Fox Valley Library Council Executive Board
Minutes of the April 24, 2007 meeting held at the Neenah Public Library

Present: Desiree Bongers, Karen Probst, Gretchen Raab, Elizabeth Timmins, Pete Gilbert, Judy Owen, Laurie Magee.

1. Call to order.
   Gretchen Raab called the meeting to order at 2:07.
2. Additions to the agenda.
   None.
3. Approve minutes of the January 30, 2007 Board Meeting.
   Karen made a motion to accept the minutes. Desiree seconded. The motion carried.
4. Treasurer's Report
   Thanks, Pete, for your report. Karen made a motion to accept the Treasurer's Report. Laurie seconded. The motion carried.
5. Education Grants Awarded
   Judy Owen and Stephanie Murray have been paid. Pete has receipts for Nancy Kiefer. Judy will look into Carrie Cook's status.
6. Wisconsin Public Library Consortium's Evaluation Proposal.
   The total cost of this survey is $18,290. The WLA Foundation is donating $2,500 to this project. Gretchen will talk to Mark and let him know that we are not interested in funding this at this time.
7. Officers for 2007-2008
   Desiree is incoming President. Tasha Saecker of the Menasha Public Library will take her position. All other people, filling positions, are remaining.
8. Annual Plan from Desiree as our incoming President.
   Desiree is using the same plan as last year. She has added some action items at the end. Good job Desiree!
9. Draft agenda for annual meeting (May 18, 2007, 9:30 a.m. New London Public Library)
   Gretchen will lead approval of the December 1, 2006 general meeting minutes, the treasurer's report, the year's events, the election of officers. She will include a mention of the grant recipients. Desiree will cover the new annual plan and the budget. (Pete will have the budget prepared.) Then we will have the program. "Exploring Wisconsin on a Budget."
• Desiree and Gretchen discussed the possible need for a new education chair. What is the status of Mark? How many people are on the education committee? Is there a representation of regions? Perhaps invite the new CE person at OWLS to be a part of the group?
• Laurie made an appeal that we think about who is participating in FVLC as far as their service areas, particularly youth services. We already do a good job representing different library types. Let's think about having representation from different departments within those library types.
10. Directors-at-large reports
    None.
11. Adjourn
    Karen made a motion to adjourn and Pete seconded. The motion carried. The meeting ended at 2:34.

Respectfully Submitted By,
Elizabeth ("Am I, a part of the cure Or am I part of the disease") Timmins