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Executive Committee Meeting Highlights
June 12, 2009
The CLA Executive Committee (EC) conducts a minimum of four meetings per year and one leadership-training meeting. EC Highlights are provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered official actions of the EC. Approved EC minutes can be obtained by requesting a copy from CLA staff at info@cla-net.org. The EC highlights are produced within one week of each meeting and are made available to help keep our members and the public informed of EC actions and policy discussions.
The following summarizes the meeting:
President's Report
CLA President Barbara Roberts reported that Cindy Mediavilla accepted the permanent editorship of the Clarion. In keeping with the CLA theme of "going green," CLA will, in the future, be offering an electronic version of the magazine to members and limited paper copies. The next issue will be dedicated to the "New CLA."
She also reported on her involvement in the ALA National Legislative Day, noting that California had over 40 members attending. Meetings, stressing continuation of LSTA funding, were held with the staff of Senators Boxer and Feinstein as well as each person's Representative.
She advised members that over the past month, CLA and the CLA lobbyists were working to insure that we had a representative appointed to the California ICT Digital Literacy Leadership Council and ICT Literacy Advisory Committee. She reported that the Governor’s office has added CLA representation to both bodies. A letter recommending Stephanie Sterling Brasley, Manager of Information Literacy Initiatives, CSU Office of the Chancellor, was forwarded to Joe Camicia, the Chief of Staff to the Chief Information Officer, who will be handling the processing of appointment requests.
Consent Agenda
The EC approved Minutes for meetings and/or mail ballots of April 14, May 5 and May 22nd and the Treasurers report for the first quarter and through May 2009.
Action Items
Nominations for VP/President Elect: In the absence of the Immediate Past President Monique le Conge, Barbara Roberts reported that the Nominations Committee has selected two candidates to run for the 2009 VP/President elect: Kim Bui-Burton, Monterey Public Library and Julie Farnsworth, Pleasanton Public Library. The election will run from approximately June 22 to July 13, 2009. Barbara Roberts advised that she will spend time with the VP/President Elect to help orient her to the position. No action was necessary.
Resolution for Judith Krug: The EC approved a resolution recognizing Judith Krug for her contribution to the library community. The resolution will be forwarded by Les Kong to ALA for inclusion in a national recognition of her contributions.
Association Management Company RFP proposal: The committee discussed and approved the RFP to obtain an Association Management Company to manage CLA operations, noting that it was complete in content, direction and timeline. They gave further direction to the Interim Executive Director on suggested outreach, including the search for nationally certified California Association Management firms. The Interim Executive Director advised the committee that she would provide electronic copies of the document and attachments to interested parties and have them distributed starting Monday June 15, 2009.
Program Updates and Reports
Cindy Mediavilla, Chair of the Conference committee provided a report by telephone. She advised that the committee is adhering to their timeline, highlighted the things that will make this a greener conference and the strategies for obtaining sponsorships.
The committee discussed the recommendations of the ROI Task Force and agreed that the report should be provided to the new ED with direction to meet with the State Librarian to determine if there is value in developing this further as part of the library statistical measurements. The Interim Executive Director will include this report in the Executive Director briefing binder with a notation to report his/her findings to the EC.
Les Kong gave a brief ALA update and agreed to complete and return the ALA Assessment Survey completed by the President and Interim Executive Director and include his Chapter/Councilor input. He will also forward the Resolution on Judith Krug to ALA.
Executive Director Interviews
The EC continued their interviews of potential Executive Director Candidates.
Final Announcements
Executive Director Search: The committee announced that it has placed the search for an Executive Director on hold until CLA has successfully contracted with an Association Management Company.
E-newsletter update: Richard Berta, Membership and Marketing Associate provided a report on the status of the development of a monthly E-Newsletter. He presented the EC with an issue memo that identified the work completed to date in evaluating numerous software companies and obtaining satisfaction information from three associations. Based on his review, he recommended that CLA use MailChimp. With the consensus of the EC, he will continue development over the next month with a planned launch date of mid July 2009.
The next Executive Committee Meeting Date is set for October 30, 2009, Pasadena. This will be the last meeting of the Executive Committee. At the conclusion of the 2009 Conference, the new CLA Board of Directors will become operational.
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