Policy Committee meeting summary - June 11, 2025

The Hennepin County Library Board Policy Committee met on June 11, 2025, at Ridgedale Library, Ladyslipper Room, 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka.

Attendees

Committee Members Present: Michael Hogan (Chair), Erin Brudvik, Erin Carney, Randy Klauk, Ashley Krohn

Library Board Members Present: Gordy Aune, Jr.

Hennepin County Staff: Scott Duimstra, Lillian Albrecht, JR Genett, Tonya Depriest, Char Kimber, Kelli Koob, Amy McNally

Call to Order

Chair Hogan called the Hennepin County Library Board Policy Committee Meeting of June 11, 2025, to order at 5:32 p.m. and welcomed all in attendance.

Attendance of Library Board Members

Library Board Clerk Lillian Albrecht took the roll call. The Board met the quorum with 5 committee members present.

Approval of Agenda

Motion: Erin Carney
Second: Ashley Krohn
Motion passed.

Approval of April 16, 2025, Meeting Minutes

Motion: Randy Klauk
Second: Erin Carney
Motion passed.

Patron Services Policy

Attendees discussed the service and equity aspects of the policy with subject matter expert Amy McNally. The committee reviewed and updated the policy. Edits include restructuring the service objective to reflect the updated mission statement, replacing “limitations” with “modifications” or “levels”, and grammatical corrections. Members also discussed requiring visible nametags for staff, which was considered an administrative decision outside of the policy’s scope.

A motion was made to bring the modified policy to the full Board for review on June 25.

Motion: Ashley Krohn
Second: Erin Brudvik
Motion passed.

Adjourn

There being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 6:16 p.m.

Motion: Erin Carney
Second: Erin Brudvik
Motion passed.