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SURVEYOR PETE MUSICK REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD CONTINUE <br />ITEM 6 IN REGARD TO FINAL APPROVAL FOR MIRAFLORES, UNIT 2, FOR AT <br />LEAST TWO WEEKS SO THAT HE AND THE ADMINISTRATOR CAN RESOLVE THE <br />MINOR ITEMS THAT HAVE ARISEN. <br />TOM MASON, CHAIRMAN OF THE AD HOC LIBRARY STUDY COMMITTEE, <br />CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO REVIEW THEIR PRELIMINARY REPORT, WHICH WAS <br />PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD IN BOOKLET FORM AND COPY OF WHICH <br />IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK. HE EXPLAINED THAT THEY DID <br />BACKGROUND STUDIES AS TO THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION°S FUNCTION, RESEARCHED <br />THE BOOKMOBILE OPERATION, PRESENTED STATISTICS REGARDING LIBRARY <br />USAGE, SALARIES, LIBRARY MANAGEMENT, ETC., AND DID A COMPARISON WITH <br />OTHER SIMILAR COUNTIES. <br />MR. NASON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY HAVE CONCLUDED THAT <br />THE LIBRARY RIGHT NOW IS AT THE POINT WHERE IT IS NO LONGER ECONOMICALLY <br />FEASIBLE FOR THEM TO CONTINUE AS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, AND THEIR <br />FIRST RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT THE BOARD ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY <br />FOR THE OPERATION OF THE LIBRARY. THIS WOULD REQUIRE DISSOLVING THE <br />LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AND TRANSFER OF THEIR ASSETS TO THE COUNTY FOR <br />THEIR STEWARDSHIP. HE WENT ON TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED MAKE-UP OF A <br />BOARD OF ADVISORS AND THE PROPOSED CHAIN OF ADMINISTRATION. SECONDLY, <br />THEY RECOMMEND THAT A CITIZENS GROUP SUCH AS THE FRIENDS'OF THE <br />LIBRARY SHOULD BE REACTIVATED, AND ITS MAIN FUNCTION WOULD BE FUND <br />RAISING ACTIVITIES. <br />MR. NASON THEN DISCUSSED RECOMMENDED PERSONNEL, WHICH THEY <br />FELT SHOULD CONSIST OF FIVE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND FIVE FULL TIME <br />EQUIVALENT POSITIONS, OR A FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF OF TEN PERSONS. <br />THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE LIBRARIAN HAVE A DEGREE IN LIBRARY <br />SCIENCE AND HAVE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS' EXPERIENCE, AND IT IS THEIR <br />UNANIMOUS OPINION THAT THE EXISTING LIBRARIAN BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE <br />AS HEAD LIBRARIAN AND BE ALLOWED UP TO FIVE YEARS TO COMPLETE THE <br />REQUISITE COURSES TO OBTAIN HER MASTERS DEGREE. IN ADDITION, THEY <br />ARE RECOMMENDING AN ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAM. MR. NASON REPORTED <br />THAT ONE OF THE MAJOR COMPLAINTS WAS IN REGARD TO THE INCONSISTENT <br />OPENING HOURS, AND THEY ARE, THEREFORE, RECOMMENDING THAT THE OPENING <br />41 <br />a®QK 4 PAW 643 r <br />JUN 41980 <br />