MINUTES SHREVE MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOARD OF CONTROL DECEMBER 11, 1990 The meeting was called to order at 12:15 p.m. of December 11, 1990, in the Board Room, 4th Floor, Main Library, 424 Texas, with the following members present: Ellen Caverlee, Orella Brazile, Marion Weiss, T. Haller Jackson III, Lane Sartor, Barbara Pendleton, Mavice Wallette, and Mayor Hazel Beard. Staff members present were Jim Pelton and Babs Skains. Ellen Caverlee presided and Babs Skains was recorder. Ellen Caverlee called the meeting to order and welcomed Mayor Beard. She gave a brief summary of the history of the library for Mayor Beard's benefit. Mayor Beard responded that she wanted to learn more about the library and to show her interest in library affairs. Haller Jackson moved and Orella Brazile seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the October 9, 1990, meeting with the correction of the spelling of ""October"" in the heading of the first page. Motion passed. Ellen Caverlee summarized the activities of the Caddo Parish Commission regarding the library budget during recent weeks and our response to these activities. Ellen encouraged board members to attend the next session of the Commission if at all possible and to again contact one or more commissioners prior to the meeting. The next Commission meeting will probably be Friday, December 14. Haller Jackson and Lane Sartor commented that the Commissioners they had contacted seemed favorable to accepting the library's revised budget. Orella Brazile stated that she, Barbara Pendleton, and Mavice Wallette had had the opportunity of meeting the black members of the Commission. They corrected several points of mininformation and the meeting ended on a posibive note. Ellen Caverlee thanked them for taking the initiative to meeting with these Commissioners. Haller Jackson moved and Marion Weiss seconded a motion to adopt the revised 1998 budget as presented to the Commission (see attachment). Motion passed after discussion. Ellen Caverlee outlined briefly for Mayor Beard our actions involving the Planning Process. Haller Jackson informed the board of the recommendation of the Planning Process Committee to increase the number of staff members of the committee from 6 to 7 in order to better have a varied representation from all areas of library service. Jim Pelton and Cindy Ortego will be on the committee and the other 5 staff members will be recommended to the board by them. Jim Pelton has held 6 meetings to inform the library staff of the Planning Process. Several staff members expressed an interest in being on the committee. Jim Pelton also asked other staff members
