WAUCONDA AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES MEETING
December 10, 2007
The meeting was held at the
Dr. Johnson, Mr. Jonak, Mr.
Kosty, Mrs. Miller, Mr. Stevig. Trustees
absent: Mrs. Whitman. Staff present:
Mr. Jonak made a motion seconded by Dr. Johnson to
accept the minutes of the November 12, 2007 meeting, as corrected. Voice vote.
All in favor. Motion carried.
The financial and budget
reports were discussed. Topics included:
computer maintenance services; snow blower purchase and the need to consider
in-district businesses for such purchases when possible; timing of the actual
income and expenditures vs. budgeted figures.
Mr. Jonak made a motion seconded by Mr. Stevig to pay
the bills as presented and to transfer sufficient funds from the Investment
Pool into the checking account.
Roll call vote
YES: Johnson, Jonak, Kosty, Miller, Stevig
NO:
none
ABSTAIN: none
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: Whitman
Library usage statistics were
discussed. Topics included: a
substantial increase again in the circulation of children’s materials, as well
as in computer usage; the effectiveness of the bookstore-style new book display
shelving.
Library director’s report was
discussed.
Mr. Kern distributed and
discussed briefly a new training checklist for new library trustees.
Mr. Kern noted the success of
the joint staff in-service training day November 15 with Ela Area Public
Library at their library. The topic of
the day was library security.
Mr. Kern noted that Mayor
Burnell Russell had personally presented a donation to the library in the
amount of $720.50 – half the proceeds of Volo’s annual picnic. Mayor Russell also updated him on the
progress of Volo’s new Village Hall.
Mr. Kern discussed the new
position as Coordinator of Adult Services Programming.
Mr. Jonak suggested that
photographs of the staff be posted to the library’s in-house website, so that
trustees and staff will be able to know who is who. It was determined that photos of staff and
trustees would be posted to the in-house website and that trustees’ phone
numbers would be made available on the trustee page of the library’s main
website.
Departmental reports were
discussed. Topics included: children’s
newsletter (The Book Report); shopping for new furnishings for the public areas
of Children’s Services; installation of additional video security cameras in
Children’s Services.
Suggestions from the Suggestion Box were
discussed. PC Reservation was discussed
-- how it automatically logs off the unattended workstation after 10 minutes in
order to make available for the next user.
The effectiveness of the video security system was discussed.
Incident reports were discussed briefly.
Mr. Kern presented a Trustee
Training session with respect to his recommendation for increasing the maximum
accumulation of sick time from 60 days to 240 day for eligible employees. He presented several reports, including a
comparison of area library policies, relevant facts with respect to eligible
library employees and their use of sick time, and a couple of comparative
pension examples. These were discussed
at length.
Mr. Stevig made a motion seconded by Dr. Johnson to increase
the maximum accumulation of sick time from 60 days to 240 days for eligible
employees.
Roll call vote
YES: Johnson, Jonak, Kosty, Miller, Stevig
NO:
none
ABSTAIN: none
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: Whitman
Mr. Jonak made a motion seconded by Mrs. Miller that
the meeting be adjourned. Voice
vote. All in favor. Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50
p.m.
Approved ____________________
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President Secretary