Johnsburg Public Library District

Board Meeting Minutes---Tues., June 13, 2006

The meeting was called to order by President Elsie Munson at 7:02 pm. Trustees present: Evelyn Brefeld, Mary Jo Farrell, Kathy Kucik, Doug Liston, Elsie Munson, Edna Robel, and Director Maria Zawacki. Absent: Kathy Hughes.

A motion was made by Mary Jo Farrell and seconded by Kathy Kucik to approve the minutes of the May 9, 2006, board meeting with one correction (typo). Motion carried.

A motion was made by Doug Liston and seconded by Evelyn Brefeld to approve payment of the bills in the amount of $42,663.46. Motion carried. Ayes: E. Brefeld, M.J. Farrell, K. Kucik, D. Liston, E. Munson, E. Robel. Nayes: none.

Absent: K. Hughes.

Treasurer’s Financial Report: end of fiscal year…everything looks good.

Committee Reports: none

Correspondence:

• Letter from Destination Fitness…thanking us for allowing them to donate to the Children’s Library via their Strolling Babies program.
• A copy of Maria’s article written for The Children’s Book Council on homeschooling. Kudos to Maria!

Unfinished Business: none

New Business:

• Motion made by M.J. Farrell and seconded by K. Kucik to approve Ordinance No.06-6-1 (Prevailing Wage Ordinance). Motion carried. Ayes: E. Brefeld, M.J. Farrell, K.Kucik, E. Munson, E. Robel. Nayes: D. Liston. Absent: K. Hughes.
• Motion was made by K. Kucik and seconded by E. Brefeld to approve library board meeting dates for FY2007. Motion carried.
• Motion was made by D. Liston and seconded by M.J. Farrell to approve revision to the current policy on employee insurance. Parttime employees working 20 or more hours per week with a minimum of one-year service are now eligible for insurance (same as full time employees). Motion carried. Ayes: E. Brefeld, M.J. Farrell, D. Liston, K. Kucik, E. Munson, E. Robel. Nayes: None. Absent: K. Hughes.
• Motion was made by D. Liston and seconded by M. J. Farrell to approve ILLINET/OCLC Renewal Agreeemnt for FY2007. Motion carried.
• Discussion regarding the health insurance increases for FY2007. For the past 2 years, increases have been passed on to the employee. A motion was made by D. Liston and seconded by K. Kucik to split the increase in insurance cost (1/2 of increase paid by employee and ½ of the increase paid out of budget) for employees working 30 or more hours/week. Employees working 20 to 29 hours a week must pay the entire cost of insurance. Motion carried. Ayes: E. Brefeld, M.J. Farrell, D. Liston, K. Kucik, E. Munson, E. Robel. Nayes: none. Absent: K. Hughes.
• Motion was made by D. Liston and seconded by M.J. Farrell to approve revision of Computer Usage Policy…first paragraph to be deleted and replace with “At the Johnsburg Public Library you will find computer stations set aside for online catalog search only, stations that have both the Internet and Microsoft Office Products, and one station that is solely for word processing” A sign will be posted to designate the card catalog computers. Also, add Point #9 to policy…”Wireless Internet access is available at the library. Patrons should be aware that wireless access is less secure than wired access. The library cannot assure the safety of your personal data when you use either our wireless or wired access. The library assumes no responsibility for any problems or damage that may be inflicted on any equipment by using or attempting to connect to the wireless network”. Motion carried.
• Motion was made by K. Kucik and seconded by D. Liston to approve revision of the Internet Policy….deleting a sentence about special internet coding on minors’ library card…parents, not library staff are responsible for supervising internet use by their children. Also, the library charges $.10/black and white page and color pages are available for $1.50. The fee of color pages would change to $1.00/page. Motion carried.
• Motion was made by K. Kucik and seconded by M.J. Farrell to approve non-resident fee for FY2007….$105. Motion carried.

Director’s Report: Friends of the library had a very successful book sale. Also, kudos to Cy for the excellent design and layout of the newsletter.

Public Input: none

Board Input: none

Adjournment: Motion was made by E. Robel and seconded by D. Liston to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 8:42 pm.

Respectfully submitted,