1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,000 Welcome to the Library Board of Zoom meeting. 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,520 I call the meeting to order. 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:19,160 I'm assuming there is no speaker wishing from the outside to speak, so we shall move on. 4 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:26,760 The first thing is -- oh, Jennifer, what did you want me -- oh, Laura, would you mind taking 5 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,960 the minutes for us? 6 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:30,960 Laura? 7 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:31,960 Laura? 8 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:37,200 Sorry, I keep forgetting to unmute. 9 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,800 Would you take the minutes for us today, please? 10 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:40,800 Sure. 11 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:41,800 Okay. 12 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:42,800 Thank you. 13 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:43,800 All right. 14 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:49,600 I've called the meeting to order, and the first is approval of the minutes of January 15 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:50,600 14th. 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:57,680 Is there a motion to approve the minutes of January 14th? 17 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:58,680 Okay. 18 00:00:58,680 --> 00:00:59,680 Dr. Jing. 19 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:01,240 And I need a second. 20 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:02,240 Second. 21 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:03,240 Jim Owens. 22 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:04,240 Seconded. 23 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:05,240 All in favor? 24 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:06,240 Aye. 25 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:07,240 Aye. 26 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:08,240 Opposed? 27 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:09,240 Same sign? 28 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:10,240 Okay. 29 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,320 It's -- the minutes are approved. 30 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:18,440 Then we need to receive an informational report and hold a discussion regarding the 31 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,920 Emily Fowler Library Foundation. 32 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:21,920 Jennifer? 33 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:27,280 So, really no changes with the foundation. 34 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,200 They still have that CD of $100,000. 35 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:34,480 The latest statement we had was in December, which we went over in the January meeting, 36 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,800 so they have a little over $1,000 in their checking account. 37 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:45,080 They -- most of that checking account is what they use to donate for the Nook Park behind 38 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:46,880 Emily Fowler Central Library. 39 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,520 So that's all. 40 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:50,680 All right. 41 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,480 Any questions or comments for Jennifer? 42 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:58,960 Then the next item on the agenda is to receive an informational report and hold a discussion 43 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:03,960 regarding the Friends of the Denton Public Library. 44 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,800 The Friends is scheduling a meeting. 45 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,160 We've actually got that scheduled now. 46 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:13,800 It's going to be next Thursday, the 18th, at 6 p.m. 47 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:20,200 So if a Library Board member would be able to attend as the liaison, that's always good. 48 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,640 I cannot remember off the top of my head right now. 49 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:26,880 I may need to do some research and follow up with you all about who the assigned liaison 50 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,160 is for the Library Board. 51 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:30,520 Do you remember, Dr. Greenlow? 52 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:31,520 No, I don't. 53 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,120 Who among you was the liaison? 54 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:38,360 It was me last, I believe, but maybe not. 55 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:42,240 Maybe not when we -- I can't remember. 56 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,920 There will be -- the new president will name someone, but I believe I named you, yes. 57 00:02:46,920 --> 00:02:47,920 So -- 58 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:48,920 Okay. 59 00:02:48,920 --> 00:02:53,720 So if you're available, Kate, and you want to jump on, I'll send you that link. 60 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,880 I think I can do it. 61 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:56,880 Okay. 62 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,360 The meeting -- at the meeting, they've got some changes they want to discuss about their 63 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:05,900 bylaws, and then we're going to talk about library reopening plans and our formal funding 64 00:03:05,900 --> 00:03:12,320 request of that $6,000 for summer reading challenge incentives, the prize books for 65 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:19,840 2021 summer reading challenge program, but since the meeting is next week, there's not 66 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,040 a whole lot to report yet. 67 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,040 Okay. 68 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,400 Any questions or comments? 69 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:31,120 Anything you'd like her to -- either Kate or Jennifer to bring up at the meeting? 70 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,720 All right. 71 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:39,740 And the next on the agenda is receive a report and hold a discussion regarding library phased 72 00:03:39,740 --> 00:03:43,160 reopening plans during COVID-19 pandemic. 73 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:51,000 So since I wrote this agenda information sheet, a lot has changed. 74 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:57,880 So ignore everything on the agenda information sheet, and let me give you the latest summary. 75 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:06,600 We are planning to remain in phase 2, which is core critical services, which we're doing 76 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:14,800 curbside, checkout of hold materials, appointments for computer use, copy machines and fax service, 77 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,120 and everything else is virtual. 78 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:18,680 And we will be remaining in that. 79 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:23,920 We were hoping to possibly open this spring, but we're pushing that back, and looks like 80 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:32,320 we're going to be looking at opening for phase 3, which will be walk-in entry on May 1st. 81 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:37,720 That is tentative, but that's what we're looking at right now. 82 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:42,760 Some of the things that we are trying to do in the meantime, though, we did reinstate homebound 83 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:48,400 services to the senior living centers that we had been working with prior to COVID. 