Roswell Public Library Board of Trustees

Roswell Public Library Board March 23, 2017 at 4:00pm Bondurant Room at Roswell Public Library 301 N. Pennsylvania Avenue Board President: Magil Duran Board Members: Judy Armstrong, Patti Bristol, Michelle Hembree, Linda Madrid, Lewie Montgomery, and Alyssa Rogers Staff Coordinator: Matthew Gormley Call to Order The regular meeting of the Roswell Public Library Board was called to order at 4:00pm by President Magil Duran. Roll Call Members present: Magil Duran, Judy Armstrong, Lewie Montgomery, Linda Madrid, Patti Bristol, and Alyssa Rogers. Absent: Michelle Hembree. Staff present: Matthew Gormley, Interim Library Director, and Kay Carrasco, Recording Secretary. Approval of Agenda Mr. Duran called for approval of the agenda. Ms. Bristol moved to approve; Ms. Madrid seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Approval of the Minutes Mr. Duran called for approval of the minutes of the February 23rd meeting as presented. Dr. Armstrong reminded the board that the motion would have to come from someone who attended. Ms. Rogers moved, Ms. Madrid seconded, and the motion passed. Mr. Duran called for approval of the minutes of the January 26th meeting as presented. Ms. Bristol moved, Ms. Rogers seconded, and the motion passed. Non-Action Items In addition to his written report, Interim Director Matt Gormley reported that the City has hired a new Director for the library. Jennifer Northrup will start August 1st, as she needs to complete the work of her present position. She has a varied background, including school libraries, and administration in the North Carolina Dept. of Education. Her husband is currently employed by the RISD, so she has a home here and some familiarity with Roswell. There was some discussion of organizing a welcome event, though no firm plans are made yet. Mr. Gormley also reported that we had had a potentially serious plumbing issue which was fortunately noticed before it could do more than minor flooding of the old boiler room. He commended the City maintenance crews for their rapid response in clearing the sewer line blockage and vacuuming the water from the floor of the boiler room. There was no damage to the interior of the building. The City is still working through the budget proposals and we do not expect to see a preliminary budget until next month. The City did experience a large increase in insurance premiums due to on the job accidents, and has also approved reinstating step increases on salaries across the board, but despite these increases there have so far been no requests to reduce spending from what we submitted and we don’t anticipate either expense to impact our overall budget. When asked about reductions in Federal grants, Mr. Gormley explained that we don’t receive Federal funds, and our State funds are grants for about $8,000, so not a large portion of our budget. Regular Items (Action Items) There were no action items. Other Business (Non-Action) There were no public comments and no further business brought before the board. Adjournment Ms. Bristol moved that the meeting be adjourned. Ms. Madrid seconded. The motion passed by unanimous voice vote and the meeting adjourned at 4:27pm. Next Meeting: April 27, 2017 ______________________________ Magil Duran, President