Board Meeting minutes – 2/13/23
Item 1- Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 10:02 a.m.
Item 2- Member Roll Call: Present were Chairman John Shewalter, Vice Chair Brian Shoemake, Dave Ochenreider, Dee Mounts, Director Vanja Anderson, Asst. Director Shanna Gibbons, Children’s Director Alysha Wogee, Reference Director Andrew Karneges, Circulation Director Barbara Ferido, District Attorney Brian Kunzi and Library Liaison/Commissioner Frank Carbone. Guests present were members of the public.
Item 3- The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Item 4- Trustee/Director/Liaison Comments: Board introduced our new commissioner and library liaison, Frank Carbone. Our new district attorney Brian Kunzi also introduced himself. He wants everyone to know what his role is in the community and that he is not here to fix past problems. He also wants to be able to provide competent and legal advice to the board. Finally, Brian Shoemake wanted to thank Brian Kunzi for coming and John Shewalter wanted to explain what a change order is when it comes to library projects (directed at Jane Goodrow, who asked prior to the meeting). 
Item 5- Approval of the Agenda: Item 7 (Emergency items) was stricken from the agenda. The agenda was approved as amended.
Item 6- General Public Comment:
Jane Goodrow- Thanked the board for their comments and feedback concerning the change of order.
CJ Stevens- Asked the board to reinstate the second public comment. She feels that without it, makes people feel like they cannot fully express themselves. Ms. Stevens also asked for the board to allow Director Anderson to do her job. That the board should not have full authority on what should and should not be done in the library. She also complained that the board never listens to her when she speaks.
Carolene Logue- She wanted to recognize Dr. Carter Wilson in celebration of Black History Month (February). Ms. Logue also brought attention to censorship with the collection and she thanked the library staff for ensuring the community is aware of our history.
Item 8- Approval of the Minutes: Brian Shoemake made a motion to accept the minutes of the January 9, 2023, Library Board of Trustees meeting. Dave Ochenreider seconded the motion. The minutes were approved as a vote of 4-0.
Item 9- Presentation Treasurer’s Report: Director Anderson presented the treasurer’s report on expenditures and revenues for January 2023 as found in the backup.
Item 10- Approval of Payment Vouchers: Shoemake made a motion to approve the payment vouchers for the period of January 2023 to February 2023. The motion was seconded by Mounts. The approval was made by a 4-0 vote and the vouchers were signed.
Item 11- Presentation Librarian’s Report: Director Anderson read her report found in the backup. Shanna Gibbons reported on the January 2023 library activities, which included patron traffic, books checked out, books returned, internet usage, story time, STEAM, website usage and materials added. See report in backup. Alysha Wogee reported on the children’s programs: STEAM, Baby Time, Story Time, no Train Workshop, no Game Day, no Holiday Parties, and Teen Library Club. The board asked her how many children is she averaging in her programs and she said 20 to 30 children. Numbers across the library are high mostly due to the tax season says Ms. Gibbons. 
Item 12- Presentation by Daniel McArthur CPA, regarding the annual audit ending June 30, 2022. Details found in the backup.
Item 13- For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to provide the Library Director authority to approve expenses not to exceed $5,000.00. Shoemake made a motion to approve and Ochenreider seconded it. 
Following were public comments:
CJ Stevens- She feels okaying this item is a slap in the face to Director Anderson. Shows the boards control or lack of faith in her. She feels the board should let the director run all functions of the library. She reads state library qualifications for a board member. She believes the board is uncaring in what she has to say.
Helen Schneider- She states that librarians manage the library and that the board makes sure that the library is being ran properly. Let the director run the library.
Board comments included:
Dee Mounts- Thanks Dan MacArthur for his presentation.
Dave Ochenreider- Thanks Dan MacArthur.
Board is reminded by John Shewalter that they are commenting on Item 13 now, not Item 12. 
Dave Ochenreider- Amends his comment by saying that he has confidence in the director and that she has done a good job.
Brian Shoemake- Asks Shewalter for what fund has the director been given $5,000.00 for? He also asked Dan MacArthur if $5,000.00 seems reasonable. 
Dan MacArthur- Responded by saying that he has seen all sorts of amounts.
John Shewalter- In comment to Shoemake, he says the director has been given $5,000.00 for all funds. He continued to read what the board’s responsibilities are as defined by the NRS’s. 
The approval to provide the director with $5,000.00 was made by a vote of 4-0.
Item 14- For Possible Corrective Action: Shoemake made a motion to ratify the Board’s action taken on June 13, 2022, by signing and approving without an agenda item Resolution 2022-01: Resolution of the Board of Trustees of Pahrump Community Library to amend the Pahrump Library district Bookmobile Special Revenue Fund. The motion was seconded by Mounts.
Board comments included Shoemake asking Shewalter if a board member had been assigned to the project? Shewalter responded with it has not been put on the agenda yet.