84 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,420 So that has already been reinstituted. 85 00:04:52,420 --> 00:04:59,720 We have sent out emails to our 2020 Summer Reading Challenge prize winners, giving them 86 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:04,960 an opportunity to fill out a form with their reading preferences and age group and reading 87 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:13,040 levels to schedule a curbside pickup for their prizes, because thanks to COVID, they haven't 88 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:14,520 been able to come and pick their prizes. 89 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,480 So that is going on right now. 90 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:21,120 We'll send a second email probably in the next week or so, and we'll just keep sending 91 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,800 those reminder emails. 92 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:30,300 After four days of the first email, we already had 71 pickups, so we were getting some pretty 93 00:05:30,300 --> 00:05:31,300 good response. 94 00:05:31,300 --> 00:05:34,240 We want to get those prize books out. 95 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:39,400 And some things we're looking at to do in the meantime, we're trying to figure out some 96 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,840 options to expanding curbside hold pickup. 97 00:05:42,840 --> 00:05:48,040 Currently we're doing Monday through Saturday, 10 to 5, but looking at expanding to offer 98 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:55,520 evening hours, and then we're also looking at, in the near future, offering like a 30-minute 99 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,460 grab and go browsing appointment. 100 00:05:58,460 --> 00:06:02,840 So we can have appointments for those who just want to come in and browse. 101 00:06:02,840 --> 00:06:03,840 It's a quick thing. 102 00:06:03,840 --> 00:06:07,000 You use the self-check, and then you're done. 103 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,960 So we're working on some processes and scheduling with that. 104 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:15,360 So next month I'll have some more details about that. 105 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,160 Any questions or comments? 106 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,920 Will that be at all three libraries, or okay? 107 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:22,920 Yes. 108 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:23,920 All right. 109 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:24,920 All right. 110 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:31,560 The next on the agenda is receive a report, hold a discussion, and consider recommending 111 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:35,760 approval of the following Denton Public Library policy updates. 112 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,640 And I'm just going to let you name them as you go through them, please, Jennifer. 113 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,520 Well, we only have one, but we are bringing them back. 114 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:50,520 So at each meeting we'll have at least one, and the policy that we have for you today 115 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:52,720 is the volunteer policy. 116 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:54,240 We did a review of that. 117 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:59,240 We made some clarification and some wording, including clarifying that the minimum time 118 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:05,680 commitment was an annual time commitment, and that a parent or guardian, it was pretty 119 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,880 vague language just saying they need to fill out forms, and we clarified that they needed 120 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:16,600 to fill out some specific forms for volunteers who are under 18 years of age. 121 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:23,840 We added in the process that volunteers must attend an orientation session and clarified 122 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,880 that they needed to sign in and out at the service desk at the beginning and end of their 123 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:28,880 shifts. 124 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:29,880 All right. 125 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:34,180 Do you need us to vote on that, or is this information? 126 00:07:34,180 --> 00:07:35,180 It's a vote, please. 127 00:07:35,180 --> 00:07:36,180 Okay. 128 00:07:36,180 --> 00:07:40,460 Do we need a motion to vote on the change, please? 129 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:41,960 I have a question. 130 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:42,960 Sure. 131 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,360 Well, we have to make the motion first. 132 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:46,360 That's fine. 133 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,160 And then we can have discussion. 134 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:49,160 That's fine. 135 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,120 That's the way the Robert's Rules goes. 136 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,040 So may I have a motion first? 137 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,040 Kate made the motion. 138 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,720 A motion that we pass it as presented. 139 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:58,720 Okay. 140 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,820 May I have a second to the motion? 141 00:08:02,820 --> 00:08:05,400 We can't have discussion unless I have a second, folks. 142 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:06,400 Second. 143 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:07,400 Jim seconded. 144 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,800 Now, we can have discussion. 145 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:10,800 Okay. 146 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,440 Well, it's really not about discussion. 147 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:23,200 I just want to kind of have a little bit of clarification, and does this volunteer policy 148 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:33,560 cover both volunteers from the community and, for example, our practicum students? 149 00:08:33,560 --> 00:08:38,360 And yeah, but that's the first question. 150 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:43,600 So practicum students are considered volunteers, and so they would fall under this. 151 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:49,040 In addition, we have practicum guidelines, which are procedural, that practicums would 152 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:57,920 also have on there, and it explains a lot more detail about their duties and their preferences 153 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:02,440 and pairing them up, and then we have checklists and things like that for practicum students 154 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:03,440 also. 155 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:04,440 Okay. 156 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:12,920 I asked this question because I don't know whether the application, the volunteer application 157 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:18,560 form, for example, the background check or the relation form, whether they're new. 158 00:09:18,560 --> 00:09:27,400 I actually have never, I have not recalled Denham Public Library ever ask us for background 159 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,360 check and that kind of thing. 