HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-01-2013-11bORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 1, 2013
Action Agenda
Item No. 11 -b
SUBJECT: Chanel Hill Library Board of Trustees
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) I No
ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover
Membership Roster
Recommendation Letter for Reappointment
Application of Person Recommended
Applicant Interest List
Applications of Persons on Interest List
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clerk's Office, 245 -2130
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PURPOSE: To consider making an appointment to the Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees.
BACKGROUND: The Library Board of Trustees is a nine - member Town advisory
board. Membership includes eight Chapel Hill residents appointed by the Town Council
and one at- large Orange County resident appointed by the County Board of
Commissioners. The Board meets on the second Monday of the month at 5:15 p.m.
Duties and responsibilities of the Library Board of Trustees include the following:
(a) Advise the Chapel Hill Town Council, Town Manager, and Library Director
concerning all matters relating to the operation of a public library system for the town,
taking into consideration the needs and attitudes of library users and staff.
(b) Advise the Chapel Hill Town Council, Town Manager, and Library Director as to
the use and daily operation of library services and facilities.
(c) Work cooperatively with the friends of the library in support of the library.
(d) Make recommendations to the Town Council concerning the construction
and improvement of buildings and other structures for the library system.
(e) Advise the Chapel Hill Town Council, Town Manager, and Library Director
concerning the annual budget of the library system.
(f) Monitor gift and memorial donations and endowments of the library, and advise
the council on the expenditure of these funds.
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(g) Recommend a schedule of fines and charges for the late return of, failure to return,
damage to, and loss of library materials, and take other measures to protect and
regulate the use of such materials.
(h) Advise the Chapel Hill Town Council on the extension of privileges to and use of
the library by nonresidents of the town and any fees associated therewith.
(i) Advise the Town Manager concerning the appointment of the Library Director.
U) Make an annual report on the operations of the library to the Chapel Hill Town
Council and make an annual report to the department of cultural resources as
required in N.C.G.S. 125 -5.
Trustees serve staggered, four -year terms, and shall not be eligible for more than
two consecutive four -year terms
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Board will consider making an appointment to the Chapel Hill
Library Board of Trustees.
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Board and Commission Members
And Vacant Positions
Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees
Meeting Times: 5:15 pm 2nd Monday Terms: 2 Contact Person: Susan Brown
Meeting Place: Library Meeting Room 100 Library Dr. Positions: 1 Length: 4 years Contact Phone:
Description: The Library Board of Trustees is responsible for recommending long -term plans, policies, and programs of library service throughout the community. It advises the Mayor and
Council on library matters, develops plans for library facilities, and recommends operating policies of the library. The Trustees are also responsible for the monitoring of non -
budgeted gifts and donations received by the library.
Dr. Evelyn Daniel Day Phone: 207- 974 -9609
1 Evening Phone: 919 - 929 -2237
100 Cathy Road FAX: 919 - 962 -8071
Carrboro NC 27510 E -mail: daniel @ils.unc.edu
Sex: Female First Appointed: 06/30/2005
Race: Caucasian Current Appointment: 10/06/2009
Township: Chapel Hill Expiration: 06/30/2013
Resid/Spec Req: Number of Terms: 3
Special Repr: Orange County Resident
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Chairman Barry Jacobs September 6, 2013
Orange County Board of Commissioners
200 South Cameron Street
P. O. Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Dear Mr. Jacobs:
am currently serving as Chairman of the Chapel Hill Public Library Board of Trustees
and am writing to you about Board member Evelyn Daniel, who represents the County
on our Board.
Dr. Daniel's term on the Board is about to expire. I have discussed her service with my
predecessor as Chair, Martha Diefendorf. Ms. Diefendorf has served on the Board with
Dr. Daniel for several years before I joined the Board two years ago. Ms. Diefendorf and
have the greatest respect for the knowledge and energy that Dr. Daniel has brought to
our work as Library Trustees. She brings a deep knowledge of library programs in the
US and how libraries are evolving with the rise of digital information and changes in
public demands for library services. She has an excellent attendance record at our
meetings and is always ready to take the lead on projects, most recently in developing
policies for the use of meeting rooms at the Library by the public, which she brought to a
successful conclusion after working with other Board members to weigh all the issues.
