lbm20080123MUSKEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
Muskego Public Library Room #5
January 23, 2008
1. Call to Order: President D. Dominski called the meeting to order at 7:03 PM.
2. Roll Call: Also present were S. Gould, K. Huebner, R. Jankowski, R. Melcher, S. Oneson, J.
Schroeder, S. Snyder and Director H. Sanhuber. J. De Vito-Scalzo was absent.
3. Pledge of Allegiance: recited.
4. Statement of Public Notice: Given in accordance with the open meeting law on January 16, 2008.
5. Approval of Minutes: S. Gould moved to approve minutes of the December 19, 2007 meeting and S.
Oneson seconded. Motion carried.
6. Next Meeting Scheduled February 27, 2008.
7. Treasurer’s Report: S. Snyder moved R. Jankowski seconded motion to approve payment of 2007
expenses of $45,488.13. Motion carried. S. Snyder m oved R. Jankowski seconded motion to approve
payment of WCFLS 2007 expenses of $7,257.48. Motion carried. S. Snyder moved R. Jankowski
seconded motion to approve payment of January expenses of $70,158.29. Motion carried. S. Snyder
moved R. Jankowski seconded motion to approve payment of WCFLS January expenses of $964.17.
Motion carried.
8. Communications
a. Communications: Please check your schedule for the March 26th meeting. Congratulations to
Holly on her 30th anniversary with the library. Her proclamation was circulated.
b. Guest Comments: None.
c. Comment Forms: Summary was distributed and forms were circulated. There was a patron
complaint about a graphic novel in the Young Adult collection. The patron would like it moved
to the adult collection.
9. Old Business
a. FOL: The Wisconsin Humanities Council approved the second grant for the More Perfect
Union project. Ben Merens of Wisconsin Public Radio is coming to the library on January 31st
at 7 pm to speak about the media's role in the election process. The next Wine Tasting
meeting will be on February 5th at 8 am.
b. Trust Fund: $49,957.98 at last report.
c. Librarian’s Report: Read and placed on file. There were 72 hours of volunteer help last month.
A news article on the amphitheater project, program guides and a thank you card from
Country Meadows were circulated.
d. WCFLS: Continuing education programs are available from W CFLS. The County Executive is
working to appoint a subcommittee to study the Act 150 funding and distribution formulas.
Circulation of downloadable audio books is going up. The State newsletter was distributed.
10. New Business
a. Pending Fine Disputes: None.
b. Automation/Technology: There will be a major infrastructure switchover on February 2nd,
which could result in a 1-hour outage. The procedure will start after 6 pm. The 30 new public
access computers were ordered today! Wireless usage is increasing. The IS department had
a problem and there is possible corrupted/missing data on the city system.
c. Customer Survey: A summary without the "don't know" answers was reviewed. It gave a
much better picture of the services we are providing and areas we need to look at for
improvement. J. Schroeder gave a summary of the report. We will review the comment
summaries at the next meeting.
d. Annual Reports: The statistical portion is not complete. We had more than 200,000
circulations last year. The final reports will be emailed to board members.
e. Director Evaluation Process: There was no update from the city.
11. Motion to Adjourn: Moved by S. Gould, seconded by J. Schroeder at 8:15 PM.
Russ Jankowski
Secretary