Minutes Meeting of the
Columbus Public Library Board
February 11, 2010

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Columbus Public Library Board was called to order on Thursday, February 11, 2010 by President Carol Keller who read aloud and signed the “Certification of Compliance,” regarding the “Open Meeting” law. Other Library Board members in attendance included Sharon Raimondo, Jim Schaefer, and Joie Taylor. Craig Neid joined the meeting in progress. Also in attendance: Jill Owens, Library Director; Joe Mangiamelli, City Administrator; Brad Hruska, Youth Services Librarian; and Larry Brenner. Notice of this meeting was published in advance. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the meeting was open to the public.

The minutes were reviewed. Sharon moved to approve the minutes and Joie seconded. The motion carried unanimously with no discussion.

The financial reports were presented. Jim moved to accept the financial reports. Joie seconded. The roll call vote passed as follows: Keller, aye; Schaefer, aye; Raimondo, aye; Taylor, aye. Jim asked about the status of the County Library Services bill submitted to Platte County. Mr. Mangiamelli said it will be discussed again at the next meeting of the County Board of Supervisors.

The director’s report was briefly discussed, and the new Library Assistant I, Natalie Braun, was introduced.

Under “Committee Reports” Jill asked for input on what the board members would like to see changed on CPL’s website. She offered the name of someone to help with that since the project has been stalled. Mr. Mangiamelli invited Jill to come to the city’s meeting about improving the city’s website. Jill and Larry reported on the Endowment Oversight Committee meeting.

Correspondence was received notifying CPL of a Library Improvement Grant in the amount of $22,690 to be used toward the new computer lab.

Under Old Business, Carol noted some complaints that came to her about customer service. The complaints were about how teens were interacted with by some staff. Mr. Mangiamelli recommended that when people hear of such things that they are guided to tell Jill of the complaints. There is little that can be done many months after the fact, especially when the staff member is not named. Brad told the board about an upcoming training for staff this month which will specifically deal with handling this age group.

After the announcement of a special meeting February 24th, Jim moved to adjourn, Sharon seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.