Library Board Minutes 2001 08-13-01Yorkville Public Library Board Meeting
August 13,2001
7:30 P.M.
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Joseph Gruber called the July meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Members present:
JosephGruber, Jo Ann Gryder, Russ Walter; Kelly Murray, Carol LaChance, Sandy Lindblom,andarilyn Vorderer. Members not present: Donna Figora and Gail Gaebler. DirectorMichllePfisterandCityCouncilLiaisonRichardStickawerealsoinattendance.
Recognition of Visitors: David Parro (Beacon News)
Ameidments to the Agenda: none
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Minutes: Russ Walter moved to approve the minutes as corrected. CarolLaChancesecondedthemotion. All members present voted yes.
Correpondence: none
Public.Comment: none
Report of Treasurer: Sandy Lindblom moved to approve the bill list, including payroll,whichounted to $19,333.23. Carol LaChance seconded the motion. Aof
was tal1en. All members present voted yes.
Arole call vote
Report of Librarian: Michelle Pfister reported increased circulation (864). Allprogrswentwell. There will be a drawing every week during the months of June,July, and August.
Michellattended the Illinois Century Network meeting.
The lib y will have a table set up at Yorkville's Hometown Days. The staff andboardmembewereaskedtosignupforatimethatwillbemostconvenientforthemtowork.
Michelle prepared a flyer entitled Did You Know... The flyer contains miscellaneous
facts about the library as well as information about the money that thelibraryreceives/spends.
The Gates grant can be used for computer software.
Keys we given to Joseph Gruber and Gail Gaebler.
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The driveway was tarred and chipped.
City Coincil Liaison/Human Resource: none
Standing Committees: All Heritage Trail access will soon be through IllinoisCenturyNetwrk. All city services will be connected through the intemet. The library will be the
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Old1usiness: The Disaster Plan will be updated when members give their bookstoMichlle.
Funding options for the library addition were reviewed. There is currently no federal
money available. The state will match up to 250,000. The addition could be funded by a
referendum (selling revenue bonds). The library needs the City of Yorkville to support
the referendum by guaranteeing the bonds.
Richard, Sticka said that the library would need to submit plans for the addition to thecitybeforefundingcouldbeexploredfurther.
MarilVorderer moved that the library board begin interviewing library building
consultants. Jo Ann Gryder seconded the motion. A role call vote was taken. All
members present voted yes. The motion carried. Money from the Building Expansion
Fund Mill be used to pay the consultant.
RicharSticka volunteered to inform the mayor about the library board's most recent
decisio (hiring a building consultant) at the next city council meeting.
New Business: Sandy Lindblom moved to give the Yorkville Parks and Recreation
Deparhnent permission to tap into the library's electric line (for the new Parks and
Recreation sign) if it doesn't increase the library's electric costs. Carol LaChance
seconded the motion.
Adjouriment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:48 P.M.
Minute by:
Kelly Murray, Secretary
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