Johnston public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Library Board
The Board approved spending up to $10,589 to move the library website to CivicPlus for better security and stability. They also approved a $62,400 salary for the Youth Services Assistant Librarian and a $3,500 postage meter refill. The library will close on September 8 from 12-5:30 p.m. for city staff appreciation day.
- Approved up to $10,589 to migrate library website to CivicPlus (unanimous)
- Approved Youth Services Assistant Librarian salary at $62,400 (unanimous)
- Approved $3,500 postage meter refill (unanimous)
- Approved $6,966 EBSCO invoice for digital subscriptions (unanimous)
- Approved library claims of $19,463.48 (FY24) and $3,067.05 (FY23) and backcharges of $409.98 (unanimous)
- Approved closing library Sept. 8 from 12-5:30 p.m. for staff appreciation (unanimous)
- Approved April 20, 2023 meeting minutes (3-0, 2 abstentions)
- Approved July 24, 2023 meeting minutes (unanimous, 1 abstention)
Library Board
The Board approved the hiring of a consulting firm for the library director search and adopted updated Bylaws. Several annual service invoices and library claims were approved. The Board also discussed potential early closure on September 8 for a city staff event.
- Approved hiring Bradbury Miller for library director search (unanimous)
- Approved updated Bylaws including change of director removal vote to 60% (unanimous)
- Approved library claims of $39,869.48 and back charges of $16,212.18 (unanimous)
- Approved fire alarm testing and inspection invoice of $3,286.12 (unanimous)
- Approved OCLC subscription invoice of $5,834.71 (unanimous)
- Approved magazine subscription invoice of $7,529.16 (unanimous)
- Approved OverDrive Bridges eBook invoice of $5,353.44 (unanimous)
- Deferred approval of April meeting minutes due to lack of quorum
Library Board
The Board approved a three-year Polk County contract and established the powers and RFP process for a Library Director search. They also approved updated job descriptions, revised part-time wages for FY24, and elected new officers.
- Approved Polk County contract for July 1, 2023–June 30, 2026 (unanimous)
- Approved $21,332.77 in library claims and $2,212.37 in back charges (unanimous)
- Approved RFP language for Executive Search Consultant (unanimous)
- Approved powers and duties of the Library Director Search Committee (unanimous)
- Approved updated job descriptions with modification 'currently supervise' (unanimous)
- Approved revised FY24 wages for part-time staff (unanimous)
- Elected Katie Fiala (President), Emily Betz (Vice President), and George Eichhorn (Secretary) (unanimous)
- Amended 2023 holiday closing for Veterans’ Day to Saturday, November 11 (unanimous)