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Minutes
- Kansas
Library Association Council Meeting
January
18, 200810:00 a.m.
VogelRoomWashburnUniversity
Memorial Union
Topeka,
Kansas
Present: Sue
Blechl, FOKL; Angela Allen, PALS; Christie Brandau, State Library; Norleen
Knoll, Children’s Section; Margaret Knecht, Archivist; Hans Fischer, KLTA;
Mohan Ramaswamy, RIAT; Sheila Orth, KILR; Diana Weaver, KPLACE; Merry Bower,
Technical Services Section; Kim Beets, Nominating Committee;
Rosanne Siemens, Executive Director;
Laura Loveless, First Vice-President; Andrew Evans, GODORT; Dee Barker, MLS
Student from Emporia State University; Laura DeBaun, ALA Chair; Jane Hatch,
Strategic Plan, REFORMA; Susan Moyer, MPLA, Finance Committee, Educational
Foundation.
Second Vice-President
Laura Loveless called the meeting to order at
10:05 a.m.
Consent Agenda
- Minutes from
last meeting
- Agenda approval
- Committee
reports
- Section reports
- Roundtable
reports
It was moved and
seconded to approve the consent agenda and to remove the report of the
bylaws committee from the consent agenda in anticipation of the KLA attorney
attending the meeting to review the recommended changes with the council.
Motion approved.
President’s Report –
Carla Kaiser
No report – Kaiser was
not able to attend.
Executive Director’s
Report – Rosanne Siemens
Siemens gave her report
noting the following: Affiniscape implementation, Organizational Manual, KLA
Legislative Push Card and platform for 2008 session, migration to QuickBooks
complete.
Second Quarter
Financial Report – July 1, 2007
– December 31, 2007
– Rosanne Siemens
Siemens reviewed the
financial reports. Siemens noted that the financial reports are now exported
as pdf files. Dec. 31 – checking account balances:
Main Checking
Account: $60,828.67; KLA Funds: $20,339.13; PayPal: $3900; Sections and
Roundtables: $40,489.54. Total cash on hand: $64,728.67
Educational Foundation:
Balance: $12,990.36.
She noted that $100,000
from the educational foundation was designated for the endowment and is now
restricted. Accountant recommended that we disperse funds for the
Greensburg (KiowaCounty),
KS library. Check for $31,723.53 has been sent to the Kiowa County Library;
another $3500 has been received since
1/1/08.
DeBaun moved, Weaver
seconded to approve the financial reports. Motion passed. Siemens expressed
her appreciation to Laura DeBaun for her extraordinary efforts in helping
set up the QuickBooks software.
State Library Report –
Christie Brandau
Brandau gave her report
noting the following:
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New State Library of Kansas
Board: Members include: Micaela
Ayers, John Flower, Lori Goetsch, Martha House, Nancy Keith, Donna Lauffer,
Marisa Lewis, Jim Minges, Marion Renner, and Gail Stucky. Ex-officio are
Alexa Posny from the Department of Education (alternate Jackie Lakin) and
Brad Williams, director of Kan Ed.
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Governor’s proposed budget: The
Governor’s recently released budget included $250,000 for the library
courier system and $60,864 to create the position of statewide Library Youth
Services Consultant.
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LSTA reduction: The federal budget
was passed in December, and LSTA was cut back. For
Kansas, that means a reduction of
$59,000 in federal dollars.
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Kansas Book Festival:
The Kansas Book Festival has been put on hiatus for at least a year as we
review the support, both financial and participatory, for the event.
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New Communications Specialist: As a
result of funding from the legislature for promotion of Talking Books, we’ve
recently hired Janie Rutherford for the position of Communications
Specialist. Her primary focus will be on creating a statewide marketing
campaign for Talking Books.
Bylaws Revisions
Loveless introduced
attorney Chuck Engel to begin the review and discussion of the draft of the
bylaws. Bylaws committee members Second VP Denise Smith and executive
director Siemens worked with Engel to develop the draft.
Engel began the review of
recommended revisions and noted there were 3 goals in revising the bylaws:
- To ensure that KLA
fulfills its mission statement
- To ensure compliance
with Kansas
law
- To bring the bylaws up
to date with current corporate and professional association best practices.
Hatch moved, Bower
seconded that the bylaws be approved as amended and that they be submitted
to the KLA membership for vote during the annual election.
Annual
Kansas Library Conference Update
– Laura Loveless
Loveless presented a
status report on the annual conference, using KLA’s new website (www.kansaslibraryassociation.org)
on Affiniscape. She noted many new features and services, including online
reservation, the ability to create a personal intinerary and special
services that are members-only. All KLA members will receive a user id and
password to access the site. The site goes live on Monday, January 21.
Bylaws Revision and
New KLA Organizational Manual Approval – Laura Loveless
Loveless facilitated the
review of the handbook. There was some discussion as to how some of the new
processes would affect submission of bills from Sections and
Roundtables. Several suggestions were made, and the process could be
reviewed after Affiniscape is fully operational. Several changes to the
manual were suggested and noted.
DeBaun moved, Orth
seconded that the amended KLA organizational handbook be approved as
presented.
Past President
Appointment – Carla Kaiser
No report.
2008 KLA Elections –
Nominees – Kim Beets, Nominating Committee Chair
Beets presented the slate
of candidates for KLA officers. They are:
Second vice-president:
Cynthia Akers, EmporiaStateUniversity
Emily Sitz, Southwest Kansas
Library System
Secretary: Joyce
Armstrong, HamiltonCounty
Library;
Marie Pyko,
Topeka &
ShawneeCountyPublic
Library
ALA
Councilor: Rob Banks, Topeka
& ShawneeCountyPublic
Library
Beets commended her
committee members for their hard work in selecting great candidates for KLA
leadership. They are: Sharon Moreland, Tonganoxie Public Library, Cathy
Newland, Morrill Public Library, Heather Smith-Collins, Mabee Library at
WashburnUniversity,
Anne Teghtmeyer, Council Grove Public Library, Cara Vanderree, Ashland City
Library.
Appointment of Dues
Structure Task Force – Carla Kaiser
No report.
KLA Educational
Foundation Update – Finance Report and Update – Susan Moyer
Moyer reported on the
fund raising activities planned at the annual conference. She also reported
that the Foundation board approved the creation of the endowment fund with
$100,000. Those funds will be invested within the next few days.
Legislative Update and
KLA Legislative Day February 21,
2008 -
Rosanne Siemens
Siemens presented the
push card for the legislative agenda and reported on the plans for KLA
legislative day.
Hatch reported on the
mentoring program she and Sue Blechl are working on for
EmporiaStateUniversity
library school students to participate in legislative advocacy
activities. She noted that this addresses objectives in the strategic plan.
Future Council Meeting
Dates - April 9 (Annual Conference),
Wichita – Laura Loveless
This meeting will be at
4 p.m. Council meeting dates for 2009
will be set at the annual conference.
The meeting adjourned at
1:15 p.m.
Reported by Gina Millsap,
Secretary
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