Minutes of the Meeting
of the Columbus Public Library Board
February 12, 2009


The regularly scheduled meeting of the Columbus Public Library Board was called to order at 4:30 PM on Thursday, February 12, 2009 by the President, Jim Schaefer. He read aloud and signed the “Certification of Compliance,” regarding the “Open Meeting” law. Other Library Board members present included Carol Keller, Joie Taylor, and Craig Neid. Sharon Raimondo arrived when the meeting was in progress. Jill Owens, the Library Director, and Brad Hruska, Youth Librarian, were also in attendance.

Notice of this meeting was given in advance with a copy of the agenda posted at City Hall and in the Public Library. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the public.

The Minutes of the January 8th regular meeting, and the January 21st special meeting were approved by a single unanimous voice vote after a motion by Craig Neid and a second from Carol Keller.

The financial reports were reviewed and approved with a roll call vote after a motion by Craig Neid, and a second by Sharon Raimondo. Keller, aye; Neid, aye; Raimondo, aye; Taylor, aye; and Schaefer, aye.

There were no committee reports or correspondence.

The Director’s Report was presented. After discussion, it was decided that if the board members wished to wear the “Staff” name tags they could pick them up at the reference desk.

Old Business: the board members requested that the director consult the city administrator about the security alarm. Motion lights in the back of the library and in the alley are a possibility.

Craig Neid moved that the board go out of agenda order. Carol Keller seconded. This motion was carried. Jill Owens requested that Easter Sunday be added to the Holiday Closings policy. Craig moved to add Easter to the list. Joie Taylor seconded. The motion carried. Sharon Raimondo brought up a concern about how weekend Veterans’ Day closings were handled. After consulting a calendar and noting it was not an issue this year, it was decided to table the Veterans’ Day discussion.

There was no continuing education reported.

Due to time constraints, the discussion of goals was not resumed at this meeting. Because it was time to begin the Foundation Board meeting, the Library Board suspended until after the Foundation Board meeting concluded. The Library Board reconvened with a motion by Carol Keller, a second by Joie Taylor, and a unanimous voice vote.



Under New Business: The board members discussed the policies of Dealing with Unattended Children and Rules of Conduct. The director will write in some suggested additions and changes then present the revised policies for board consideration.

Joie Taylor shared her observations from a recent evening visit to the library. Some programs use a lot of room and we must keep this in mind when planning. The library functions as a community center.

Due to the lateness of the evening, the rest of the agenda was tabled.

A motion to adjourn was made by Carol Keller and seconded by Craig Neid. The “ayes” were unanimous. The meeting was adjourned,

Respectfully submitted,
Jill Owens
Library Director