TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING

November 15, 2004

The hearing was open at 7:00pm.

No citizen of the public was present to be heard.

The hearing was closed at 7:07pm.

MINUTES of the

BOARD OF TRUSTEE’S MEETING

DATE: November 15, 2004

TIME: 7:07 p.m.

PLACE: Collinsville Memorial Public Library

Board Meeting Room

Call to Order

President Funkhouser presided and called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Roll Call

Members present:

Mr. Ted Funkhouser

Mr. Norman Schiller

Mrs. Mary Ellen Fedder

Ms. Nicole Hayes

Mrs. Alice Hayes

Mrs. Margaret Cadagin

Members absent:

Mr. David Bohnenstiehl

Mrs. Patricia McChristian

Ms. Laura Herr

Others present:

Mrs. Barbara Rhodes, Director

Mr. Philips Lenzini, Lawyer

Consent Items

1.Minutes of October 18, 2004 were presented.

2.Communications

3. Librarian’s Reports

< Report from Gary Clark, Manager of the Blum House

< 4. Finance November Bill list in the amount of $17,566.47 was presented.

< General Fund Account was presented.

A motion was made by Mr. Schiller, seconded by Mrs. Cadagin, to:

APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS IN ENTIRETY.

A roll call vote was taken.

Mr. Funkhouser Yes Mr. Bohnenstiehl Absent

Mrs. Fedder Yes Mrs. McChristian Absent

Mr. Schiller Yes Mrs. Cadagin Yes

Mrs. A. Hayes Yes Ms. Herr Absent

Mrs. N. Hayes Yes

Motion carried.

Committee Reports

1. Lewis and Clark Library System - No report

2. Personnel - No report

3. Maintenance - No report

4. Foundation/Blum House - No report

5. Museum/Friends Groups - No report

Discussion Items

< First Draft of the Policies 1 - 5 were taken into consideration. They will be reviewed by Mr. Lenzini for the next month’s meeting.

< Blum House Maintenance evaluation by Environs Architects was looked at for the first time. There are a few options that will need to be considered.

Action Items

< A motion was made by Mr. Schiller, seconded by Ms. N. Hayes, to:

ACCEPT TAX LEVY ORDINANCE 04-05.

A roll call vote was taken.

Mr. Funkhouser Yes Mr. Bohnenstiehl Absent

Mrs. Fedder Yes Mrs. McChristian Absent

Mr. Schiller Yes Mrs. Cadagin Yes

Mrs. A. Hayes Yes Ms. Herr Absent

Mrs. N. Hayes Yes

Motion carried.

< A motion was made by Mr. Schiller, seconded by Mrs. Cadagin, to:

ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE 04-06 (NORTH HALF OF SECTION 20 TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 8 WEST OF 3^RD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MADISON CO, IL).

A roll call vote was taken.

Mr. Funkhouser Yes Mr. Bohnenstiehl Absent

Mrs. Fedder Yes Mrs. McChristian Absent

Mr. Schiller Yes Mrs. Cadagin Yes

Mrs. A. Hayes Yes Ms. Herr Absent

Mrs. N. Hayes Yes

Motion carried.

< A motion was made by Mr. Schiller, seconded by Ms. Fedder, to:

ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE 04-07 (SEAN TURNER AREA).

A roll call vote was taken.

Mr. Funkhouser Yes Mr. Bohnenstiehl Absent

Mrs. Fedder Yes Mrs. McChristian Absent

Mr. Schiller Yes Mrs. Cadagin Yes

Mrs. A. Hayes Yes Ms. Herr Absent

Mrs. N. Hayes Yes

Motion carried.

< A motion was made by Mr. Funkhouser, seconded by Mrs. Fedder, to:

GIVE THE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES RAISES OF 3% EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 AND THEN 2% MORE EFFECTIVE ON JULY 1, 2005.

A roll call vote was taken.

Mr. Funkhouser Yes Mr. Bohnenstiehl Absent

Mrs. Fedder Yes Mrs. McChristian Absent

Mr. Schiller Yes Mrs. Cadagin Yes

Mrs. A. Hayes Yes Ms. Herr Absent

Mrs. N. Hayes Yes

Motion carried.

< A motion was made by Mr. Schiller, seconded by Ms. N. Hayes, to:

GIVE THE PART TIME EMPLOYEES RAISES $.25 PER HOUR MORE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 AND THEN $.25 PER HOUR MORE EFFECTIVE ON JULY 1, 2005.

A roll call vote was taken.

Mr. Funkhouser Yes Mr. Bohnenstiehl Absent

Mrs. Fedder Yes Mrs. McChristian Absent

Mr. Schiller Yes Mrs. Cadagin Yes

Mrs. A. Hayes Yes Ms. Herr Absent

Mrs. N. Hayes Yes

Motion carried.

< Bids on the Maintenance Work Scope for the Library Building will be addressed at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

Adjournment

A motion was made by Mr. Schiller, seconded by Mrs. Cadagin, to:

WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ADJOURN THE BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 15, 2004.

Motion carried.