Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Regular MeetingEscondido, CA · December 14, 2023
Minutes
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CITY of ESCONDIDO
Library Board of Trustees
December 14, 2023 at 4:00 PM
MINUTES
ROLL CALL
PRESENT
President Virginia Bunnell
Secretary Francis X. Bova III
Trustee John Schwab
Trustee Maribel Reyes
Trustee Carolyn Clemens
LS&S Staff Present: Rino Landa, Library Director
City Staff Present: Zack Beck, City Clerk
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Approval of minutes from the November 9, 2023 meeting.
Motion: Schwab; Second: Reyes; Approved 5-0
CURRENT BUSINESS
2. Library Board of Trustees Bylaws Revision
Motion to add the following language to Section 5 of the Library Board of Trustees Bylaws: “Article ‘F’,
section 4, of Attachment ‘A’ in the contract between the City of Escondido and LS&S, concerning the
position of City Librarian, states: ‘Appointment of an individual to this position shall be subject to the
approval of the Library Board and City Manager and his/her designee.’ In order to complete a thorough
vetting of new City Librarian candidates, the President and Secretary of the Library Board of Trustees or
delegate, as a sub-committee, will participate in the complete interview process and report their
recommendation to the Board during a Library Board of Trustees meeting”: Schwab; Second: Clemens;
Approved: 5-0
3. Statistics Report
4. Strategic Plan Update
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT
5. Library Director’s Report
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TRUSTEE LIBRARY USE REPORT
Trustee Reyes – Visited the children’s area of the library with her son and commended library staff.
Trustee Clemens – Checked out travel books from the library to plan her trip to Europe.
Secretary Bova – Met with Rino Landa.
President Bunnell – Met with Mayor White and gave him a tour of the Library.
UPCOMING MEETING SCHEDULE
Thursday January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers
Thursday, February 8, 2024, 4:00 p.m. City Council Chambers
Thursday, March 14, 2024, 4:00 p.m. City Council Chambers
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting Adjourned at 4:54 p.m.
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PRESIDENT CITY CLERK
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