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CITY OF ORANGE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND LIBRARY SERVICES
COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION
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771-6126 SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF ORANGE COMMUNITY
AND LIBRARY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY Minutes of Meeting Held
Monday, December 7, 1998
230 East Chapman Avenue
I. CALL TO ORDER 1.
1 Pledge of Allegiance Chair Cavecche led
the Pledge of Allegiance.
1.2 Roll Call A special meeting of the Orange Public Library
Board of Trustees was calledto order at 3:45 p.m., in the
Community & Library Services Administration Conference Room,
230
East
Chapman Avenue.Present:Guest:Trustees Cavecche, Massa,
Schlund, Wame and Westfall,Beverly
Simmons, DMG Maximus Consultant 1.
3 Adoption of Agenda Trustee Massa moved that the agenda be adopted
as presented. Trustee
Wame seconded. Motion carried.II. MEETING WITH
BEVERLY SIMMONS, CONSULTANT, DMG Director Wann introduced Beverly Simmons, Consultant
with DMG Maximus (formerly DMG) and gave Trustees details on the Citywide Management
Audit being conducted at 230 E. CHAPMAN
CITY OF ORANGE COMMUNITY AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Minutes of Meeting Held Monday, December 7,1998
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this time. Ms. Simmons detailed her project study, including interviews of staff, review
ofthe Library budget and service hours, and a comparison of the Orange Public Library
with comparable libraries of its size in the area and state. The library's utilization of
privatization, joint use and other partnerships, and the need to appoint a permanent
Library Director, will be explored, along with alternative funding sources the library may
want to investigate. Ms. Simmons predicted her study will be completed by January
1999, at which time the entire audit will be presented to City Council in February 1999.
III. ORAL PRESENTATIONS
There were no oral presentations.
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no announcements.
V. ADJOURNMENT
Trustee Warne moved that the meeting be adjourned at 4:37 p.m. Seconded by Trustee
Schlund. Motion carried.
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Gary Warm,
Secretary to the Board
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