Library Board Minutes 1990 06-11-90MINUTES REGULAR MEETING
YORKVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
June 11 , 1990
Meeting called to order by President Bown at 7 :01 at the411YorkvillePublicLibrary. Present for roll call : Bown ,
Ellis , Olson , Radke , Storm . Munson arrived 7:05 ,
Sanders arrived 7 : 10 . Absent : Hayden and
Lucietto-Scheffrahn . Aquorum was established . Others
attending : M . Pfister, acting librarian ; C . Ekwinski ,
technical processing ; J . Hayden , City Representative
arrived at 7 :25 . A list of the board meetings for
fiscal year 1990-91 was distributed .
Minutes approved as presented ; moved by Ellis ; seconded by
Olson ; motion carried .
Financial Statements were presented by C . Ekwinski who
explained the corrections and missing items on the
revised April 1990 statement . Radke moved and Munson
seconded that it be accepted as corrected . Motion
carried . The May 1990 financial statement was
presented and explained . A separate fund was added to
the INCOME section for the Impact Fee (bldg . fund) and
funds received for 89-90 ($450) were transferred from
the General Operation Fund . Sanders moved and Radke
seconded that the May statement be approved . Motion
carried . A copy of the proposed budget for fiscal year
1990-91 was distributed .
Payment of Bills . Munson moved and Olson seconded that
checks #2186 through #2205 be approved for a total of
6 ,581 .28 . All marked account #24 are being applied to
the accumulative reserve fund for the last fiscal year
Roll call vote showed aye votes by Bown , Ellis , Munson ,
Olson , Radke , Sanders , and Storm . No votes - none .
Motion carried .
Librarian 's Report was presented by M . Pfister and showed a
gain in circulation of 718 over May 1989; 49
registrations , 54 withdrawals and l void ; 74 adult and
64 juvenile acquisitions; several programs and
activities including Illinois State and Yorkville
Public Library annual reports ; and 142 children and 19
adults registered for the summer reading club .
City Council Representative J . Hayden reported that Anne
Lucietto-Scheffrahn had resigned from the Library Board
to become a member of the Plan Commission . The City
Council is researching the need for a replacement .
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Library Committees
Policy
Ellis moved and Radke seconded that policies #2-6 as
listed in the minutes for the May 14, 1990 meeting be
accepted . Motion carried . These policies are now in
effect . C . Ekwinski will check with D . Kramer111 regarding the letter to be sent to library delinquents .
It was clarified in #2 that a current magazine means
the latest issue of that magazine. A copy of the
Policies for the Yorkville Public Library as of 11/89
was distributed .
Search
Radke reported : Candidate Bell withdrew her application
due to the transfer of her husband to New York ;
Candidate Barry could not interview as scheduled so was
rescheduled ; a last minute applicant will also be
interviewed ; decision night will be at a search
committee meeting on June 20 at 7 :30 at the Library .
Pfister will post a notice of this meeting .
Old Business
1 . Library cards
M. Pfister will check with Little Rock Township Library
Plano) , Bur Oak Library System and the public aid
department about the feasibility of a library card for
a non-resident on public aid .
It was reported that the library may refuse to issue
another non-resident card to the person with over $100
in delinquent books and fines but must refund the $45
already deposited for the new card . The refund will be
shown in the July bills .
2 . I .M .R .F .
It was reported that I .M.R .F . funds must be deducted
from every employee who averages 20 hours a week and
this will affect the deductions from the paychecks of
C . Ekwinski .
3. Grounds
After discussion about the grounds , it was decided to
leave the two trees in front as they are for the
present and request that J .T . Johnson and the city
workers trim and/or remove trees and bushes in the back
and put in bark where necessary .
4 . Travel Brochures
M. Pfister reported that donated travel brochures have
been filed in with the pamphlets and that Fodor travel
books are being purchased as funds allow .
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New Business
1 . Personnel
M. Pfister reported that Amy Edmeier, a YHS Junior , has
been employed as an additional page (at $3 .80 an hour)
for the summer and will be replacing Lisa Wagner when
she leaves for college in the fall . She also reported
that Steve Tarnoki was suspended for failure to report
for work as scheduled . After discussion , Sanders moved
and Storm seconded to terminate his employment . Motion
carried . M . Pfister will notify him.
2. 25th Anniversary
It was noted that the 25th anniversary of the Yorkville
Public Library is commemorated on the city stickers .
Discussion was held about the feasibility of a float in
the 4th of July parade . Down appointed Ellis , Sanders ,
Olson , Radke , and Munson to work on this matter .
Munson moved and Radke seconded that up to $250 be
allocated for materials (float , bookmarks , napkins ,
etc .) for the 25th anniversary celebration . Motion
carried .
3 . Nomination Committee Report
In the absence of Chairman Hayden , Sanders reported on
the following slate of officers and stated that if at
all possible , it is hoped that it will become a
practice for the vice-president to follow up as
president .
President : Sue Hayden
Vice-President : Mary Pat Storm
Secretary: Mary Ellen Ellis
Treasurer : Mary Radke
Munson moved and Olson seconded to accept the slate of
officers as presented by the committee . Motion
carried . Down will notify the bank on the new slate of
officers . It was noted that the treasurer is bonded
through the City .
Adjournment - Storm moved and Munson seconded that the
meeting be adjourned at 8 :35 . Motion carried .
Respectfully Submitted
m" ate«~d
Mary Elen Ellis
Secretary , Pro-Tem
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