Library Board of Control Meeting scheduled for Monday, July 15, 2024 @ 4 pm

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING

LIBRARY BOARD OF CONTROL MEETING AGENDA

MONDAY, JULY 15, 2024

4:00 pm Board of Control Meeting

Ville Platte Main Library

916 West Main Street, Ville Platte, Louisiana 70586

(If you have a disability, please notify us ahead of time for accommodations)

1. Opening Business

1. Call to Order, Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Approval/Amendment of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
5. Public Comments on Agenda Items

1. Old Business
2. Update about the new Basile library project. See minutes from the Special Meeting on June 6, 2024

1. New Business

1. Introduce the new maintenance hire who replaced retired Ted Lavergne, Chris Hogue.
2. Review LA HB 974 which amends laws relative to the library boards hiring library directors.  See attached. See proposed policy changes.
3. Review insurance quotes submitted for the library BOP insurance policy
4. Review quotes submitted by Acadiana Security Systems and Information Solutions Systems to replace the analog security camera DVR and cameras.
5. Review a new policy for a Meeting Room in the Main library. 
6. Request to amend the part-time employee holiday policy to allow them to be paid for holidays.
7. Request to increase the cost of copies from $.15 to $0.25.
8. Permission to sell card stock for $1 per page and envelopes for $.25 each.
9. Request to transfer funds out of the General Fund into the Capital Improvements Fund.
10. Set a date for the ground breaking event at the site of the new Basile Branch Library
11. Reminder that yearly ethics training, cyber security, and sexual harassment training must be completed before December 31, 2024.

1. Reports

1. Financial Report
2. Facilities Report
3. Outreach Report

• Next Board Meeting September 16, 2024 @ 4 pm

• Adjournment