf list may be sufficient
without the needfor a spparate new inventory. She will investigate
further.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Foster Park, Secretary