MINUTES of the

BOARD OF TRUSTEE’S MEETING

 

 

DATE:              June 11, 2007

TIME:              7:00 p.m.

PLACE:            Collinsville Memorial Public Library Center’s

                        Board Meeting Room

                       

Call to Order

           

President McChristian presided and called the meeting to order.  

 

Roll Call     

 

            Members present:

 

            Mrs. Patricia McChristian

Mr. Howard Dartt

Mrs. Mary Ellen Fedder 

Mrs. Alice Hayes

Mr. Gary Keller

Mr. Norman Schiller

 

            Members absent:

 

Ms. Laura Herr

 

                Others present:

 

            Mrs. Barbara Rhodes, Director

                                                       

           

Consent Items

 

Minutes of regular meeting May 21, 2007.

                                                           

Communications - None

                       

Librarian’s Reports

<                   Director’s Report         

<                   Youth Services Librarian report

           

Finance

<                   June Bill list was presented.

<                   General Fund Account was presented.

<                   Gift Account was presented.

           

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

 

            APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS IN ENTIRETY.

 

            A roll call vote was taken.                                                        

 

            Mrs. McChristian         Yes                   Mr. Schiller                  Yes

            Mrs. Fedder                  Yes                   Ms. Herr                      Absent

            Mrs. Hayes                   Yes                   Mr. Keller                    Yes

            Mr. Dartt                     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              

 

<                   Report on the use of the Blum House and the staff taking over the responsibilities were discussed.  Everything is going very well and the Board will be kept updated.

<                   Proposed Budget for FY 2007-2008 was handed out and questions were answered by Mrs. Rhodes.

<                   Two Board members, Norman Schiller and Alice Hayes were appointed to review the accuracy of the Board minutes for inclusion in the Annual Report to the Il State Library for FY 2006-2007.

 

 

Action Items                      

 

<                   The new proposal to renovate the Fountain by St. Louis Machinery was reviewed and the decision to table the final decision until the August meeting was proposed.  At that point the decision whether to retain the Fountain with water or create a flower garden will be made.  A suggestion to publicize the final decision and ask for community input was the general consensus of the Board.

 

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

 

TO ACCEPT BY ACCLIMATION THE SLATE OF OFFICERS AS PRESENTED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE : PRESIDENT – PATRICIA MCCHRISTIAN ; VICE-PRESIDENT – MARY ELLEN FEDDER ; SECRETARY – GARY KELLER ; AND TREASURER – NORMAN SCHILLER.

 

                A roll call vote was taken.                                                        

 

            Mrs. McChristian         Yes                   Mr. Schiller                  Yes

            Mrs. Fedder                  Yes                   Ms. Herr                      Absent

            Mrs. Hayes                   Yes                   Mr. Keller                    Yes

            Mr. Dartt                     Yes

 

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

 

TO APPROVE THE PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE 07-01 FOR FY 2007-2008.

 

                A roll call vote was taken.                                                        

 

            Mrs. McChristian         Yes                   Mr. Schiller                  Yes

            Mrs. Fedder                  Yes                   Ms. Herr                      Absent

            Mrs. Hayes                   Yes                   Mr. Keller                    Yes

            Mr. Dartt                     Yes

 

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

 

TO APPROVE THE MEETING DATE ORDINANCE 07-02 FOR FY 2007-2008 WITH THE ELIMINATION OF THE NOVEMBER MEETING.

 

                A roll call vote was taken.                                                        

 

            Mrs. McChristian         Yes                   Mr. Schiller                  Yes

            Mrs. Fedder                  Yes                   Ms. Herr                      Absent

            Mrs. Hayes                   Yes                   Mr. Keller                    Yes

            Mr. Dartt                     Yes

 

 

 

                                               

Adjournment

 

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

 

WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ADJOURN THE BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 11, 2007.

 

Motion carried.