160 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:31,360 It's new-ish. 161 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:38,440 I can't remember exactly when it happened, but all volunteers, we have two practicum 162 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:42,840 students currently right now for the spring semester, and both had to go through the background 163 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:43,840 check. 164 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:44,840 Yeah. 165 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:45,840 Okay. 166 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:46,840 All right. 167 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:47,840 Anything else? 168 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,000 Then let's vote. 169 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,000 All in favor? 170 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:51,000 Aye. 171 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,000 Or raise your hands. 172 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:53,000 It's easier. 173 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,000 Okay. 174 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:55,000 All opposed? 175 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,000 Same sign. 176 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:57,000 All right. 177 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:58,000 It passes. 178 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:03,800 Jennifer, the next is receive a report and hold a discussion regarding library grant 179 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,160 updates, binge box, and homebound services. 180 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:08,600 All right. 181 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,920 So I went over a little bit about our grants, and I just want to give you an update on some 182 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:13,920 of those. 183 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,960 We've had a little bit more activity on those. 184 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:21,200 The North Texas Book Festival grant and the Texas Book Festival grants, those materials 185 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,040 are hitting the shelves. 186 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:29,000 You'll start seeing some social media advertisement of those grants and those materials in the 187 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:35,080 next few weeks, because those are almost done being processed and cataloged. 188 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:42,060 The text treasures grant, the microfilm for the newspaper has been sent to UNT. 189 00:10:42,060 --> 00:10:46,280 They have been working on it, and some of those items are already on the portal to Texas 190 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:47,440 history. 191 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:51,200 If anybody wanted to go ahead and take a look, they are just continually scanning and adding 192 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:56,840 more, that should be done towards the end of the spring or early summer. 193 00:10:56,840 --> 00:11:03,320 Our special project grant, we have ordered new computer tables, collaboration tables, 194 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:09,720 and storage cabinets, too shorter and too tall, for that space already. 195 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,120 We are just waiting for those to arrive. 196 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:17,600 We've also ordered separately, it's not part of the grant, but part of that project, a 197 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:24,360 cricket machine, and we are in the process of working with purchasing to order two laser 198 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:25,960 engravers. 199 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,720 So that PO should be done next week, and then we'll start getting those in. 200 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:41,080 Our next things to order for that from the grant are a CNC carving machine, large capacity 201 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:46,600 laminator, and a 3D printer and 3D scanner. 202 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:54,200 So once those items are ordered and in, that closes out the grant portion. 203 00:11:54,200 --> 00:12:00,040 And then the CARES Act grant, it went to council and was approved, so I am submitting those 204 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:06,120 orders and starting that process next week. 205 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:11,760 And then the binge box collection is a new collection for the library, and you can search 206 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:17,720 in the catalog for binge box, and you can find a variety of topics. 207 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:25,240 It's multiple movies and films in one package, so you're getting more bang for your checkout, 208 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:31,180 if you will, and it's five to seven DVDs in each box, and they follow a theme, and they've 209 00:12:31,180 --> 00:12:32,600 got some really cute themes. 210 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:39,320 I think I had some examples in the AIS of Tis the Season, Heartwarming, Hallmark, Unhinged 211 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:45,240 and in Love, Love Story's Gone Bad, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. 212 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:49,440 So it's all sorts of topics and things of popular movies, so you can check them out 213 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:53,880 at once and have a binge weekend and watch them all at once. 214 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:57,200 So we're very excited about that new collection. 215 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:02,520 And then just an update on Homebound, I mentioned earlier, they were suspended, those services 216 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:07,400 were suspended in March, but we have started that back up with the senior living centers 217 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:10,520 that we've been working with in the past. 218 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:17,240 We are doing a monthly drop off and pick up of materials, and we're working with the coordinators 219 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:22,600 at some of the senior living centers to help advertise and promote the service for other 220 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,920 residents who may not be aware that we offer that service. 221 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:32,180 Since we're already going there anyway, we'd love to serve more of the residents. 222 00:13:32,180 --> 00:13:36,760 Any questions or comments about any of those? 223 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,600 I have a quick question, Jennifer, when you were talking about the engraving machine, 224 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:45,040 the laminator, the 3D printer, what grant was that? 225 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:51,320 It's the special projects grant, TSLAX Special Projects. 226 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,320 That was all I had. 227 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:54,560 Okay. 228 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:55,560 Anyone else? 229 00:13:55,560 --> 00:13:58,480 Well, that ends our agenda. 