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Library Board Minutes 2008 07-14-08 /ApPROWED Page 1 of 2 Yorkville Public Library Board of Trustees July 14, 2008 7:00 pm. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President Jo Ann Gryder. Roll Call Members present: Gail Gaebler, Beth Gambro, Jo Ann Gryder, Barb Johnson, Carol Lachance, Marilyn Vorderer, and Marianne Wilkinson. Members absent: Sandy Lindblom, and Ashley Meyers. Library Director Michelle Pfister was also present. Recognition of Visitors Alderman Bob Allen. Amendments to the Agenda None. Minutes Gail Gaebler moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Marianne Wilkinson seconded the motion. All were in favor. Correspondence There was a thank you note from the Park and Recreation department for the use of the meeting room along with a$50 donation. Public Comment None. Report of the Treasurer There was discussion about some of the items on the bill list. Barb Johnson moved to approve the bills in the amount of$47,826.36 and the payroll in the amount of $33,521.94. Carol LaChance seconded the motion. All voted to pass with a roll call vote. Report of the Library Director Michelle Pfister reported what had been happening in the library the past month. 7,751 patrons came in June. Circulation for June was 13,822 which is up by 2,693. 201 new patrons were registered, and 929 items were added to the collection. There was a $200 memorial for Jean Schell from her family and a$100 gift from Karen and Dennis Kostal in honor of the 50"' anniversary of Joe and Nancy Gruber. Kathleen Graham was hired part time to do some gardening,above and beyond what the Parks department does for the library. Page 2 of 2 City Council Liaison / Human Resource Bob Allen was appointed as Alderman to fill the vacancy when Jason Leslie resigned. He spoke about some of the things concerning the city financially. He brought a memo from the city about the gardener that was hired. There was some discussion on the subject and Alderman Allen will bring some information back to the city. Standing Committees • Policy —None. • Personnel—None. • CommunityRelations —None. • Finance—None. • Automation —None. Unfinished Business Building Update - The lighting is still a problem. Shoreline came to fix the problem, but a couple of days after it was fixed, the problems returned. It will cost $20,000 to change the system to manual on and off switches. There was questions about whether there was a warranty on the system. Election of Officers — The nominations from last month were Jo Ann Gryder for President, Marianne Wilkinson for Vice President, Sandy Lindblom for Treasurer, and Gail Gaebler for Secretary. Barb Johnson moved to accept the slate of officers as presented. Carol Lachance seconded the motion. All were in favor. New Business Disaster Plan Update The disaster plan was updated and will be ready to pass out next month. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 pm. Minutes submitted by Laura Leppert.