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1111 BRYAN COLLEGE STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD
November 20,2013
On the 20th day of November 2013,the Bryan College Station Public Library System Advisory Board of
the cities of Bryan and College Station,Texas met in regular meeting at the Clara B. Mounce Public
Library,201 E.26th Street,Bryan,Texas.
1. Larry Ringer,President,called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. and the following were present:
2.ATTENDANCE
Present/ #of meetings #of meeting
NAME Absent held since attended since
appointment appointment
Larry Ringer,President P 100 93
Erin Womack P 6 5
Don Hellriegel P 8 7
Helen Kunz P 42 35
Edith Pequeno P 12 10
Dorothy Hagen P 24 20
Diane Rektorik P 8 7
Felicia Glover P 16 16
3. Other attendees were Joey Dunn, City of Bryan Deputy City Manager, and Laura Mills,Adm.Asst.
Gary Ives was a visitor. Other guests were Ty Elliott, auditor for the City of College Station. Larry
Ringer extended appreciation to Dot Hagen,Helen Kunz and Edith Pequeno for their service on the
Library Board.
4. The previous meeting minutes of September 2013 were approved as distributed.
5. The monthly stats for September and October 2013 were reviewed. Some corrections were made to the
Mounce September statistics(a copy is attached). Dr.Koeninger stated that a few items will be added to
the stats including monthly volunteer hours and all online services.
6. A. The Mounce Library renovation is progressing and Dr.Koeninger will conduct a tour after the
business meeting.
B. David Schmitz stated that Ty Elliott, auditor for the City of College Station is conducting an audit
of the Larry Ringer Library. The library expansion project is on hold until the audit is complete in early
spring. He stated the earliest the project would go out for bid is 2016.
7. A. In new business,Dr.Koeninger provided handouts on the 2013-2014 budget. He asked the board
to review and he would be happy to discuss if there are questions.
B. Ty Elliott talked to the Library Board about the audit he is conducting at the Ringer Library. He
said the focus is performance and operations and doing field work at the library. He welcomed input
from the Library Board and is available to answer any questions.
8. Dr.Koeninger's librarian's report is attached.
9. Next meeting will be January 15, 2014 at the Clara Mounce Library.
10. The meeting adjourned at 6:15 pm. A
Larry Ringer,President Larry Koeninger,Library System Director
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