Library Board Minutes 2002 12-09-02Yorkville Public Library Board Meeting
December 9,2002
7:30 P.M.
Members present: Joseph Umber, Russ Walter, Kelly Murray, Jo Ann Gryder, SandyLindblom, Marianne Wilkinson, and Marilyn Vorderer. Members not present: Gail
Gaebler and Carol LaChance. Director Michelle Pfister and City Council Liaison
Richard Sticka were also in attendance.
Recognition of Visitors: none
Amendments to the Agenda: none
Minutes: Sandy Lindblom moved to approve the minutes as printed. Marianne
Wilkinson seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Correspondence: A thank you card was received from Small World Preschool.
The library was notified that the Per Capita Grant amount is $7,736.25.
Public Comment: none
Report of Treasurer: Russ Walter moved to approve the bill list, which does not reflect
payroll, for the amount of$19,786.97. Jo Ann Gryder seconded the motion. A roll call
vote was taken, The motion carried unanimously.
Report of Librarian: Circulation was up 343. 72 new patrons were added, 213 items
were checked out, and 213 items were purchased for the collection.
At their last meeting, Friends coined the fund raising slogan, "Small Wishes GrowBigDreams,"for the library expansion project, They will do a bulletin hoard in February.
Small World Preschool donated$100 for Children's Book Week.
The Newark library has gone district,
Artlip informed the library that only one of its two furnaces has been running.
The staff Christmas party was held at the Retreat in Sugar Grove.
The Building a Better Board Team Workshop will be held in Morris on March 8.
Interested Board members are welcome to attend.
City Council Liaison/Human Resource: The City Council voted to approve thesigningofthecontractwithBurnidgeCassellAssociates,
Committee Reports: none
Old Business: Burnidge Cassell Associates has provided the library with aschematicspaceanalysis,
Joseph Gruber suggested that each board member look at the planandformulateanyquestions. After considering the traffic flow in the area, Joseph Gruber
expressed concerns about the parking location in the schematic, Richard McCarthyplanstoaddresstheCityCouncilinFebruary.
The City is conducting a study regarding development fees.
New Business: The cost of health insurance (dental , vision and medical) hasincreasedforHilltimeemployees,
The City will be charging the library $1,500 per year for life insurance for fulltimeemployees.
There will be a Finance Committee Meeting on January 6, 2003 at 7:00 pm.
Jo Ann Gryder moved that at the beginning of the new fiscal year (May 1, 2003), theBoardmeetingsbeginat7:00 pm. Russ Walter seconded the motion. The motioncarriedunanimously.
Board members are to bring in their Disaster Plan book for updating.
Marianne 'Wilkinson asked if Friends could occasionally meet in the evenings sothatthosethatworkcouldattend,
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.
Minutes taken by Kelly Murray.