June 30, 2015
San Francisco, CA
7:45 am
All reports, memorials, and tributes are available on ALA Connect here: http://connect.ala.org/council
Memorials and tributes were recognized.
ALA Treasurer's Report - BARC and the Executive Board have all approved the 2016 budget. ALA's programmatic priorities are the budget's guide. The total budget is $50.7 million and is a 2% increase from the current year. The budgetary ceiling is $67,087,027. There will be increased attention and funding given to advocacy. The Communications & Member Relations department will become the Advocacy and Member Relations. The buget was approved.
The following Council members were elected to the Committee on Committees:
Gladys Smiley Bell, Maria Carpenter, Stephen Matthews, Rocco Staino.
The following Council members were elected to Planning and Budget Assembly:
Jennifer Alvino, Ben Allen Hunter, Patricia Wong, John DeSantis, and Eric Suess.
Committee on Legislation - A report was presented. A manual for the committee is being created. The Committee brought forth a new substitute resolution to replace the Resolution Against Mass Surveillance of the American People. The new document is: Resolution on the Passage of the USA Freedom act and Reaffirming ALA's Commitment to Surveillance Law Reform. Councilors spoke against the substitution and want to return to the original resolution. The whereas phrases for both resolutions were combined. The resolution was referred back to the Committee on Legislation and the Intellectual Freedom Committee.
The Intellectual Freedom Committee - A report was presented. The 9th edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual is now available. The Committee presented interpretations to the Library Bill of Rights for Internet Filtering, Labeling Systems, and Rating Systems. Council approved the interpretations.
Council approved the Resolution on Gun Violence, the Resolution to Endorse Statement from the Movement for Black Lives on Charleston Shooting, the Resolution on Improving Access to Spanish, Bilingual and Books in Various Languages for Children in Detention Centers.
Keith Michael Fiels reported the final total for conference attendance was 22,696.
All reports, memorials, and tributes are available on ALA Connect here: http://connect.ala.org/council
Memorials and tributes were recognized.
ALA Treasurer's Report - BARC and the Executive Board have all approved the 2016 budget. ALA's programmatic priorities are the budget's guide. The total budget is $50.7 million and is a 2% increase from the current year. The budgetary ceiling is $67,087,027. There will be increased attention and funding given to advocacy. The Communications & Member Relations department will become the Advocacy and Member Relations. The buget was approved.
The following Council members were elected to the Committee on Committees:
Gladys Smiley Bell, Maria Carpenter, Stephen Matthews, Rocco Staino.
The following Council members were elected to Planning and Budget Assembly:
Jennifer Alvino, Ben Allen Hunter, Patricia Wong, John DeSantis, and Eric Suess.
Committee on Legislation - A report was presented. A manual for the committee is being created. The Committee brought forth a new substitute resolution to replace the Resolution Against Mass Surveillance of the American People. The new document is: Resolution on the Passage of the USA Freedom act and Reaffirming ALA's Commitment to Surveillance Law Reform. Councilors spoke against the substitution and want to return to the original resolution. The whereas phrases for both resolutions were combined. The resolution was referred back to the Committee on Legislation and the Intellectual Freedom Committee.
The Intellectual Freedom Committee - A report was presented. The 9th edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual is now available. The Committee presented interpretations to the Library Bill of Rights for Internet Filtering, Labeling Systems, and Rating Systems. Council approved the interpretations.
Council approved the Resolution on Gun Violence, the Resolution to Endorse Statement from the Movement for Black Lives on Charleston Shooting, the Resolution on Improving Access to Spanish, Bilingual and Books in Various Languages for Children in Detention Centers.
Keith Michael Fiels reported the final total for conference attendance was 22,696.
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