Library Board Minutes 1988 02-08-88February 8, 1988
YORKVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by President, Mary Ellen
Ellis. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as amended by motion
of Hayden. Seconded by Olson. Motion carried.
Bown moved that the Financial Report be filed for audit. Seconded by
Jahp. Motion carried. Skinner moved for payment of the bills as presented.
Seconded by Bown. Motion carried by roll call vote.
The Librarian's Report was submitted as attached. Dance and Air & Space
magazine have been donated with no benefactor. Ruth Kovacevich
has made a donation of $100.00 for maintenance of the music collection.
Registrations are high this month but circulation has dropped.
Ellis submitted the attached Bur Oak Library System meeting report of
January 26, 1988. The revised By-Laws will have to be voted by the majority
of the libraries.
CITY COUNCIL: Fahrlander advised that the City may come up with money
to replace or repair the loft carpeting.
BUILDING AND GROUNDS: It is recommended that a concrete sidewalk
be installed between the two crabapple trees around the flagpole. Radke
will check with J.T. Johnson, Director of Public Works with the City,
on the cost of installation.
Manthei made a motion to display the Lions Club Charter from 2-88 to
2-89 with the Board to decide at the end of 2-89 whether to permanently
display the Charter. Jahp seconded. Motion carried.
Manthei made a motion to have no smoking inside the Library building
including the entryway area . Radke seconded the motion. Motion carried.
POLICY COMMITTEE: Skinner made a motion to adopt a Resolution to
issue Non-Resident Taxpayer Library Cards. One will be issued per family.
The tax bill will have to, be presented in order to qualify for a card.
Hayden seconded. Motion carried. Advertising will be implemented by
the publicity committee.
Skinner made a motion that the Library should be closed or close early
on the conditions that the City schools are closed or the town people can not
get to the Library, after consulting with the President of the Board or
another Board Member. Bown seconded. Motion carried.
Skinner made a notion to pay scheduled workers time they should have worked
on snow days, etc. Tronc seconded. Motion carried by roll call vote.
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Skinner made a motion that no page or volunteer should be left alone
in the Library while on duty. In case of an emergency, someone from the
Library Board , another staff member or regular volunteer should be called.
Radke seconded. Motion carried.
Skinner moved that the Librarian be compensated for her time she spends
at Bur Oak meetings, Library Board Meetings and Committee meetings.
Tronc seconded. Motion carried.
Skinner made a motion that the Librariansevaluatior, will be presented
at the December meeting. It will be presented to the Board for final ICA-3'`
approval at the January meeting.a evaluation will be ceted
by the Personnel Committee chairman and the Board President prior to the
February meeting. Bown seconded. Motion carried.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: The evaluation of the Librarian was discussed. Mary
Thomas' presented her goals and objectives.
PUBLICITY: Bown made a motion to have a trial period of 6 months for the
monthly calendar. This will have listed events for the month that will take
place at the Library and events that have happened in history on that date.
Skinner seconded. Motion carried.
Bown will attempt to get an article in the Record regarding the calendar
availability.
Bown made a motion to have a bookmark with the current title reading
materials. Manthei seconded. Motion carried.
Adopt-a-Magazine will be publicized in the Record and on the bulletin
board.
OLD BUSINESS: Bown made a motion that the evaluation of the Librarian
be accepted as written and discussed at the last meeting. Hayden seconded.
Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS: The Financial Committee presented two proposals to be
considered for next years budget, Tabled until next meeting.
Cathy Ekwinski submitted per recommendations to the Board regarding
hardware and software ideas for the computer. Tabled until next meeting.
Mary Thomas goals and objectives were tabled until next meeting.
Jahp made a motion to adopt the policy changes of the Bur Oak Library
System to a multi-system. Bown seconded. Motion carried.
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Tronc moved to move the regular Board Meeting time back to 7:00 p.m.
starting with the March meeting. Ja hp seconded. Motion carried.
Tronc moved to adjourn to Executive Session at 10:15 p.m. Hayden
seconded. Motion carried.
Ellis reconvened the regular meeting at 10:40 p.m.
Manthei made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Hayden.
The motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 10:40 p.m.
BUILDING AND GROUNDS: March 15, 1988 at 6:30 p.m.
PUBLICITY: February 15, 1988 at 1:00 p.m.
VOTING AND ATTENDANCE Attendance Bill Payment Snow Day Pay
Bown P Y Y
Fahrlander P
Hayden P Y N
Jahp P Y Y
Manthei P Y N
Olson P Y Y
Radke P Y N
Skinner P Y Y
Ellis P Y Y
Thomas P
Tronc P Y Y
Respectfully Submitted,/
Mary Radke, Secretary