230 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:05,920 Jennifer, you do need to put on next month's agenda the nominations for the officers for 231 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:07,800 next year or for this coming year. 232 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,520 It's going to be a very short term. 233 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:18,240 I will remind you that no one can repeat in the office that they hold at this time. 234 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,320 In other words, I cannot be president again. 235 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:23,500 I can hold another office, but I cannot be president. 236 00:14:23,500 --> 00:14:28,680 You have to have a one-year break between holding a same office. 237 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:29,920 So think of that. 238 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:30,920 I'm president. 239 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:31,920 Who's vice? 240 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:32,920 I'm chair. 241 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:33,980 No, it is president. 242 00:14:33,980 --> 00:14:34,980 It is president. 243 00:14:34,980 --> 00:14:35,980 It is vice president. 244 00:14:35,980 --> 00:14:36,980 Who's vice president? 245 00:14:36,980 --> 00:14:39,200 Dr. Cheng, I believe. 246 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:40,200 No. 247 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:41,200 No. 248 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:47,800 I believe Ben is the vice president. 249 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:48,800 Ben? 250 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:49,800 Uh-huh. 251 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:55,000 Does that sound okay? 252 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:56,600 And who was secretary? 253 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:57,600 Kate. 254 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:58,600 Kate. 255 00:14:58,600 --> 00:14:59,600 Okay. 256 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,360 So those three, we three cannot hold the same office. 257 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:04,920 We can hold other offices. 258 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:11,320 So be thinking of that when you come prepared to make nominations at our next meeting. 259 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:16,400 And we'll do nominations and then it's the following meeting that the voting takes place. 260 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:23,380 And then the next round of nominations should be per the bylaws in September because hopefully 261 00:15:23,380 --> 00:15:26,480 all the appointments will have gone through by then. 262 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:27,480 Right. 263 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:28,480 Okay. 264 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:32,160 Anything else for Jennifer before I adjourn? 265 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,480 Vicki, welcome to the board. 266 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:36,680 You're our new member. 267 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:38,800 So let's all give Vicki a wave. 268 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:39,800 Yay. 269 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:41,360 Glad to have you with us. 270 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:44,680 Um, and someday we'll get to see you in person. 271 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:45,680 I hope. 272 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:46,680 I hope. 273 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:47,680 You had a question, Vicki. 274 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:48,680 Well, I didn't have a question. 275 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:53,640 I just wanted to introduce myself to you all. 276 00:15:53,640 --> 00:16:00,080 I am Vicki Byrd and Deb Amater recommended me for the board. 277 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:04,840 I convinced her that the library is my favorite place to be next to home. 278 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,240 I feel like I live in the library every time I go in. 279 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:11,720 I want to stay, but something else has come up. 280 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,440 I'm not sure if you all have heard or not. 281 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:19,200 My name mentioned in district one, I will be running for city council. 282 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:27,320 I've been approved and notified as of this past Monday, I believe just a couple of days. 283 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:32,720 And so I'm going to be looking forward to giving all of my energy to that. 284 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:37,640 I'll be looking forward to representing, you know, all of us in this area. 285 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:45,600 So with that being said, I'm not real sure the ordinance or the rules or processes by 286 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:52,240 which I could be on one of these boards because she just put me on this committee and now 287 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:58,360 all of these things have taken place in the last week and a half or a couple of weeks. 288 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,080 Okay. 289 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:05,800 You can be on the board unless you are, unless you win the council election then you go off 290 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:06,800 the board. 291 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:07,800 Okay. 292 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:09,320 But there is an attendance policy. 293 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,760 So you must attend the meeting. 294 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:16,480 So I know you will have other obligations in running, but there is an attendance policy. 295 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:17,480 Great. 296 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:23,760 I was waiting to hear back from the city secretary and this question just came up when I realized 297 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:28,400 that, oh, I'm on the library board, you know, so it just all just kind of popped off really 298 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:29,400 quickly. 299 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:35,760 And thank you for that information, Jean, I will keep that and just really try to do 300 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:42,160 my best and give you all any kind of knowledge that I have or any kind of questions or comments 301 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:43,160 or concerns. 302 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:44,760 I'll make sure I do that. 303 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:45,760 Good. 304 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:46,760 Glad to have you on board. 305 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:47,960 Thank you very much. 306 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:48,960 Okay. 307 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,200 I am going to adjourn us then. 308 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:52,200 Thank you very much. 309 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,320 And we'll stay safe, stay warm, get your shots. 310 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:57,920 We'll see you next month. 311 00:17:57,920 --> 00:17:58,920 Thank you. 312 00:17:58,920 --> 00:17:58,920 Bye.