Minutes of the Meeting                                                                         Of the                                                 Columbus Public Library Board                                                              April 12, 2007 The regularly scheduled meeting of the Columbus Public Library Board was called to order at 4:40 PM on Thursday, April 12, 2007 by the President, Craig Neid. He read aloud and signed the “Certification of Compliance,” regarding the “Open Meeting” law. Other Library Board members present included Carol Keller and Jerry Jirka. Also present were Joe Mangimelli, the City Administrator, and Robert Trautwein, the Library Director. Lynne Rambour and Jim Schaefer had asked to be excused from attending the meeting. 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 March Board meeting were reviewed and allowed to stand as presented with a motion from Jerry Jirka and a second from Carol Keller. The motion passed by voice vote. The Library Director distributed the January Financial Reports for the Library Foundation, the City Library and the County Library Services. Trautwein noted that April is the seventh month of the 2006-07 budget and that around 50% of the budgeted expenses have been spent. Regarding the Library Foundation, Trautwein reminded the Library Board of the Foundation’s “Oversight Committee” meeting on Wednesday, April 25th at 4:30 PM. On the financial statement for County Library Services, it was noted that a credit was placed in the wrong category. Also, the budgeted about for Capital Improvements (building improvements) should be increased to reflect the additional $13,075 matching contribution by the city. A motion was made by Jerry Jirka and seconded by Carol Keller to accept the financial reports as presented. This motion passed by roll call vote: Neid-Aye, Keller-Aye, and Jirka-Aye. The Director’s Report was reviewed. There were no Committee Reports There were no items of Correspondence. Under Old Business: the topic of discussion was the renovation of the Children’s Room. Trautwein said that the book collection on the second floor (east wing) has been shifted to allow for three and ½ ranges of children’s books. Additional shelving will be moved from the children’s room prior to the beginning of construction. Mr. Mangiamelli said that there had been a delay in the approval and signing of the contract with Biermann Contracting but he expects the contract to be approved at the City Council meeting on April 16th. Regarding the disposition of the 1990 Thomasbuilt bookmobile, Trautwein said that the librarian from Pennsylvania had inquired about the possibility of trucking the vehicle back to Pennsylvania instead of driving it. Originally, the plan had been to pick up the vehicle in March. Under New Business: the Board members welcomed Ellen Lake who then facilitated a 3-hour strategic planning session. A copy of the documents produced from this discussion is on file in the Director’s Office. The President adjourned the meeting. Respectfully submitted, Robert Trautwein Library Director