MINUTES
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SCARBOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY
Business Meeting and Annual Retreat
August 10, 2017
1:00-5:00 PM
Conference Room, Willowdale Place, 360 US Route 1
Attendees: Emily Read, Peter Hatem, Nick McKelvy, Bill Onorato, Anne Janak, Ginny Ketch, Dan Dougherty, MaryAustin Dowd, Carl Helms, Jim Kupel. Staff: Nancy Crowell, Celeste Shinay, Catherine Morrison. Guest speakers, Steve Podgajny, Karen Martin.
Business Meeting: Called to order by Anne Janak, Board Chair, 1:05 PM
Motion to elect Jim Kupel to the Board for a full term to expire 2020. Unanimous approval.
An application for board membership from Emily Ward was presented and referred to the PNG committee for interview and review.
Board members signed Conflict of Interest and Fraud Prevention policies endorsements.
Business Meeting adjourned 1:20 PM.
Retreat Presentations and Discussions:
A webinar on evaluating board readiness for a Capital Campaign was shown.
Steve Podgajny, retired director of Portland Public Library, reviewed key points presented in the webinar and then offered remarks on his experience with building and capital campaigns while director at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick and Portland Public Library.
Karen Martin, Executive Director, SEDCO, led a discussion on the Library’s role in the community and gathered board member responses to questions being used to develop the Town Comprehensive Plan update. Business Meeting and Annual Retreat
Committee rosters and goals, and the annual workplan were reviewed.
Meeting adjourned 5:00.
Recorded by Nancy E. Crowell, Library Director