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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
FROM:
Stuart W. Anderson, City Manager
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director~
SUBJECT:
January, 1993, operational report
DATE:
January 29, 1993
Significant Accomplishments
A. The Board met on 1/5 with all members present.
B. The Friends met on 1/4 with seven members present.
C. Sixteen senior citizens attended filmtime on 1/13.
Departmental Goals
A. On 1/12 Jeanine attended the DRA User's Group meeting at the
County. Special attention was directed to the changes in the
computer system made by the recent upgrade.
B. Jeanine participated in a cable shoot on 1/22 for Channel 16.
C. On 1/18 the acs software upgrade was installed. Most changes
were in system activities rather than in circulation.
D. Jeanine attended Municipals on 1/28. (see attached)
E. The City annual report is completed.
Issues and Problems
A. On 1/6 a patron attempted a theft of materials, mutilated other
materials, and vandalized the men's restroom. Reports have been
filed with the police.
December
Circulation LIBGIS
1991 1992 1991
Adult 5,331 5,677 Reference 1,320
Juvenile 4,199 3,923 Dir. A 157
9,530 9,600 Dir. B 15
Work days 24 25 Work days 24
1992
1,875
200
42
25
On Thur~ay, January 28, 1993, I attended the Municipal's Winter Workshop at
the Earle Brown Continuing Education Center. Two individuals spoke. The morning
session was presented by Jeffrey L. Thompson of Innovations in Quality Consultants
from Duluth. He was an excellent presenter, speaking on personal leadership. His focus
was on building mast in relationships, and looking for long term results. He encouraged
questions from the audience, and held everyone's attention. I feel that I gained many
insights into myself and my relationship with others from his presentation.
The afternoon speaker was Bill Joynes, the City Manager of Golden Valley. His
topic was ethics in the public sector. He was a good speaker, addressing a very
sensitive subject. He pointed out the discomfort that can be associated with ethical
questions. Mr. Joynes gave many examples of decision making and highlighted that
ethical questions are often many-sided. He had handouts that gave situations that we
broke into groups to discuss and make decisions on. He also stressed that this is an area
very clouded by peoples perceptions of what is occurring. Also being in the public
sector puts more emphsis on decisions made not only on the job but in private lives,
than perhaps is present in the private sector of society.
I appreciate the opportunity to attend this workshop and feel that it will help me
in dealing with situations that arise in my job.