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Summary of NMRLS Executive Board Meeting
December 14, 2006
By Greg Pronevitz

The Executive Board held its annual orientation for new members and committee chairs prior to the business meeting.

Financial Report: Greg Pronevitz provided an overview of the expenditure report that contained information through December 14, 2006. The Delivery budget allows for a 10 percent increase in delivery volume and, therefore, expenses. Because of MVLC and NOBLE software changes and upcoming restrictions on the circulation of new DVD's by MVLC libraries, we do not anticipate a volume increase that will exceed this threshold and NMRLS is likely to retain some funding that can be used for other purposes.

School Recertification: The Executive Board voted to remove one high school member from NMRLS because the school no longer employs a full-time Library Media Specialist as is required by regulation.

Board Development Committee: Mary Behrle summarized the information about the Board Development Committee.

Responsibilities:

  • Board and committee development
  • Identification, cultivation, recruitment, and proposing of new board and committee members.
  • Design and implementing continuing education and evaluation of board members

Committee Composition (at least five, made up of Board members)

  • Past President, chair
  • President
  • Vice President / President-Elect
  • Two at large (selected to balance library types)
  • Staff liaison

Current Membership

  • Nancy George
  • Donna Beales
  • Mary Behrle
  • Need school and public representation

Board Recruitment Needs: (five vacancies for November 2007 Annual Meeting)

    Vice President /President-Elect to serve a three-year term
  • One new at-large member from an academic library
  • One new at-large member from a special library
  • Three new at-large member from public libraries

The Committee is discussing the addition of a conflict of interest statement to the NMRLS Bylaws.

Strategic Planning Implementation Update: Greg provided an overview of the Strategic Plan Implementation (Year One Activities). Progress is being made in all designated areas, e.g., Inter-Library Collaboration, Delivery, Continuing Education, Reference, Infrastructure, Marketing and Public Relations, and Advocacy. It was agreed that the Strategic Plan is ambitious. Some of the year-one activities in the Plan are also being reevaluated by the Committees to see whether or not the goals are currently feasible or high priority to members. Greg also explained that, in addition to the Plan items, NMRLS staff is also working on other projects, as the need arises.

Formation of a Subcommittee to evaluate the value, usefulness, cost, and importance of regional reference center services and additional law library hours. This item was included in our strategic implementation plans for this year. The group discussed possible make-up and scheduling of this process and concluded that it will be delayed until next year because NMRLS has made a funding commitment to the Regional Reference Center through FY2009.