KLA Council Meeting
April 9, 2008
4:00 pm 

• Carla Kaiser called the meeting to order.
• Introductions: Name, affiliation and something about spring
• No member or guest comments.
• Consent agenda –
  • Strategic plan pulled from committee reports and put later in the agenda.
  • Executive Director will email the legislative report after the conference.

• Carla Kaiser presented an oral report. Thanked everyone for their hard work and happy that we have a successful KLA conference this year.
• Laura Loveless– reported on conference. Membership database is very important.  A lot of changes have occurred this year, but we are setting up some good direction for the future. MPLA will be in Kansas next year and we will have an unusual year again next year. The conference bags were paid for by KLA this year. Carolyn Little has been a big help with Affiniscape. Continue to work on Affiniscape.
• Strategic Plan update – If something has happened on a goal, Jane Hatch needs to know about it to make sure it is reflected in the document. Hans Fischer reported on the activities of KLTA in relations to the strategic plan. Some additional information will be posted on the webpage after the conference. The one-minute speech will become the A-Z of Kansas Libraries. 
• 2009 Joint Conference contract KLA/MPLA – Laura DeBaun, 2^nd Hans Fischer to approve. Carried.
• KLA Election results –
  • Presidential Awards 2008
    • Library Advocate: Michael Byington
    • New Professional: Andrew Palau Evans
    • Meritorious Conduct: Staff of Wichita Public Library
    • Meritorious conduct: Rosanne Siemens
    • Lifetime Achievement: Vikki Jo Stewart
  • 2^nd vice President - Emily Seitz, Director, SWKLS
  • Recording Secretary: Joyce Armstrong Director, Hamilton County Library , Syracuse
  • ALA Councilor Rob Banks
  • Bylaws passed
  • Nominating committee:
    • Sharon Moreland
    • Cathy Newland
    • Heather Collins-Smith
• Executive committee vote Ratification by Council – dues Structure on Affiniscape Jane Hatch – 2^nd Susan Moyer – to ratify – carried.
• KLA Finance Committee Report – Adoption of the 2008-9 Proposed Budget
  • It was suggested Council view proposed document as a draft.  Hans Fischer moved to table the budget as presented, seconded by Jane Hatch - carried.
• 2008-9 Council meeting dates – July 24, October 24, January 23, April Conference 2009. locations to be determined.
• Suggested to have the January meeting as an electronic meeting by JoAnne Beezley. Rosanne reported about cautions from the attorney regarding membership availability to participate in the meeting. The January meeting will be considered for the electronic meeting.
• Hans Fischer raised a concern about a new understanding of the voting procedures; as explained by the attorney. According to Kansas Statute, voting rights reside with the person named to the position, not the position. Therefore, a substitute may not vote in place of the named elected official. 
• Anne Liebst is hired again to get conference pages up and a go live date. She is willing to hold training sessions for round tables and sections at the NEKLS lab. Each section or round table will need someone trained to work with their section of the website. It was suggested that a group, maybe the publications group, could serve as the experts.  Hans Fischer asked if a group could house a website somewhere else other than Affiniscape? Yes. 
• Royce Kitts – appreciated Ron Brown from Another Dimension for the great technical support for his presentation.
• Richard Brookman wanted permission to work with some vendors to bring YA materials, podcasts, etc. to future events.
• Jane Hatch praised the work on the conference.
• Council was adjourned.