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MILWAUKEE COUNTY FEDERATED LIBRARY SYSTEM

Board of Trustees

 

Regular Meeting Held Monday, January 5, 2004

 

At

 

Milwaukee County Federated Library System

709 North Eighth Street

Milwaukee, WI 53233

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

Present:                  Mike D’Amato, President

                                Dick Maslowski, Vice President

                                Paul Ziehler, Treasurer

                                Ryan McCue, Trustee

                                Dora Herrera-Mier, Trustee

 

Staff:                       Jim Gingery, Acting Director/Library Systems Administrator

                                Judy Kaniasty, Business Manager/Personnel Assistant (Recorder)

 

Others:                   Donald Bulley, South Milwaukee Public Library Board

                                Beth Carey, Shorewood Public Library

                                Terri Delke, Greenfield Public Library

                                Kate Huston, Milwaukee Public Library

                                Paula Kiely, Milwaukee Public Library

                                Pat Laughlin, Hales Corners Public Library

                                Mary Mulroy, Wauwatosa Public Library

                                Taj Schoening, Milwaukee Public Library

 

 

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 9:11 a.m.  President D’Amato welcomed Dora Herrera-Mier who is a new MCFLS Board Member.  Trustee Herrera-Mier introduced herself.  Acting Director Gingery reported that Trustee Herrera-Mier was in to see him December 30th for an orientation session. 

 

II.                   APPROVAL OF MINUTES.  Vice President Maslowski moved and Treasurer Ziehler seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held Monday, December 8, 2003 as presented in Attachment A of the agenda packet.  Unanimously approved.

 

III.                 PUBLIC COMMENT.  None

 

IV.                 COMMITTEE REPORTS REQUIRING ACTION.

 

A.      Finance and Personnel Committee.

 

1.             Financial Report – November 2003.  Treasurer Ziehler indicated that Attachment B of the agenda packet reflects the financial standing at the end of November 2003 and that there is nothing unusual to report.  The Finance & Personnel Committee recommends approval.  Treasurer Ziehler moved and Vice President Maslowski seconded a motion to approve the report as presented.  Unanimously approved. 

 

2.                    Director Recruitment Process Discussion.  Treasurer Ziehler reported that as directed at the last meeting, he contacted the second candidate and she declined a second interview.  The third candidate was then contacted by Treasurer Ziehler and he feels an in-person interview is in order and the Finance & Personnel Committee recommends that action based on Treasurer Ziehler’s feelings of the candidate.  Business Manager Kaniasty was asked to make the necessary arrangements for the interview during January 2004.  President D’Amato thanked Treasurer Ziehler and Vice President Maslowski for their time and effort involved in the search for a new MCFLS Director.

 

3.                    MCFLS Acting Director – Job Responsibilities.  President D’Amato announced that Jim Gingery has been named Acting Director.  Treasurer Ziehler reviewed Attachment C of the agenda packet, which was developed by Jim Gingery and Treasurer Ziehler.  The Finance & Personnel Committee recommends approval.  Treasurer Ziehler moved and Vice President Maslowski seconded a motion to approve the document outlining the Acting Director’s job responsibilities as presented.  Unanimously approved.

 

4.                    Director Recruitment.  NO CLOSED SESSION NECESSARY

 

V.                   NEXT MEETING DATE – February 9, 2004.  Shown here for informational purposes.

 

VI.                 ADJOURNMENT.  With no further business to come before the MCFLS Board of Trustees, the meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 9:19 a.m. 

 

Shorewood Public Library Director Beth Carey noted that Whitefish Bay Public Library Director Tracy Blaschka had a baby girl on Christmas Eve.

 

 

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