MINUTES OF THE NEW LIBRARY JOINT COMMITTEE

JANUARY 9, 2007

 

The New Library Joint Committee met on Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at 7:00 p.m., at new library building (221 N Main Street) with Mayor Samuel Juhl presiding.  Committee members present at roll call were Duane Canny, Britany Danielson, Rick DeWald, Roger Fritz, Catherine Steward and Tammy Shadlow.  Also present were 3 visitors and members of the community.

 

It was motioned by Fritz, seconded by DeWald to approve the consent agenda containing the following items:  agenda.  All were in favor.

 

There was no public input at this time.

 

The first item on the agenda was to establish procedures for conducting the meetings.  Discussion included: using parliamentary procedures to run the meetings; the public will be allotted up to five minutes to speak under public input, (Note: no action will be taken on the issue(s) brought up during public input.  The committee may have the issue(s) placed on a future agenda for discussion and/or action.); a quorum will consist of one member from each group; the minutes will be approved at the next meeting; posting of minutes will be done only after they have been approved by at least one member from each of the groups; the committee members need to represent their groups, not their individual opinion; the recorder’s role is to take minutes and provide information upon request; and any  ideas that come out of “brainstorming” may be required to be presented to the rest of the groups for evaluation; everything needs to be workable and meet legal requirements.  It was motioned by Shadlow, and seconded by (unable to capture from recording) to approve the procedures for conducting the meeting as discussed.  All were in favor.

 

There was discussion how often the group was going to meet, are the member’s representing their groups opinion or their own, procedures and agreements, how much money is too much, will there be strings attached to the funds, what happens if the committee can’t agree on an outcome.

 

The committee member’s are to meet with their respective groups before the next meeting to find out what direction and outcome they would like to see from the committee.

 

There were no Committee member’s comments at this time.

 

There was no public input at this time.

 

With no further business at this time, (unable to capture from recording) moved adjournment of the meeting at 8:00 p.m., seconded by (unable to capture from recording).  All were in favor.  The next regular committee meeting will be Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at the new library site (221 N Main Street).

 

 

 

 

 

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Samuel Juhl, Chair                                                                                Deneen Frost, City Clerk (minutes taken from the recorder)