Board of Trustees Regular Session Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Present: Sage Fitch, Dustin Lewis, Jessica Miller, Joelle Rasmussen, Vicki Matsumori
Excused: Kirsten Woodbury, Ali Lyddall
Others: Kim Fong, Murray Library Director; Julia Pehrson, Murray Library Assistant Director; Brittney Casad, Murray Library Staff
1. Call to Order:
Vice Chairman Lewis called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
2. Approval of Minutes:
The minutes for the September 2022 meeting were approved, as written, on a motion made by Joelle Rasmussen. This was seconded by Sage Fitch and voting was unanimous in favor with one abstention.
3. Public Comment:
None
4. Financial Reports:
25% of the year has lapsed. Director Fong acknowledged that the Travel budget line is overbudget due to sending several employees to the Association for Rural and Small Libraries Conference. She stated that some money from the Miscellaneous account will be moved over to cover that. The Adult Periodicals account is showing mostly spent because those invoices get paid at the beginning of the fiscal year. A motion to receive and file the financial report was made by Joelle Rasmussen and seconded by Jessica Miller. Voting was unanimous in favor.
5. Board Reports:
None
6. Director’s Report:
Director Fong discussed some of the recent challenges at the Murray City Public Library. The main challenge being internet issues. A new firewall was installed on October 7, 2022. The old one was causing quite a few problems with computers, both public and staff, often disconnecting from the internet throughout the day. Director Fong stated that most issues have now been resolved and the internet is stable. However, the Wi-Fi is now having a lot of issues because the old hardware is not working well with the new firewall. Assistant Director Pehrson added that the building only has two old aps (access points) and there needs to be more than those two. Director Fong stated that new ones will be installed soon. The Wi-fi will be down when they are installed, but the public computers will still have full internet access. Sage Fitch asked if all of that hardware will be good for awhile and if it is something that will still be useful if there is a new library building. Director Fong replied yes to both questions.
7. Old Business:
Director Fong advised the board that the Murray City School District has decided not to swap land ownership with Murray City for where the old Head Start building is. She added that Doug Hill at City Hall would like to know if the Murray City Library Board is interested in that plot of land. Vice Chairman Lewis asked what the lot size of that parcel of land is. Assistant Director Pehrson replied that the parking is separate, so it about an acre for a building and about an acre for parking. Vice Chairman Lewis asked if this could be a discussion item for next month’s meeting. Director Fong agreed and said that she would invite Doug Hill and the Mayor to the meeting.
8. New Business:
None
9. Adjournment:
A motion to adjourn was made by Sage Fitch and seconded by Joelle Rasmussen. Voting was unanimous in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.