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NORTH RICHLAND HILLS LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES
May 21, 1992
The North Richland Hills Library Board met in the board room of the library on May 21, at
7 p.m. Present were Jan Daniels, Jay Bradshaw, Kay Schmidt, Mary Shilcutt, Rosemary
Herod, Arlita Hallam, and Brenda Lewis. Absent were Polly Brinkley, Shirley Goolsby, and
Alisa Wood.
Chairman Jay Bradshaw called the meeting to order. Jan Daniels moved, Rosemary Herod
seconded, and motion carried to approve the minutes of the April 16 meeting.
Included in Library Director Arlita Hallam's report were the following items of interest:
On April 15, Deputy City Manager Dennis Horvath met with the library staff to
discuss how to resolve the recent areas of dissension. As a result of this meeting,
staff member Virginia Vermooten received a reprimand. Ms. Vermooten appealed this
reprimand with the NRH Civil Service Commission. At the civil service hearing on
May 6, the reprimand was upheld. On May 7, Ms. Vermooten was offered employment
options by Mrs. Hallam; she chose to be dismissed. The hearing on her dismissal has
been scheduled for June 18. Mrs. Hallam stated that the City Council and city
administration have been very supportive during this personnel-related situation.
Arlita distributed details of the Summer Reading Program, which begins June 1. She
invited all members to participate as the program is for both children and adults.
The revised "Problem Patron" section of the library policies, which was recently adopted
by the board, was approved. Mary Shilcutt moved, Jan Daniels seconded, and motion carried
to adopt the "Problem Patron Policy."
Jan Daniels moved, Kay Schmidt seconded, motion carried to open the library to the public
at 9 a.m. beginning on June 1, 1992. An in-depth discussion of this proposal, which had
been included in Plans of Service since 1989, had been completed at the March and April
meetings.
Open discussion items included:
Rosemary Herod suggested that former board member Brenda Cody be honored for her
service to the board. Arlita Hallam will present Brenda with a plant and a
certificate of appreciation.
Jan Daniels reported that the committee she chairs to study library districts in
other states will meet in June. The committee hopes to have enough information to
recommend to County Commissioner Dionne Bagsby a district structure that would work
for Tarrant County.
Arlita Hallam invited board to the GED graduation on May 22 at TCU's Daniel Meyer
Coliseum. Approximately 25 graduates will be from the NRHPL Adult Learning Center.
Mayor Tommy Brown will be presenting three scholarships, sponsored by the NRH City
Council and named for Adult Education Coordinator Hazel Lowrance, for $100 each.
In response to Mary Shilcutt's question on the library's friends group, Friends
President Jan Daniels responded that she hopes the group will become more active in
the areas of fund-raising and project-planning over the next few months. The
membership is approximately 50.
Jan Daniels discussed a letter she had received from Cate Dixon of the FWPL in
response to Jan's inquiry to Mayor Kay Granger's office on why the NTLS equipment
that was ordered for NRHPL last September through the City of Fort Worth has not
been received. As Ms. Dixon's explanation was unacceptable, Chairman Jay Bradshaw
suggested that board members call Mayor Kay Granger for an explanation of this
delay.
The next meeting was scheduled for September 17. Jan Daniels moved, Mary Shilcutt
seconded, and motion carried to adjourn at 8 p.m.
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