Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Careful with that "right seats on the bus" metaphor, Ann


From the September 28, 2015, library board meeting minutes


From the October 26, 2015, library board meeting minutes (multi-color highlights added)


Sidebar:   Library agrees to run village of Mukwonago parks and rec program.  (Lake County Now, 11/3/2015) 

Not surprisingly, this action results in the need to schedule a special meeting.  (Minutes not posted online)


Page 1 of the agenda of the regularly scheduled 11/23/2015 meeting of the library board (highlight added).

Seems odd to me that the 'Comments from the Public' agenda item is limited to 15 minutes.  In my experience, everyone wishing to speak is given the courtesy to do so, with a time limit set at 3-5 minutes per person.

The plan, apparently, was not well vetted.

Mukwonago Community Library's reorganization plan halted.  (Lake County Now, 11/24/2015)

The staff reorganization planned required that all staff reapply for their jobs.  Needless to say, there was no outbreak of happy dancing.

Library patron Nikki Verheyden sums it up.
"The handling of this restructure has been atrocious.  The board can't treat the employees as well as the employees have treated me."  

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