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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
Monday, June 14, 2004
9:00 A.M.
This meeting will be conducted at:
Milwaukee County Federated Library System
709 N. 8th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
The MCFLS Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, May 26, 2004.
ACTION ATTACHMENT A
III.
PUBLIC
COMMENT.
IV. TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE – REPORTS.
TAC Report – June 2004.
ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE.
Please note: Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aides.
V.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES – REPORTS REQUIRING ACTION.
A. Finance and Personnel Committee
1. Resource Library Contract. ACTION
2. County Budget Request.
ACTION ATTACHMENT B
VI.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A. Member Agreement.
a. Motion to Move into Executive Session.
b. In Executive Session. Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(e) "Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session."
c. Motion to Move Out of Executive Session.
d. Report Out of Executive Session and discussion
VII.
BOARD – INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A. Director Recruitment. Update.
VIII. NEXT MEETING DATE. - July 29,
2004 (Thursday)
IX. ADJOURNMENT.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY FEDERATED LIBRARY SYSTEM
Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting Held
At
Milwaukee
709 North Eighth Street
Milwaukee
ROLL CALL
Present: Mike D’Amato,
President
Dick Maslowski, Vice President
Ryan McCue, Trustee
Dora Montoya, Trustee
Martin Schreiber,
Trustee
Staff:
Judy Kaniasty, Business Manager/Personnel
Assistant (Recorder)
Bruce Gay,
Jennifer Gonda, City
of
Kate Huston,
Paula Kiely,
Mike Koszalka,
Taj
Schoening,
I. CALL TO ORDER. President D’Amato called the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Milwaukee County Federated Library System Board of Trustees to order at 9:05 a.m.
II. EXECUTIVE SESSION. Treasurer Ziehler cautioned the Board to discuss only strategy of agreement negotiations during closed session; public policy items are to be discussed in open session.
A. Motion to Move into Executive Session. Vice President Maslowski moved and Trustee Schreiber seconded a motion to enter into closed session at 9:10 a.m. The roll was called and there was unanimous consent to go into Closed Session.
B. In Executive Session. Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(e) “Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.”
1. Member Agreement
2.
Resource Library Agreement
[Trustee McCue was unable to stay for the entire Closed Session and left during the discussions.]
A. Motion to Move Out of Executive Session. President D’Amato moved and Trustee Schreiber seconded a motion to resume to Open Session at 10:33a.m. Unanimously approved.
B. Report Out of Executive Session and discussion. President D’Amato reported that the Board discussed the strategy of the Resource Library Agreement and there was unanimous consent to direct Treasurer Ziehler to continue negotiations with Milwaukee as discussed. President D’Amato reported that discussions concerning the Member Agreement arrived at a unanimous vote by the Board to exclude any reference to reciprocal borrowing in the member agreement and members will be left to negotiate that issue among themselves outside of the member agreement document.
Treasurer Ziehler stated that he felt that public policy issues were discussed in Closed Session, and this should have been done in Open Session. He explained that he voted to agree with the rest of the Board regarding the exclusion of reciprocal borrowing in the member agreement so he can ask for reconsideration of the topic at the next MCFLS Board Meeting which is scheduled for June 14.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. Vice President Maslowski moved and Trustee Schreiber seconded a motion to approve Attachment A of the agenda packet which contains the minutes of the Monday, April 19, 2004 MCFLS Board Meeting. Unanimously approved.
IV PUBLIC COMMENT. Kate Huston announced that two new sculptures were installed on the Wells Street side of the building recently and invited everyone to view them.
V. TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE – REPORTS.
A. TAC Report – April 2004. Shown as Attachment B of the agenda packet.
B. TAC Report – May 2004. Report was handed out at the meeting and shown as Exhibit 1 attached to these minutes. Vice President Maslowski moved and Trustee Schreiber seconded a motion to Accept both reports and Place them on File. Unanimously approved.
VI. BOARD OF TRUSTEES – REPORTS REQUIRING ACTION.
A. Finance and Personnel Committee.
1. Financial Reports – March and April, 2004. Treasurer Ziehler reported that the Finance & Personnel Committee reviewed and recommends approval of Attachment C of the agenda packet. Vice President Maslowski moved and Trustee Schreiber seconded the motion to accept the reports as presented. Unanimously approved.
VII. BOARD – INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.
A. Director Recruitment Update. Treasurer Ziehler reported that 12 applications were received and he anticipates that five interviews will be held within the next 30 days.
VIII. MCFLS BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE – 2004. Trustee Montoya moved and Vice President Maslowski seconded a motion to approve the schedule shown as Attachment D of the agenda packet. Unanimously approved.
IX. NEXT MEETING DATE – June 14, 2004 (Monday). Shown here for informational purposes.
X. ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:38 a.m.
President D’Amato noted that his proposal, shown as Exhibit 2 attached to these minutes was not considered during this meeting but he requests that it be Held at the Call of the Chair for a future discussion if he deems necessary
ATTACHMENT B
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