We understand that the County will have many things to consider in this appointment.
We just want you to know that we value the service of Dr. Daniel and would welcome
her reappointment. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
John N. Morris, Chair
CHPL Board of Trustees
cc.Commissioner
Earl McKee
Commissioner
Mark Dorosin
Commissioner
Alice M. Gordon
Commissioner
Bernadette Pelissier
Commissioner
Renee Price
Commissioner
Penny Rich
Ms. Donna Baker,
County Clerk
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Evelyn Daniel
Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
Name:
Name Called:
Home Address:
Phone (Day):
Phone (Evening)
Phone (Cell):
Email:
Place of Employment:
Job Title:
Year of OC Residence:
Township of Residence:
Zone of Residence:
Sex:
Ethnic Background:
Dr. Evelyn Daniel
100 Cathy Road
Carrboro NC 27510
207 - 974 -9609
919- 929 -2237
daniel @ils.unc.edu
UNC , Chapel Hill
Dean and Professor Emeritus
1985
Chapel Hill
Carrboro City Limits
Female
Caucasian
Boards /Commissions applied for:
Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees
Long term research interest in libraries and policy issues. Recent
publication: Cutback management in US Public Libraries in Advances in
Librarianship, vol. 34, 2011. Recent volunteer experience in Carrboro
Branch of Orange County Public Library and for Chapel Hill Public Library.
Experience on the Board and on various commissions and studies of
librarianship in the county and the state.
Community Activities /Organizational Memberships:
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Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards:
Completing term on Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees
Other Comments:
STAFF NOTES: Renewed application 1/27/04 for Reconvened 2004 Library Services
Task Force. 10/8/01 Interest letter update -no reply -made app inactive. Renewed
application 8/1/00 for Library Task Force. Originally applied for : Hyconeechee Reg.
Libr. Bd. 2/3/97. UPDATED APPLICATION 06/10/2013 FOR CHAPEL HILL LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 100 Cathy Road is Chapel Hill Township, Carrboro
Jurisdiction, Carrboro City Limits.
This application was current on: 6/10/2013 Date Printed: 9/25/2013
Applicant Interest
Listing
by Board Name and by Applicant Name
Contact Person:
Susan Brown
Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees
Contact Phone:
Ms. Virginia Baeckler
Day Phone:
609- 462 -5978
Sex:
Female
317 Joyce Road
Evening Phone:
919 - 241 -4596
Race:
Caucasian
Hillsborough NC 27278
Cell Phone:
Township:
Hillsborough
E -mail:
baeckler @gmail.com
Date Applied:
06/20/2013
Skills: Librarian
Also Serves On:
Skills: Writer/Editor
Also Serves On:
Dr. Evelyn Daniel
Day Phone:
207- 974 -9609
Sex:
Female
100 Cathy Road
Evening Phone:
919 - 929 -2237
Race:
Caucasian
Carrboro NC 27510
Cell Phone:
Township:
Chapel Hill
E -mail:
daniel @ils.unc.edu
Date Applied:
06/10/2013
Skills: Community Service Volunteer
Also Serves On:
Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees
Skills: Dean of Library science UNC -CH
Skills: Former Library Services TaskForce Me
Skills: Research
Mr. James R. Stroud
Day Phone:
919 - 680 -8871
Sex:
Male
7904 Rogers Rd
Evening Phone:
919 - 971 -7063
Race:
African American
Chapel Hill NC 27516
Cell Phone:
Township:
Chapel Hill
E -mail:
jstroud @choedc.org
Date Applied:
05/24/2013
Skills: Durham City /Co. Gov. Merger Commit Also Serves On:
Affordable Housing Advisory Board
Skills: Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Resident
Skills: Mortgage Account Representative
Skills: NC Dept. Housing/Redevelopment
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Virginia Baeckler
Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
Name:
Name Called:
Home Address:
Phone (Day):
Phone (Evening)
Phone (Cell):
Email:
Place of Employment
Ms. Virginia Baeckler
317 Joyce Road
Hillsborough NC 27278
609 - 462 -5978
919- 241 -4596
baeckler @gmail.com
Retired
Job Title: Former Director, Plainsboro Public Library, NJ
Year of OC Residence: 2013
Township of Residence: Hillsborough
Zone of Residence: Hillsborough ETJ
Sex: Female
Ethnic Background: Caucasian
Boards /Commissions applied for:
Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees
While my academic training at Cornell University was in the field of Slavic
languages and literature,) wandered far astray after a year of doctoral
research in the Soviet Union. I became a lobbyist for arts in education,
which morphed into being the advocate for New Jersey Media Association,
