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CLEARWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
'HINUTES OF TIlE 11EETIHG
18 FEBRUARY Ul77
Hayor's Conference Room at City Hall
1:00 P.M. - 2:10 P.M.
PRESENT
ABSEllT
Mr. Larry Reis, Chairman
Hr. Wilby Anderson
Mr. Curtis Barre
Mrs. R~ta Garvey
Mrs. Matile Hendry
Mrs. Jessica Kerr
Mr. Walter Krick
Mrs. Audrey Patouillet
Hr. Albert Rogers
Mrs. Althea Andersen, Acting
Mrs. Theresa Goss
Mrs. Johnie Mae Moore
Librarian
VISITORS
~~s. Charles W. Phifer, Chairperson of Clearwater
Downtown Development Committee
Hr. Larry Reis brought the meeting to order ,.,i th
the introduction of 11rs. Phifer, Chairperson of Clearwater
Downtown Development Committee. Mrs. Phifer express~d
the Committeets interest in the Libra~y and stated they
will work toward keeping the Library downtown.
r.1rs. Andersen read a letter from t1r. Paul Richardson
stating that Hr. Robin Wickman would be contributing
$50.00 every three months to the Wickman Fund for the
purchase of books of the sea for the Beach Branch
Wickman Collection.
Mrs. Andersen reported on a meeting with Mr. Jeff Butler,
Assistant City Hanap;e.r and Budz.et Director. Copies of
a memo to lIrs. Andersen from Ifr. Butler \'1ere distributed
to Board members concerning 'the suggested procedures for
administering Library Trust Accounts. The memo states
that gifts or bequests made to the City of Clearwater
Library will be included in the City's Operating Budget.
Gifts made specifically to the Library Board would be
administered by the majorlty vote of the Library Board.
Several Board members quest~oned the gifts and bequests
going to the City's Operatin~ Budget. Mrs. Andersen
mentioned the idea of stressing that donations be made
to the attention of the Library Board rather than the
City of Clearwater Public Library. After more discussion
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Minutes of thri McetinR February 18, 1977
Page 2
of the suggested procedures for the Library Trust
Accounts, a motion was made by Hrs. Patouillet that
the Library Board does not agree with the procedures
administered by the Budget Director regardin~,Special
Funds, and the Board requests a redraft so that library
donations or special funds remain in the special account
to be used at the discretion of the Librarv Board or
Library Director according to the intent of the donor.
The motion Has seconded by tlr. Rogers. The motion was
approved unanimously. It was suggested that Board
members meet individually with'the City Manager to
complain about this suggested procedure of Mr. Butler's.
Mr. Reis asked for suggestions on action the
Board could take on informing the public of the May
referendum for the Library system. Mrs. Garvey explained
the Friends of the ClearHater Public 'Library coffees
and speakers' bureaus to be set up by the Friends for
this purpose. Mrs. Garvey suggested some Board members
might have coffees in their homes. Mrs. Phifer offered
to include slides on the Library in the two-day Art
Show: dm.mto...m. tirs. Phifer and Brs. Garvey plan to
meet and discuss preparation of such a slide presentation
on the Library system.
Hr. Krick has followed up on the traffic situation
regarding Sunset Court~ The Traffic Engineering Department
felt that since no bad accidents had occurred on the
south side of the Library, they did not feel there was
a need for changing Sunset Court to one way. Mr. Krick
said the situation might be looked into again by the
Traffic Department. Mrs. Garvey made a suggestion of
making a book drop on Sunset Court if it Here made one-wav.
Mrs~ Andersen expressed concern for moving a book drop .
too far from the front entrance access to the Circulation
Department, since the drops are emptied manually.
Mrs. Andersen discussed the available'statistics
from the Library Director's examination: '
Total applications: 83 (3 local, 80 national)
Of the 83 applicants, 16 did not qualify, 12 showed
no further interest, 20 did not respond to the
Personnel Dept. return.
Across the U.S. 18 exams were proctored and 10 exams
ware given in Clearwater with results as follows:
26 passed, 1 failed, and 1 result unknown as of
2/18/77.
The cli~ibility list of the top five applicants will
probably be prepa~ed next week and sent to Mr. Floyd,
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Minutes of the Meeting February 10, 1977
Page 3
City Manager. Mr. Rais mentioned that in the past the
Board was asked to make a recommendation to the City
Manager of the'applic~nts. However, Mr. Reis did not
know the proc8dure for this vacancy regarding the Board's
part in selection of the applicants.
Mrs. Anderscndistributed copies of the Propos~d
Administrative ,Code regarding the Library Department
from Mr. Thomas Bustin, City Atto~ney for the Board's
, study.
Susan Doel, Secretary
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