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SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
Friday, November 1, 2019
Central Library Conference Room
7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Anita Forte-Scott, President; Jillian Bernas, Vice-President/Secretary; Theresa Seyring, Treasurer; Hannah Hyman; David Jonen; Julie Wroblewski Bosshart
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT
None
STUDENT TRUSTEES PRESENT
None
OTHERS PRESENT
Monica Harris
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
BOARD COMMENTS
Vice-President Bernas had no comments.
Trustee Jonen had no comments.
Treasurer Seyring commented on a successful In-Service day.
Trustee Wroblewski Bosshart had no comments.
Trustee Hyman had no comments.
President Forte-Scott thanked everyone for attending the meeting on a Friday night.
ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO AGENDA
There will be an Executive Session to discuss appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees; and litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the Library has been filed or is pending.
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion of Executive Director Search
President Forte-Scott explained the need for an interim director to handle the day-to-day responsibilities of the library until a permanent Executive Director is found. This interim director will need to be named before Executive Director Harris leaves. The anticipated search to find a new Executive Director could take three to six months.
The two paths to find a new Executive Director are to conduct the search in-house or work with a consultant company to head the search. Past experiences with search consultants and in-house searches were discussed. President Forte-Scott explained the different responsibilities the consultant company would take on if the board decided to outsource the job.
Trustee Hyman expressed her hesitation with hiring a consultant or headhunter for the Executive Director search if they aren’t very knowledgable of the Library industry. Trustee Bernas is interested in seeing the internal candidates who would apply for the position.
Executive Director Harris suggested the board hire an outside consultant company for the job search instead of working solely in-house. The board will research the four different firms suggested to President Forte-Scott. Trustee Wroblewski-Bosshart suggested contacting other boards about their previous searches for directors for more information on what to expect.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Vice-President Bernas moved and Treasurer Seyring seconded that:
The Library Board exit the open session at 7:52 P.M.
Roll call vote:
Ms. Hyman Yes
Mrs. Wroblewski Bosshart Yes
Ms. Bernas Yes
Mr. Jonen Yes
Mrs. Seyring Yes
Ms. Forte-Scott Yes
The motion passed unanimously.
Trustee Hyman moved and Trustee Wroblewski Bosshart seconded that:
The Library Board enter Executive Session at 8:05 P.M.
Roll call vote:
Ms. Hyman Yes
Mrs. Wroblewski Bosshart Yes
Ms. Bernas Yes
Mr. Jonen Yes
Mrs. Seyring Yes
Ms. Forte-Scott Yes
The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Trustee Hyman moved and Trustee Jonen seconded that:
The Library Board exit Executive Session at 8:35 P.M.
Roll call vote:
Ms. Hyman Yes
Mrs. Wroblewski Bosshart Yes
Ms. Bernas Yes
Mr. Jonen Yes
Mrs. Seyring Yes
Ms. Forte-Scott Yes
The motion passed unanimously.
Vice-President Bernas moved and Trustee Jonen seconded that:
The Library Board adjorn at 8:36 P.M.
The motion passed unanimously.