Present: Sylvia Curtis, Sherry DeDecker, Andrea Duda, Carol Gibbens, Lynne Hayman, Sandy Lewis, Nerea LLamas, Janet Martorana, Bev Ryan, Eunice Schroeder

The meeting convened at 1:00 p.m.

The minutes of the 23 August 2000 meeting were approved.

S. Curtis, the new Chair, thanked all members of the outgoing executive board for their hard work during 1999-2000, a busy and successful year for LAUC-SB.

Committee Reports

Committee on Appointments, Assignments, and Reassignments (CAAR). N. Llamas, outgoing chair, circulated a draft of the committee's 1999-2000 annual report and summarized the year's accomplishments, which included participation in five searches and work on procedures for librarian searches. Also during the past year, WOM became a subcommittee of CAAR via a change in the LAUC-SB bylaws. S. DeDecker assumed the chair for 2000-2001.

Welcoming, Orientation, and Mentoring Committee (WOM). S. Lewis, outgoing chair, reported that the WOM webpage has been completed. A checklist for the orientation of recently hired librarians has been created and is to be sent to supervisors of new librarians, to be used at their discretion.

Committee on Advancement and Promotion (CAP). L. Hayman, outgoing chair, submitted the committee's annual report and summarized the year's activities. All reviews for the current year have been completed. Apart from serving its usual role in the peer-review process, the committee worked on its current charge to study and make recommendations for clarification of review procedures. A. Duda assumed the chair for 2000-2001.

Committee on Professional Development (CPD). C. Gibbens, incoming chair, brought up several issues, including the rate of expenditure of travel funds, clarification of  administrative travel, and review of the travel form.

Program Committee. S. Curtis, outgoing Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, summarized the past year's activities, which focused on local issues, including resources, networking, and building channels for communication. B. Ryan, the new Vice-Chair/Chair Elect, assumed the chair of this committee.

Other issues

The board discussed LAUC-SB committee memberships for the coming year, as well as appointments of local LAUC representatives to several LAUC statewide committees.

The board also discussed several issues of concern for the upcoming year, including various channels of communication (both statewide and local) and LAUC's future and advisory role. Also discussed was the schedule of LAUC-SB membership and executive board meetings for the coming year.

The meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.