January 2014 Board Meeting Minutes

Prince Rupert Library Board Meeting Minutes

January 15, 2014

Present:

Adrienne Johnston (AJ), Peter Maksymyszyn (PM), Jan Palmer (JP), Paul Kennedy (PK), Lauren Williams (LW), Brent Patriquin (BP), Tim MacDonald (TM), Joe Zelwietro (JZ) Librarian

Meeting commenced at 7:30pm.

• Agenda amended
  • report from Tim MacDonald about NCLF (North Coast Library Federation) situation added to Agenda
  • Agenda as amended, motion by AJ, seconded by LW, passed
• Acceptance of previous Library Board Mtg minutes, motion PK, seconded BP, passed
• Discussion about contract negotiations.
• Upcoming Trustee expiration dates, financial updates given to trustees by JZ
• Discussion about Prince Rupert Regional Community Fund (PRRCF), deposited funds of Friends of the Libary and others, and need for a written understanding. AJ will follow up and report back to Library Board.
• Tim reported about NCLF situation. 2013 was a rough year for the Federation. 2014 is improving. Tentative NCLF budget to be developed during week of Jan 27-31. New coordinator job description has passed, hopefully new coordinator will be hired soon.

 Meeting adjourned at 9:05 pm. Next meeting at 7:30 pm. (March 12, 2014.)