Mason City Public Library Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes
4:15 PM, Tuesday, March 22, 2016
2nd Floor Board Room
The meeting was called to order at: 4:15 PM
Members present: Shannon Kropp-President, Kay Sloan, David Morgan, Dennis Reidel, Susan Fisher, Carrie Berg
Member absent: Shelly Schmit
Staff members present: Penny Weitzel, Mary Markwalter
Members of the public present: None
Public comments: None
Motion to approve agenda made by: Kay Sloan
2nd by: Susan Fisher
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion to approve minutes of February 16, 2016
made by: Dennis Reidel
2nd by: Kay Sloan
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion to approve General and Trust Income and Expense Reports
made by: David Morgan
2nd by: Susan Fisher
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion to approve March 2016 Payables
made by: David Morgan
2nd by: Kay Sloan
Roll call vote: Kay Sloan, David Morgan, Dennis Reidel, Susan Fisher, Carrie Berg, Shannon Kropp
all voted “aye”.
Motion carried unanimously.
Correspondence: None
Committee Reports: None
Director’s report: A written Director's report was included in the packet.
Information/Action Items:
Mary advised the Board members present to think about a slate of officers for the Library Board for FY2017, which begins on July 1, 2016.
Motion made by: Carrie Berg
2nd by: David Morgan for the Mason City Public Library
Board to review and approve deletion of the SF340 Sex Offender Policy and to approve the following policies as advised by the Library Supervisors and Director: Blood borne Pathogen Policy, Confidentiality of Library Circulation Records Policy, Library Card Policy, Library Code of Conduct, Meeting Room Use Policy, Mason City Public Library Archives and History Department Research Room Policy, Circulation, Gifts, Donations and Memorials Policy, Mason City Public Library Archives and History Department Photographic Reproduction Agreement, Naming Policy, Unattended Child Policy, Collection Development Policy, Internet Use/Computer Policy, Special Collections Policy, Photography Policy, Mason City Public Library Archives and History Department Policies, Mason City Public Library Mission Statement
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Dennis Reidel to enter closed session at 4:35 PM, requested by Mary Markwalter, Library Director, to discuss personnel-library director annual evaluation.
2nd by: Susan Fisher
Motion carried unanimously.
At 5:00 PM a motion was made by Susan Fisher to re-enter open session.
2nd by: David Morgan
Motion carried unanimously.
The next regular Library Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
April 19, 2016, 4:15 PM, Board Room on 2nd Floor.
Motion to adjourn made by Carrie Berg at 5:01 PM
2nd by: David Morgan
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted: Mary Markwalter, Director