KANAWHA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

September 14, 2026

The regular monthly meeting was opened at 5:09 pm by President Ray Basset. Attending were Carmen, Pat, Mary, Aimee, and Christine.

 

The August minutes were approved as read.

 

There weren't any public comments.

 

A motion was made by Pat and seconded by Mary to approve the August Financial and Circulation reports. Carried.

 

Directors report;

Christine attended the Who-Fi webinar and worked on creating our new calendar which will go into the new website. She is working on the new website to meet WCAG2.1 ADA compliance. She started working on the annual report for the state library and received $18,425 in funding from Hancock County which was the same as last year. A motion was made by Mary and seconded by Pat to approve the director's report. Carried.

 

Unfinished business - None

 

New business - A motion was made by Pat and seconded by Mary to approve the amended 2.1 policy, Responsibilities & Authorities of the Board of Trustees to reflect the current practice of board nomination to the mayor and city council. Carried. A motion was made by Mary and seconded by Pat to delete the last 3rd and 4th sentence from the 4.1 Open Access Policy to provide clarity. Carried. Changes noted for updated contact information on the 12.2 Disaster Response Plan. A motion was made by Mary and seconded by Aimee to renew the Certificate of Deposit of $10,048.28 for 6 months at 4%. Carried.

 

Other Business/Committee Reports - None

 

Trustee Training - 9 minutes were spent reviewing and discussing a possible library values statement. It was decided to leave the current statements in Policy 3.0-3.3 as they are.

 

The next meeting is scheduled for October 12 @ 5 pm.

 

A motion was made by Carmen and seconded by Mary to adjourn the meeting at 5:39 pm.

 

Aimee Deets   

Secretary