Amigos Board of Directors May Meeting Highlights

The Amigos Library Services Board of Directors conducted its May 17 meeting in conjunction with the annual online Amigos Member Conference. Board officers Bill Hair, Waco, TX; Anne Prestamo, Stillwater, OK; Jennifer Goodson, Ft. Smith, AR; and Patrick Heath, Boerne, TX, participated from the Amigos offices in Dallas and were joined online by the rest of the Board.

In his final Chair’s report, Hair reviewed committee and task force appointments for the year and thanked his fellow Directors and members for their service.

Amigos Treasurer Heath reported positive April performances for both operations and the organization’s investment portfolio. He noted that Amigos Member Discount Program revenues were a major contributor to an overall robust operational showing.

The Board approved three winners of the 2011 Amigos Fellowship and Opportunity Award. Amigos Chief Operations Officer Robert Watkins reported that five applications were received for consideration. Of those, the board authorized funding for three based on recommendations of the award selection committee. See Amigos Announces 2011 Fellowship and Opportunity Award Winners for more details.

In other business, the Board approved the FY2012 Business Plan and the appointment of the Dallas accounting firm Salmon, Sims, Thomas and Associates, PLLC, to conduct the FY2011 audit. Amigos Chief Financial Officer Charles Cason noted his staff will soon begin preparing documents for the auditors’ review with a goal of completing the audit early in FY2012. The Board reviewed and approved fee Schedule A for FY2011/12, and gave final approval to the new Amigos Strategic Plan, which will be distributed to Amigos Members this summer.

Amigos Vice Chair Prestamo, who serves as Chair of the OCLC Americas Regional Council, reported on the Global Council meeting held in April.

Amigos President and Chief Executive Officer Director Bonnie Juergens provided directors a number of reports to update them on the operations of the organization.

The next Board of Directors meeting will be August 5, 2011, preceded by a New Directors Orientation Session to be held August 4 at the Amigos offices.