Johnsburg Public Library District

 

Board Meeting---Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006

 

 

 

The meeting was called to order by President Elsie Munson at 7:00 pm.  Trustees present:  Evelyn Brefeld, Mary Jo Farrell, Kathy Hughes, Kathy Kucik, Doug Liston, Elsie Munson, Edna Robel, and Director Maria Zawacki.

 

A motion was made by M.J. Farrell and seconded by E. Robel to accept the minutes of the Aug. 16, 2006, board meeting and also the Public Hearing on Tentative Budget & Appropriation Ordinance for FY2007 held on the same date.    Motion carried.

 

A motion was made by M.J. Farrell and seconded by E. Brefeld to approve payment of the bills  in the amount of $39,233.23 and $1,541.51 from the building fund (book displays, shelves, and new lift station pump).  Motion carried.  Ayes:  E. Brefeld, M.J. Farrell, K. Hughes, K. Kucik, D. Liston, E. Munson, E. Robel.  Nayes:  none.  Absent:  none.

 

Treasurer’s Financial Report:  good so far…too early in the year to see any pattern development.

 

Committee Reports:  none

 

Correspondence:

  • Notification of  McHenry County Libraries Trustee Workshop to be held on Thurs. 9/25.  K. Kucik, E. Robel, and E. Brefeld will be attending with Maria.
  • Letter from the Hancock County Library System for our generous donation toward the Hurricane Katrina Recovery ($1,118.35).  An additional $220 was sent from the recent Friends of the Library book sale.
  • May-July 06 impact fee report
  • Informational memo from lawyer regarding conference calls at board meetings.

 

 

 

Unfinished Business:  none

 

New Business:

  • A motion was made by D. Liston and seconded by K. Kucik to approve Ordinance No. 2006-09-1, Ordinance Levying Taxes for Library Purposes for the Fiscal Year 2007-2008.  Ayes:  E. Brefeld, M.J. Farrell, K. Hughes, K. Kucik, D. Liston, E. Munson, E. Robel.  Nayes:  none  Absent:  none.  Motion carried.
  • Review Material Selection policy---follow up with further consideration
  • A motion was made by K. Kucik and seconded by K. Hughes to approve FY2007 Per Capita grant application.
  • Update on  half.com online used book selling to date---kudos to Pam for setting this up!
  • Review and discuss an art contest in conjunction with the library’s anniversary (Sept.’07)---further discussion tabled until the next meeting.

 

Director’s Report: 

  • Discussion about the bathroom vandalism---recommendation of board to lock the bathrooms and keep the keys at the front desk.
  • Welcome back to Virginia (on Monday) !

 

Public Input:  none

 

Board Input:  none

 

Adjournment:  a motion was made by M.J. Farrell and seconded by K. Kucik to adjourn the meeting.  Motion carried.  The meeting was adjourned at 7:43 pm.

 

 

                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

 

 

                                                                    Evelyn Brefeld, secretary