lbm20080326MUSKEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
Muskego Public Library Room #5
March 26, 2008
1. Call to Order: Secretary R. Jankowski called the meeting to order at 7:03 PM.
2. Roll Call: Also present were J. De Vito-Scalzo, S. Gould, K. Huebner, R. Melcher, S. Snyder and
Director H. Sanhuber. D. Dominski, S. Oneson and J. Schroeder were absent.
3. Pledge of Allegiance: recited.
4. Statement of Public Notice: Given in accordance with the open meeting law on March 18, 2008.
5. Approval of Minutes: K. Huebner moved to approve minutes of the February 27, 2008 meeting and
S. Gould seconded. Motion carried.
6. Next Meeting Scheduled March 26, 2008.
7. Treasurer’s Report: S. Snyder moved K. Huebner seconded motion to approve payment of March
expenses of $59,101.34. Motion carried. S. Snyder m oved R. Melcher seconded motion to approve
payment of WCFLS March expenses of $740.36. Motion carried.
8. Communications
a. Communications: Thank you cards from third grade at St. Paul's School were circulated.
b. E-mail of materials: Holly is able to email board material.
c. Guest Comments: None.
d. Comment Forms: Forms were circulated.
9. Old Business
a. FOL: The next Wine Tasting meeting will be on April 8th at 8 AM. Tickets go on sale April 1st.
R. Melcher was at the last Historical Society meeting and they will pay half the cost of a video
camera for the library if the Friends will pay half. R. Jankowski said that it would be on the
agenda for the next board meeting.
b. Trust Fund: $41,723.55 as of March 25th.
1. The computer expense was $11,021 for 10 public access PCs.
c. Librarian’s Report: Read and placed on file. Thomas Ramstock donated a copy of his book,
"Brookfield: A Fine and Fertile Land". The story time schedule and Muskego HS language
class schedule were circulated. Aldo Leopold day was a success.
d. WCFLS: Act 150 subcommittee is reviewing County funding/distribution formulas.
10. New Business
a. Pending Fine Disputes: None.
b. Automation/Technology: New public access computers have been installed. The old
computers will be sold. Reference staff is experimenting with no computer sign-in. The only
problem would be if all computers were in use. Staff will monitor usage and a policy change
will be made if there are no problems. There are no floppy drives on the new PCs. We do
have some external floppies and flash drives are available for purchase. The Cable TV will be
moved to meeting room #6. If it is complete, we will meet in room #6 next month. This will free
up the 2 rooms that we have be using.
c. Library Services and Budget: Because of State mandated budget caps; the city may need to
cut budgets.
d. Customer Survey: Finished the review of the comment section. R. Melcher was thanked for all
of his work on doing the survey and providing the results in a usable format.
e. Fee Schedule Review: S. Snyder moved for approval of the second reading with the addition
of Baskets @ $16. J. De Vito-Scalzo seconded. Motion carried.
f. Approve/Disapprove New Hire: R. Melcher moved for approval of Jolyn Lobe and S. Gould
seconded. Motion carried.
g. Director Evaluation Process: We will schedule a closed session for the next meeting to do the
director evaluation. Holly will provide the board a self-evaluation so we have somewhere to
start.
11. Motion to Adjourn: Moved by S. Gould, seconded by K. Huebner at 8:11 PM.
Russ Jankowski
Secretary