Pahrump Community Library
Minutes of the November 12, 2024 Meeting
1. Call to Order
Meeting called to order at 10:03 am.
2. Members Roll Call
In Attendance: Secretary Kelly Green, Trustee Matthew Morris, Trustee Dee Mounts, Vice Chair Runion, Chair Shewalter, Commissioner Frank Carbone, Barbara Ferido, Kim Thomas, Julie Butland, Acting Director Shanna Gibbons
Absent: Senior Deputy District Attorney Michelle Nelson
3. Pledge of Allegiance
Trustee Morris led the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the Call to Order.
4. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT: (*Action will NOT be taken on matters considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action item.)
Helen Schneider talks about donating books and about Donald Trump.
Caroline Logue says the work here is appreciated. She would like to ask a question on the lack of action on hiring a new director.
5. Trustee/Director/Liaison Comments – This item is limited to announcements, brief discussions of public comments, correction of factual inaccuracies, direction to staff, or topics proposed for future board meetings. (Lengthy deliberation of topics not on the agenda is prohibited by the Nevada Open Meeting Law.)
Commissioner Carbone says he has lots of meetings in November and December and may not make it to the next meeting. He will not be here come January. He has to leave to go to another meeting at 10:30.
Acting Director Gibbons says the director position is advertised on Indeed and the ALA and various other places.
Secretary Green says welcome and thanks everyone for attending.
Trustee Mounts says the staff did a great job for Halloween.
Trustee Morris has no comment.
Vice Chair Runion has no comment.
Chair Shewalter says he will reserve his comments for later.
With no further comment, item 5 is closed.
6. Approval of November 12, 2024 Agenda (Non-action item)
Item 7 is struck as there are no emergency items.
Without objection, the November 12, 2024 agenda is approved.
7. For Possible Action: Emergency Items
There are no emergency items.
8. For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to approve or amend and approve the meeting minutes for October 14, 2024.
Vice Chair Runion makes a motion to approve the meeting minutes for October 14, 2024. Secretary Green seconds the motion.
There is no public comment.
Chair Shewalter calls the question to approve the meeting minutes for October 14, 2024. The measure passes 5-0.
9. Presentation: Treasurer’s Report by Shanna Gibbons for discussion of monthly expenditures and revenue for October 2024.
Acting Director Shanna Gibbons reads from her report beginning on page 12, item 9 of the backup.
10. For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to approve or amend and approve payment vouchers for October 2024 through November 2024.
Acting Director Gibbons reads from the backup on page 13 item 10.
Chair Shewalter asks about the $7,012.00 charge from EBSCO. Acting Director Gibbons says it is for our website and is an annual fee. He verifies that the credit card bill gets paid after the board approves the voucher. He commends Gibbons for ensuring vendors get paid out of the general fund and not petty cash.
Vice Chair Runion makes a motion to approve the payment vouchers for October 2024 through November 2024.
Secretary Green seconds.
Chair Shewalter calls the question.
The measure passes 5-0.
11. Presentation: Librarian’s Report by Shanna Gibbons for discussion on library activity for October 2024. Report activities include patron traffic, books checked out, books returned, fees collected, online story time, STEAM, internet use, website usage and materials added.
Acting Director Gibbons reads from her report on page 16, item 11 in the backup.
Julie Butland reads the kids’ department statistics.
12. For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to 1) continue Shanna Gibbons in the position of Interim Director, 2) set the date that the position of Interim Director shall expire, 3) determine the salary for the Interim Director and 4) determine if the salary for the Interim Director should have been paid since the Interim Director’s initial appointment or set the date of the Interim Director’s salary to begin no sooner than November 12, 2024.
Vice Chair Runion thanks Shanna Gibbons for her efforts and says she is awesome. Chair Shewalter says he concurs.
Public comment:
Ann Underdahl says Shanna’s performance has been amazing and shares some research she has done on salaries.
Caroline Logue says she appreciates the staff and Shanna. She is concerned about the library not belonging to ALA. The library needs a permanent director.
Karen Waldman says she applauds the board taking steps to find the right person.
With no further comment, public comment is closed.
Chair Shewalter makes a motion 1) to continue Shanna Gibbons in the Interim Director position, 2) with an expiration date of May 1, 2025, 3) at a salary of $76,000, 4) starting at the date of initial appointment. Trustee Morris seconds the motion.
Secretary Green says she agrees that Shanna needs a raise.
Trustee Mounts says the pay should be as of the date Shanna was made Interim Director. Acting Director Gibbons says that date was July 8, 2024. Chair Shewalter says it should be effective as of July 8, 2024.
Vice Chair Runion says he is a firm believer in paying people for their work and is pleased the motion includes the retroactive pay.
Acting Director Gibbons says she appreciates it.
Chair Shewalter calls the question.
The measure passes 5-0.
13. Trustee/Director/Liaison Comments: - This item is limited to announcements, brief discussions of public comments, correction of factual inaccuracies, direction to staff, or topics proposed for future board meetings. (Lengthy deliberation of topics not on the agenda is prohibited by the Nevada Open Meeting Law.)
Acting Director Gibbons thanks the board.
Secretary Green says there is a lot of misinformation about the ALA.
Trustee Mounts says public comments are mostly negative and unrelated to the library and staff.
Vice Chair Runion says he appreciates Ann Underdahl’s salary research. He would like to see a cost-benefit analysis of ALA membership.
Chair Shewalter says the objection to ALA was to the ALA president using the library system as a platform to advance her agenda. As far as finding a director, we are actively working on that.
14. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 10:49 am.