working to improve political support for libraries in every school. From
there, I stepped into the public library world. In Plainsboro, NJ, which has a
wildly diverse population, I guided the library through rapid cultural
revolutions, and in the space of 20 years, built two libraries, moving from
1400 square feet, to 14,000 square feet to 48,000 square feet. Numbers
are not everything. I bring real world experience gained throughout the
growth in services, holdings and finance. More than that, as a recent article
trumpeted: libraries are in my blood! Since supporting myself in college by
working in and eventually running a branch of the university library system, I
have been dazzled by the potential of libraries as the only public institution
entrusted with cradle to grave education. We are informal education at its
finest. For example: With the nation facing a critical shortage of scientists,
and science education lagging in school curricula, we launched a Science
Center that boasted everything from science story hours for wee children, to
robotics classes utilizing corporate volunteer techies, to community wide
science competitions that engaged adults, teens and tots. With the advent
of digital education, we brought a nifty array on online services to our public- -
be they adult investors, or kids needing help /tutoring with their homework.
At the core of it all, education is our supreme goal!
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Virginia Baeckler
Community Activities /Organizational Memberships:
Recently retired librarian who directed two major building campaigns. Author 4 books on
library management, programming and pr. Member American Library Association,
National Science Teachers Association, NYTimes Librarian of the Year, co founder of
Contact Science /University of Texas at Dallas.
Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards:
None
Other Comments:
STAFF COMMENTS: Originally applied for Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees
06/20/2013. ADDRESS VERIFICATION: 317 Joyce Road is Hillsborough Township,
Hillsborough Jurisdiction, and Hillsborough ETJ.
This application was current on: 6/20/2013 8:10:01 PM Date Printed: 9/25/2013
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James R. Stroud
Volunteer Application
Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions
Name:
Name Called:
Home Address:
Phone (Day):
Phone (Evening)
Phone (Cell):
Email:
Place of Employment:
Job Title:
Year of OC Residence:
Township of Residence:
Zone of Residence:
Sex:
Ethnic Background:
Mr. James R. Stroud
7904 Rogers Rd
Chapel Hill NC 27516
919- 680 -8871
919- 971 -7063
jstroud @choedc.org
Bank of America
Mortgage Account Executive
1955
Chapel Hill
JPA
Male
African American
Boards /Commissions applied for:
Chapel Hill Library Board of Trustees
Community Activities /Organizational Memberships:
Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards:
Work Experience: NC Department of Housing & Redevelopment (Dave Kelly,Director)
and the Hurricane Floyd Initiative. Acted as an advocate for (9) eastern counties who
were impacted by Hurricane Floyd. Worked with local government and state
representatives to engage a housing counseling program designed to promote
rehabiliation,and new housing for low to moderate income individuals. 18 Years of
experience in community and economic development
Volunteer Experience: Worked as a volunteer for Durham City /County Government
Merger Committee.Currently on the Chapel Hill Town Planning Board
Education: Columbia Southern University - Business AdministrationColumbia Southern
University - Metarie, LA.
Business Administration
Other Comments:
STAFF NOTES: Ncg. spoke to him 3/25/04 and asked if he would consider serving on
C.H. Bd. Adju. since he lives in the C.H. JPA. He said yes. Originally applied 2/17/04 for
CHPB; OC Bd. Adj; EDC. STAFF COMMENTS: Reapplied 06/30/2010 for Affordable
Housing Advisory Board, Economic Development Commission, Chapel Hill Library Board
of Trustees. I'm very interested in Orange County achieving the goals that are assessed
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James R. Stroud
in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Address Verification: 7904 Rogers Road is in CH JPA
per Kay Tapp, CH Planning Dept. ncg /Clerk's office /BOCC. UPDATED APPLICATION
05/24/2013 TO REMAIN ON CHAPEL HILL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
This application was current on: 5/24/2013 Date Printed: 9/25/2013