HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Ames Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes of the Regular Meeting 10/21/2021Budget & Finance Committee Report: Reynolds gave a report to the Board.
•The Committee reviewed the financial reports through September; these account
for the first quarter of the year.
•Pages 11-12 of the Board packet show a couple expense lines with spending
above 25%; these lines have higher spending due to front end payouts on
contractual items which is normal.
•No concerns were noted.
•Schafer and Johannes are working on FY22 amendments and the FY23 request.
Approval of the financial reports was brought by the Budget and Finance
Committee, Moved by Kluesner to approve, a second is not needed.
Vote on Motion: 6-0 (Marcu abstaining; Johnson and Myers excused).
Approved unanimously.
Board Education: Schafer introduced Schrag & Flores. Schrag and Flores are part of
the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan Implementation team (DEi) which is
one of three implementation committees. The DEi committee focuses on diversity,
equity, and inclusion initiatives within the organization, to include training and staff
conversations around DEi topics and providing equitable, inclusive access to Library
services.
Amfahr from United Way met with the committee monthly to identify tasks and timelines
for the committee.
The committee has established a timeline which includes Anti-Racism and Equity
mindedness: Critical Examination of Policies, Practices, Programs, Services, and
Resources for Social Justice training at the November staff day as well as a Global
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion benchmark (GDEIB) analysis. Small group discussions
will take place using the DEi toolkit between scheduled all staff days. The February staff
day will include Cultural Competence Introduction, GDEIB results and strategic planning
session.
The Board thanked Schrag and Flores for their wonderful presentation. The Board
requested that they return after the February staff day to give a follow-up report.
Johannes will email the toolkit to the Board.
Policy Review:
Director Performance Evaluation Policy: Schafer reviewed the policy. It was brought to
the Board last month for discussion and reviewed by the Mangers' Team. Changes
included changing the committee appointments to align with other committee
appointments, and adding wording that allows the Director to modify goals if needed.
Moved by Christy, seconded by Glatz, to approve the Director Performance
Evaluation Policy as presented.