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Library director reports updated AED, emergency planning steps and one-year trespass after unruly patron incident
Summary
Interim Director Penny told the board the library has updated its AED and first-aid kit, is revising an outdated emergency action plan, plans staff evacuation training, and has trespassed a patron for a year after an incident that involved police and resulted in a posted trespass notice.
Interim Director Penny told the Churchill County Library Board that staff have updated the on-site automated external defibrillator and first-aid kit and that an evacuation drill and staff training are scheduled at the next staff meeting. “The AED is all up to date,” Penny said, and later reported that the device’s battery and electrodes had been replaced.
Penny said she is rewriting the library’s emergency action plan, which she described as about 12 years old and out of date on responsible parties. She asked county offices for assistance with a site evaluation and refresher training; trustees and staff agreed the county’s experts should be involved in safety- and security-related upgrades. Penny also noted a simple door-latch modification used in other campus buildings that could provide a low-cost security improvement.
The board heard a report of a recent incident in which a patron reportedly ate food from an open can, left an odor behind and, when confronted, became “unruly.” Penny said police were involved and the patron has been trespassed from the property for one year. Jeff, a county staff member, explained the standard options for serving a trespass notice: post the notice in the building for seven days, mail it to a last-known address if available, or personally deliver it to the individual; the library posted the notice because no last-known address was available.
Trustees discussed who should deliver legal notices; Penny said she would handle any personal delivery because staff are uncomfortable doing so. The board directed staff to continue pursuing county assistance for a building evaluation and to prioritize low-cost security fixes for inclusion in future budget discussions.
Discussion only: staff reported on recent safety steps and an incident; Direction: staff will pursue county site-evaluation assistance and present prioritized improvements for budgeting; Formal action: none taken at this meeting specifically to change policy.
