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moved, Ms. Graham seconded that the clock repair be done by whichever company is least expensive. Passed unanimously. • Storage. There is a need for additional storage behind the desk. Unfortunately, there is no carpeting under the current unit behind the desk. Ms. Stoffers asked maintenance to look for matching'carpeting being stored. Ms. Stoffers will look into additional shelving and will have that information for the next board meeting. Library efficiency will be improved by adequate shelving behind the desk. • Board meeting frequency. Discussion was had on holding board meetings every other month as opposed to every tmonth as is the current practice. Ms. Stoffers said she could call a special meeting if anything critical came up. Mr. Oleksowicz pointed out that this change would have to be relayed through the City of Elk River for public approval and thafthe bylaws would need to be amended. The board will finalize this decision inApril. • Art work. Ms. Stoffers presented several photographs to the board for their review. Ms. Stoffers requested petpnission to hang the photographs for an indefinite period of time in the library. A motion was mad and seconded to display the photos in the library. The board agreed unanimously. Other Mr. Oleksowicz informed the board about the library's financial support. The City of Elk River pays for utilities; the GRRL pays far all the books and the staff. The budgeting process for GRRL begins in April and will be passed in August. The six counties making up the GRRL have been asked to decrease their budgetary needs by 4-10% that the previous year. This need to decrease expenditures comes at a time when GRRL is experiencing greater demand than ever. Please take this opportunity to talk to your state legislators and let them know how very innportant the library system is to you. Another important piece of information is part of the bonding bill in Minnesota. Called Mighty Books, it provides for matching grants for expanding existing libraries or for new construction of libraries. It hasn't completely passed. Good for libraries in the state of Minnesota. Telecommunication is currently provided for by the state. The bill that provided funding for this expense is set to sunset in July of X002. A permanent funding solution is making its way through the legislature. The proposed funding would come from a % percent tax on each phone bill. This proposal has made it through the MN State Senate, but is expected to have a tougher time in the Hoµµse. Please contact your representatives! This is very important. If not passed, it would hu~hdreds of thousands of dollars onto the budget of GRRL and every library. The GRRL is going to completely restrucT~ure administration/management. Three new positions have been created; Collection Development Coordinator, Training and Development Specialist and one additional) Regional supervisor. Mr. Oleksowicz's position as Deputy Director will change completely. His new duties will keep him in St. Cloud; he will no longer be attending these board meetings. Bescye Burnett will become the new Director. She intend to visit each board during a regularly scheduled board meeting at some time in the near future. These many changes are seen as positive and