MINUTES
BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
ELISHA D. SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
May 16, 2017
Called to order at 8:34am by Englebert
Present: Englebert, Golz, Halverson and Wicihowski
Also Present: Director Lenz, and K. Dreyer (Administrative Assistant)
Public Comment/Communication:
None
Consent Business
Motion made by Halverson, seconded by Wicihowski to approve the Board Governance Committee minutes of March 14, 2017. Motion carries unanimously.
Discussion/Action Items
Board Recruitment Update
· The mayor and common council appointed Cindi Witt to the board at their May 15, 2017 meeting.
· Lenz reached out to Faith Technologies to help fill our other vacancy.
Fundraising/Marketing Committee
Englebert suggested naming the committee the Marketing and Resource Development Committee with the following objectives:
*Assess and evaluate our current marketing/information sharing practices
*Identify our target audiences
*Create an information sharing/marketing plan to communicate with our target
audiences and community at large
Promote importance of library to community
Highlight programs/activities etc.
Inform of changes/challenges facing the library
*Develop a marketing budget for 2018
*Establish a potential donor list
*Identify specific needs for fundraising
*Create a fundraising plan
Englebert, Halverson, Wicihowski and Witt have agreed to serve on the Marketing and Resource Development Committee.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:08am was made by Wicihowski and seconded by Golz. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Dreyer, recording secretary
