JUNE BOARD MEETING
ADA COMMUNITY LIBRARY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Ada Community Library Board of Trustees held a board meeting on June 17, 2025. Carol Mills, Sandy Taylor, Steven Ricks, Mary Anne Saunders, and Suzette Moore were board members present. M. DeWalt, A. Langrill, J. Thill, M. Allington, M. Nota, B. Arriola, J. Nelson, and A. Hartman were staff present.

    1. CALL TO ORDER.
           CM called the meeting to order at 8:30 am.
    2. CONSENT AGENDA 
      Consent agenda items are considered to be routine and are acted on with one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless the Board Chair, a member of the library board or library staff requests an item to be removed from the Consent agenda for discussion.

      1. Changes to the Agenda.
      2. Approval of the April and May Financial Reports
        SM took the oath of office at this time. ST moved to approve the consent agenda, MAS seconded, motion carried.
    3. DIRECTOR’S REPORT, PUBLIC WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE 
      There was a brief review of the written report.
    4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
      1. Decision from May 22nd Executive Session [Action Item]
        The discussion from the May meeting was briefly reviewed. SR moved to appoint Anna Langrill as the next Director, ST seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
      2. Star Branch Library expansion update
        Representatives from the Star Alliance reported on ongoing activity; the situation is fluid.
      3. Service to adjacent areas update
        SM and MAS were assigned responsibility to work on potential for service to two areas adjacent to the district and report at an upcoming meeting.
    5. NEW BUSINESS
      1. Annual business meeting items: oath of office, selection of officers, bylaws review, identification of regular meeting days/time
        New officers were identified as follows: SR Chair, ST Vice Chair, MAS Treasurer.
        The meeting day and time will be the third Tuesday of each month at 4:00 pm.
        Meetings will rotate between the four physical branches.
      2. Community Needs Assessment survey data
        Preliminary data from 1,236 respondents was presented, more to come.
    6. DATE OF NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT
      Next meeting on July 15th 4:00 pm, at the Victory Branch. Meeting adjourned at 9:45 am.

 

Respectfully submitted,
Mary DeWalt