Russell Library Board of Trustees

Special Meeting – Strategic Planning Committee Tuesday, October 27, 2020 1:00pm MINUTES Attendees: Ramona Burkey, Shanay Fulton, Jennifer Hadley (recorder), Eamonn Wisneski (co-chair), Tisha Zawisky Not present: Taneisha Duggan (co-chair) 1. Call to Order -- Eamonn called the meeting to order at 1:07. 2. Public Comment -- No members of the public present. 3. Approval of Minutes a. MOTION:​ Approve Strategic Planning Committee special meeting minutes of February 4, 2020 Tisha moved and Shanay seconded the motion to approve the February 4 minutes. The motion passed unanimously. b. MOTION:​ Approve Strategic Planning Committee special meeting minutes of July 21, 2020 Tisha moved and Jennifer seconded the motion to approve the July 21 minutes. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Old Business a. Review of Timeline - The Working Group and Advisory Council completed their meetings, and Maxine Bleiweis presented the draft of the Strategic Plan to the Board on October 20. The hope is to present the plan to the Russell Library Company at the December 16th meeting. 5. New Business a. Workshop first draft of Strategic Plan The committee discussed the draft and suggested changes. Ramona will work on revising it, perhaps changing some passive voice to active, mention consultants, highlight strategic goals vs. operational plan, condense challenges. Send any comments to her.  The introduction is typically written by the library director and chair of the Board. Eamonn suggested looking at the introductions of other plans. For the mission statement, consider starting with “We empower….” Make it a hashtag phrase. b. Communications plan -- We discussed having a condensed version in brochure format, and a bookmark. We should pick a title: “Future-Ready for Middletown”? Ramona will work on revising the draft and send out a doodle poll to set the next meeting date. 6. Adjournment -- Shanay moved to adjourn and Tisha seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 2:00. Respectfully submitted, Jennifer Hadley