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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA
REGULAR MEETING
August 5, 1980
A Regular Meeting of the Library Board of Trustees
was held on August 5, 1980 at the Apache Junction City
Hall, pursuant to the notice as required by law.
CALL TO ORDER
Ms. Eleanor Lewis, President, called the meeting
to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Apache Junction City Hall.
ROLL CALL
Those present:Eleanor Lewis, President
Jan Hiller, Secretary
Elizabeth Burks
Lillian Castro
Donald Taylor
Hazel Eldridge
Those absent:none
ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF JULY, 1980
Minutes of the July meeting
were read by Jan Hiller, Secretary, and approved.
REPORTS
Mrs. Burks received a response
from Coolidge, Casa Grande, Chandler, Peoria, and Prescott
for requests of their library budgets.These were
persued by the committee.
Mrs. Castro introduced a
discussion of procedure for turning over the library.
NEW BUSINESS
A budget and setting up
priorities were discussed.Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Castro
were to set up a meeting with Linda Schwartz and Opal
Hansen for request of a letter to make sure if disin-
corporation takes place the library will not revert to
Final County.
Mrs. Lewis asked the committee
to consider a study of feasibility to move current library
to the City Complex site.
Mr. Taylor said an estimate to
move old building would be between $8,000 and $10,000.
Current replacement of the building $80,000.
Mrs. Hiller asked could the
City provide long range plans for the City Hall Complex
in regards to the library site.
Mr. Taylor asked if it was
possible to add to existing building.In a year inflation
costs could drive building costs up 307g.
Mrs. Eldridge suggested using
the old library building and operating out of there for a
period of one year.
Mr. Taylor •to check for plans
of the original layout prescribed by the City.
The committee set:
1.Short term goal--legal steps to be started as
soon as possible.See what stipulations are the Library
Board going to accept for acceptance of return of the
Library if City disincorporates.
2.Hire librarian.
a.Budget
b.librarian
c.move building
It was stated a copy of the
library annual report was needed from Opan Hansen.Dis-
cussion was held on FY81-82 budget.The primary goal is to
improve quality of library services to the funds for
library growth by obtaining grants from non -City sources.
Mrs. Eldridge is to draw up a budget for review at the next
appropriate meeting.
Mrs. Eldridge made a motion to
adjourn, which was seconded by Mrs. Burks.
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