WINNEFOX LIBRARY SYSTEM
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 31, 2007
The regular meeting of the Winnefox
Library System Board of Trustees was called to order at 4:32 p.m. on Wednesday,
January 31, 2007, in the Meeting Room at the Oshkosh Public Library by President
Lewis Rosser. Trustees present were: Barbara
Asmus; Lurton Blassingame; John Brennan; Debra Clark; Jo Dell’Antonia; Bonita
Dresen; Yvonne Feavel; Vern Hess; Jackie Jurkowski; Judy Malueg; John Muentner;
Jeff Ogle; Mary Olson; James Reiland; Lewis Rosser; Joyce Schoepel; Paul Wade; Tom
Widener; and Scott Woldt. Trustees
absent were: Lori Pain and Kay Roethel. Also present were: Jeff Gilderson-Duwe, Director of Winnefox
Library System & Oshkosh Public Library; Mark Arend, Assistant Director; Marcy
Cannon, Administrative Specialist; Desiree Bongers,
Director of Ripon Public Library; Cindy Wallace, WCTS Assistant Program
Coordinator; Chris Carol and Diane Disterhaft, Co-Directors of Berlin Public
Library; Ken Hall, Director of Fond du Lac Public Library; Renee Miller,
Graphic Arts Specialist, and Karen Boehning, WALS Program Coordinator.
Public
comments: none.
Motion to approve the
minutes of the November 29, 2006 regular Winnefox Board Meeting. Motion: Woldt; Second: Blassingame;
Vote: Unanimous.
Classifications
Motion to approve the November
2006 and December 2006 WLS Classification of Invoices Previously Paid. Motion: Woldt; Second: Dell’Antonia; Vote: Unanimous.
Motion to approve the November
2006 and December 2006 WALS Classification of Invoices Previously Paid. Motion: Brennan; Second: Dresen;
Vote: Unanimous.
Motion to approve the November
2006 and December 2006 WCTS Classification of Invoices Previously Paid. Motion: Wade; Second:
Jeff Gilderson-Duwe gave
the Report of the Director.
Resolution of
Appreciation – Departing Trustees
Motion to approve the Resolutions
of Appreciation as contained in Exhibit A.
Motion: Schoepel; Second: Brennan; Vote: Unanimous.
Board of Officers
Election
The Nominating Committee
reported their selection of Lewis Rosser for President; Vern Hess for
Vice-President; and Lurton Blassingame for Secretary/Treasurer. Nominations were called for three times from
the floor. There being no further
nominations, a motion was made to close nominations. Motion: Woldt; Second: Dell’Antonia; Vote: Unanimous.
Motion
to approve the slate of officers recommended by the nominating committee. Motion: Malueg; Second: Dell’Antonia; Vote: Unanimous.
Board Appointments
To Strategic Planning Committee
Motion to approve the
appointment of Paul Wade and Mary Olson to the Strategic Planning
Committee. Motion: Dresen; Second:
Blassingame; Vote: Unanimous.
WLS Bylaws Change
Proposal – Repeated Board Member Absences
Motion to approve the following
text to the WLS Bylaws (Article II, Section 4):
When any trustee is absent without notice from three
regular meetings of the board within a calendar year the president shall notify
the appointing authority of such absences, suggesting that consideration be
given to a replacement on the Board of Trustees.
Motion: Woldt; Second: Blassingame; Vote: 18
ayes and 1 nay (Widener).
Depository
Resolution
Motion to approve the
Depository Resolution as contained in Exhibit B. Motion:
Production Printing
Solution
Motion to approve purchase of
the RISO Model 5500 digital duplicator from shared capital reserve funds as
contained in Exhibit C. Motion:
Reiland; Second: Widener; Vote: Unanimous.
Act 420 & Cross-County Reimbursements For Rural
Use
Mark Arend gave a
presentation on Act 420 & cross-country reimbursements for rural use.
Woldt, Blassingame, and
Feavel left the meeting.
Motion to adjourn at 5:53
p.m. Motion: Widener; Second:
Brennan; Vote: Unanimous.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lurton
Blassingame, Secretary
Marcy
Cannon, Recorder
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