Newmarket Public
Library Board
Regular Board
Meeting
Wednesday, November
19, 2014
Newmarket Public
Library Board Room
Present: Joan
Stonehocker – Chair (arrived at 5:08 PM)
Tom Vegh – Vice
Chair
Tara Brown –
(arrived at 5:12 PM)
Michael Castro –
(arrived at 5:20 PM)
Tom Hempen
John Taylor (left
at 5:45 PM)
Wes Playter (left
at 6:00 PM)
Staff Present: Todd Kyle, CEO
Linda
Peppiatt, Deputy CEO
Lianne Bond,
Administrative Coordinator
In the absence of the Chair, the
Vice-Chair called the meeting to order at 5:05 pm
- Adoption of Agenda Items
a) Adoption of
Regular Agenda
b) Adoption of the
Closed Session Agenda
c) Adoption of
Consent Agenda items
The Vice-Chair asked if there were
any additions to the agenda.
Motion 14.11.337
Moved by John Taylor
Seconded by Tom Hempen
That Agendas a) to c) be
adopted as presented.
Carried
- Declarations
None were declared.
- Consent Agenda Items:
a) Adoption of the
Regular Board Meeting Minutes for Wednesday, October 15, 2014
b) Strategic
Operations Report for October, 2014
c) Library
Statistical Data for October, 2014
d) Monthly Bank
Transfer
e) Correspondence
from Michael Coteau, Minister, Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
re: 2014-15 Public Library Operating Grant
f) Correspondence
Responses regarding e-Book Equity Pricing Letters from:
g) The Honorable
Shelly Glover, P.C., M.P, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
h) Michael Coteau,
Minister, Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
i) Richard
Taylor, Deputy Commissioner, Competition Bureau of Canada
Motion
14.10.338
Moved by Wes Playter
Seconded by John Taylor
That Consent Agenda Item a)
to i) be received as presented.
Carried
- Motion to Convene into a Closed Session
There were no closed session items.
- Business Arising
a) 2015 Draft
Capital and Operating Budget
The CEO reviewed the draft 2015
Operating budget with Library Board members.
Motion 14.11.339
Moved by John Taylor
Seconded by Tom Vegh
That the Library Board directs the CEO to bring back to the next regularly
scheduled Board meeting the draft 2015 Operating Budget with lists of options
to meet a two percent increase.
Carried
The Chair took over the meeting at
5:15 pm
The Library Board reviewed the
proposed enhancements for Library operations in 2015. The Board discussed the proposed
Library Development Officer enhancement and requested further information on
this initiative and that the remaining enhancements be brought back the next
Board meeting for further review.
Motion 14.11.340
Moved by Tom Vegh
Seconded by Wes Playter
That the Library Board
direct the CEO to bring to the regularly scheduled Board meeting in March,
2015, a full report on the feasibility of a Library Development Officer.
Carried
Motion 14.11.341
Moved by Tom Vegh
Seconded by Wes Playter
That the Library Board
receive the 2015 Operating Budget Growth and Enhancement Initiatives as
presented.
Carried
The CEO reviewed the 2015 Capital
Budget requests with the Library Board. The Library Board discussed the
capital budget requests and asked that they be brought back to the next
regularly scheduled Board meeting for further review.
Motion 14.11.342
Moved by Tara Brown
Seconded by Michael Castro
That the Library Board
receive the 2015 Capital Budget requests as presented.
Carried
b) Action List
The Board reviewed Action List. No
updates or changes were made.
- New Business
There was no new business.
- Date(s) of Future Meetings
The next regular Library Board meeting
will be Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 5:00 PM in the Library Board room
- Adjournment
Motion 14.11.343
Moved by Tom Vegh
Seconded by Tara Brown
That there being no further business meeting adjourned
at 6:35 PM.
__________________________ ________________________
Joan Stonehocker Todd
Kyle, CEO
Chair Secretary/Treasurer