Item 15- For Possible Action: Shoemake made a motion to rescind Resolution 2022-02: Resolution of the Board of Trustees of Pahrump Community Library to amend Pahrump Library District Bookmobile Special Revenue Fund. The motion was seconded by Mounts.
Public Comments are as follows:
CJ Stevens- She asked why are we rescinding? People want the Bookmobile. It is atrocious to revert money from the Bookmobile to the Micro-school, which will only host 14 children. 
DA Brian Kunzi had to speak up and ask Ms. Stevens to get back to topic. He also asked the board to restart her three minutes.
Board Comments are as follows:
Dave Ochenreider- Kameron Mitchell (the previous Secretary), had investigated the Bookmobile. He is not sure if the library is ready to take on the responsibility just yet. 
Brian Shoemake- He feels the library needs to do more market research. He agrees with the Bookmobile, but we need more data.
John Shewalter- He says the items in the agenda are here to clean up the mess created by the previous board. Funds were allocated but not workable. He is making sure funds can be used in the progression of the Bookmobile. 
The approval to rescind the Bookmobile was made by a vote of 4-0.
Item 16- For Possible Action: Shoemake made a motion to adopt Resolution 2023-02: Resolution To Maintain the Bookmobile Special Revenue Fund that was Created By Resolution 2021-22. The motion was seconded by Ochenreider.
No public comments.
Board comments are as follows:
Brian Shoemake- Asks chair to give an explanation on what this item is pertaining to.
John Shewalter- He explained that for the Bookmobile they have approved, rescinded and now they are choosing whether to adopt or not the Bookmobile. Actions were not done correctly in the past, so they are now cleaning everything up. 
Dave Ochenreider- He wants the money to remain active for the Bookmobile. However, the board needs to do more research before writing a check. 
John Shewalter- Asks Director Anderson about the Bookmobile survey and how many responses have been received?
Vanja Anderson- Stated that the same amount as before has been received. Kameron Mitchell had asked for a substantial amount. 
The approval to adopt the Bookmobile was made by a vote of 4-0.
Item 17- For Possible Action: Shoemake made a motion to approve 1) a proposal by Industrial Light and Power, LLC for $22,990.00 to coordinate an Arc Flash Hazard Analysis and 2) to fund from Capital Improvements fund. The motion was seconded by Ochenreider.
Public comments are as follows:
Bruce Hofficker- The library just spent half a million dollars on new lighting. Why was Arc Hazard not taken care of during that time? This should have been taken care of while Industrial Lighting was in the middle of working.
CJ Stevens- Thanked the board for their approval of the Bookmobile. She has asked multiple lighting companies what Arc Hazard is. The law does not require it and if done should only cost $3,000 to $5,000. We already spent half a million on one project. She feels the board is in favor of Industrial Lighting and not in favor of the library. She also included that the board worked with a sex offender on a project in the library, and that the IT guy the board had hired messed up the air conditioning in the library and not DP Air. 
Jane Goodrow- In listening to all comments and discussions, she asks for transparency. Has the board compared Arc Hazard pricing with other companies? 
Bill Newyear- Asked if the Arc Hazard testing needs to be done soon? Or can it be tabled for another time?
Board Comments are as follows:
Dee Mounts- Says Mr. Newyear made a good point. Perhaps more research needs to be done.
Dave Ochenreider- The open meeting laws are keeping him from answering, for the board is not allowed to meet outside of these meetings. He wants to table it.
There was a split vote, 2-2. The motion failed.
Further explanation was provided. Brian Shoemake said that he wanted to clarify a comment made by the public. No member of Industrial Light and Power is a sex offender. Also, Arc Hazard testing does not come cheap. He would rather expend the money than deal with dead bodies if the building is unsafe. This testing is being done for public safety reasons and needs to be done now!
John Shewalter- Explained that an electrician cannot work outside of their license. Industrial Light and Power do not do the testing but hire a contractor to do it. It is the boards job to accept the bid or not. Testing is not required unless in-house people were doing work and found a problem.
Dave Ochenreider amends his decision in saying that someone did not know what they were doing before. This needs to be done. 
The approval to spend $22, 990.00 on Arc Hazard testing and to be taken out of the Capital Improvements Fund was approved. Vote was 4-0.
Item 18- Trustee/Director/Liaison Comments: 
Frank Carbone (Commissioner, library liaison)- Wants the chairman to explain each item, prior to making a motion. It seems like there was some confusion with the other members of the board on what was going on. 
Dee Mounts- Thanks the public for coming. Asks the public to also show respect to the board if they want it in return.
Dave Ochenreider- Says he is frustrated but has no further comments.
Brian Shoemake- Agrees with Commissioner Carbone that more explanation needs to be given in the future.
Item 19- Adjournment at 11:58 a.m.

 

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