MINUTES
BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
ELISHA D. SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
May 10, 2018
Called to order at 3:21pm 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 Wicihowski, seconded by Halverson to approve the Board Governance Committee minutes of May 16, 2017. Motion carries unanimously.
Discussion/Action Items
Board Recruitment
· Englebert presented the resume of a potential trustee with marketing experience. Motion made by Halverson, seconded by Wicihowski, to move forward with this candidate and recommend her to the Mayor. Motion carried unanimously.
· Kathy Wicihowski will not be seeking another term so we will have two vacancies.
· It was suggested that we ask the board’s teen representative to periodically report on the teen perspective of the library.
2018-2019 Officer Nominations
The committee will be recommending the following 2018-2019 officer nominations to the Board of Trustees:
Chair – Englebert
Vice Chair – Golz
Secretary – Halverson
Englebert will put together the committee assignments and chairs.
New Strategic Plan
Lenz will ask Jeff Gilderson-Duwe, Director of the Oshkosh Public Library and Executive Director of the Winnefox Library System, to facilitate a strategic planning session. They would like to meet with him prior to develop a timeline and list of attendees.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 3:52pm was made by Wicihowski and seconded by Golz. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Dreyer, recording secretary
