WAUCONDA AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT

BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING

May 14, 2007

The meeting was held at the library at 7:30 p.m. with the following Library Trustees present:  Dr. Johnson, Mr. Kosty,  and Mrs. Miller.  Trustees absent: Mr. Jonak, Mr. Stevig, and Mrs. Whitman.  Staff present: Tom Kern (Library Director), Kathy Nielsen (Circulation Manager), Jan Staudemeyer (Head of Children’s Services).  Retired Trustee Kathie Carr and her husband Neville Carr were present.

Because of lack of quorum, no motions were made and no votes were cast.

Mr. Kosty read Resolution 07-01, a Resolution Commending Kathie J. Carr for 17 Years of Service to the Wauconda Area Community as Library Trustee for the Wauconda Area Public Library District.

Mr. Kosty presented a plaque to Mrs. Carr commending her for her 17 years of service as Library Trustee.

The financial and budget reports were discussed.  Topics included: interest income; maintenance budget and a necessary HVAC repair; hiring of two library monitors to replace the one person who had resigned; security camera replacement; reporting of first-of-the-month bill payments; status of price quotes on the Children’s Staff Work Room furnishing project.

Mr. Kern noted that he had put the stair repair and sidewalk project out for bid and that the board would select the contractor for that project at the June 11 board meeting.

There was some discussion of Illinois House Bill 1727, a bill which would require filtering at all public libraries in Illinois.

Mr. Kern noted that the North Suburban Library System (NSLS) is now offering a training certification program for library trustees.  Her also noted that the newsletters of NSLS member libraries are now available on the web and that there is a link to these on the board website.

The board website was discussed briefly.  Mr. Kern noted that the monthly board packets would be made available in the coming months.

Suggestions from the Suggestion Box were discussed.  Topics included: children’s book selection. 

Mr. Kern discussed the need for a set of guidelines, if not an actual policy, for the use of the Suggestion Box.

Mr. Kosty appointed Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Miller to the Nominating Committee for selecting a slate of officers to be approved at the June 11 board meeting.

Mr. Kosty also appointed an ad hoc Trustee Bylaws Committee to review the existing trustee bylaws with the library director and make recommendations for revisions.

The need for a Finance Committee meeting was discussed.  It was determined that this meeting would be held at 6:30 p.m., July 9, 2007, before the regular board meeting scheduled for that date.

The meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

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