Salina Public Library Board Meeting Agenda - May 17, 2022Board Meeting
May 17, 2022
7 a.m. - Salina Public Library Prescott Room
Library Board Members
7 Board Members + Mayor Term Length: 4 years Term Limit: 2 full terms
Judy Nold - President *2nd Term - April 30, 2023
Gerry Cox - Vice President *1st Term - April 30, 2026
Lisa Mahler - Treasurer *1st Term - April 30, 2024
David Greiser - Secretary *2nd Term - April 30, 2023
Trent Davis, Mayor - January 2023
Brendan Burke *2nd Term - April 30, 2025
Susan Kelly *1st Term - April 30, 2025
Helen Gregg *1st Term - April 30, 2026
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AGENDA
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.PUBLIC COMMENTS
3.CONSENT AGENDA
Board members are asked if there are any items they would like removed from the consent agenda.
The Board President will ask for a motion to adopt the consent agenda for all or remaining items.
a.Action Items
i.Minutes of the April 19, 2022 library board meeting
ii.Minutes of the May 3, 2022 library board meeting
b.Informational Items
i.Financial reports
ii.Statistical reports
4 DISCUSSION / ACTION
a.Director Report
CKLS
Security
b.Capital Improvement
c.2022 - Budget
d.2023 Budget Discussion
5.EXECUTIVE SESSION
a.Executive Session - as needed
Possible action to follow when resuming the open meeting.
7.OTHER BUSINESS & BOARD COMMENTS
8.ADJOURNMENT
NEXT MEETING: June 21, 2022
BOARD MEETING - MOTIONS
1.MOTION - Board member provides a motion.
a.“I move to …..”
2.SECOND - The Board President asks if a anyone seconds the motion.
a.If so, the Board member states “I second the motion.”
If the motion is not seconded it is not considered by the Board.
3.DISCUSSION - If the motion is seconded, the Board President restates the motion and asks members to discuss the motion.
4.VOTE - After discussion is complete, the Board President restates the motion then asks for affirmative votes, then negative
votes.
a.If the vote is not unanimous, votes are recorded by individual members in the minutes.
5.RESULT - The Board President announces the result of the vote and any instructions.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public comments are limited to 5 minutes
A sign-in sheet is available to all persons wishing to participate and address the Salina Public Library Board.
Speakers should sign-in prior to the start of the meeting. Those who wish to be placed on the sheet in
advance of the meeting may contact Library Director, Melanie Hedgespeth.director@salinapublic.org
785-825-4624 x226.
●The Board President will call names from the sign-in sheet in the order they are listed. Anyone
not on the sign-in sheet may not provide comments.
●During the course of the Board meeting, comments will not be accepted from the audience.
●In the absence of the Board President, another presiding officer will step in and handle public
comments.
●When all listed speakers on the sign-in sheet have been heard, the Board President will declare
the public comment section of the meeting closed and resume the meeting agenda.
●Public comments must pertain to an item listed on the agenda or to an issue that is relevant to
the Board’s work. The Board President retains the right to stop any speaker who raises issues
that are not on the agenda or are not germane to the duties of the Library.
●All comments shall be made with civility and courtesy. Comments should be respectful of all.
The Board President may prohibit further comment if proper decorum is not displayed.
●All comments will be directed to the Board President. The Board President is the designated
spokesperson. The Board President may direct questions or elicit responses from other Board
members.
●The public comment period is not a question and answer period. The board is not obligated to
respond to comments.