Johnsburg Public Library District

Board Meeting Minutes---Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004

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

A motion was made by Edna Robel, seconded by Marilynn May, and approved unanimously to accept the minutes of the Sept. 14, 2004, meeting. A motion was made by Marilynn May, seconded by Mary Jo Farrell, and approved unanimously to accept the minutes from the Truth in Taxation Hearing on Levy Ordinance held on Sept. 14, 2004.

A motion was made by Mary Jo Farrell and seconded by Evelyn Brefeld to approve payment of the bills in the amount of $37,756.82 from the general fund and $2893 from the building fund. Motion carried. Ayes: Evelyn Brefeld, Mary Jo Farrell, Kathy Hughes, Doug Liston, Marilynn May, Elsie Munson, Edna Robel. Nayes: none. Absent: none.

The Treasurer’s Financial Report was reviewed.

Committee Reports: none

Correspondence:

· Notice about the Illinois Open Meeting Act refresher course being held on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2004.

· Letter regarding notification of receiving a grant of $100 from the Illinois Arts Council for a performance by storyteller Paddy Lynn.

· Letter from Rockford Public Library thanking us for the huge donation of home school books. Kudos to Kathy Wentz for all her work on this project.

· E mail from a New Zealand library that is hoping to start a home school resource center similar to ours.

· Information from our attorney, Roger Ritzman----general information about himself and his firm---specific details about the recently amended Election Code---now the timetable for canvassing the votes is within 21 days (a change from 7 days)

· Grant notification---$3,867 for the grant “Rebuilding the Juvenile Non-Fiction Collection”. This is the FY 2005 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant.

Unfinished Business: none

New Business:

· Approve the Kindermusik program request

· Table the revisions to the policy manual

Director’s Report: reviewed.

Public Input: none

Board Input: none

Adjournment: A motion was made by Mary Jo Farrell, seconded by Evelyn Brefeld, and unanimously approved to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 7:24 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Evelyn Brefeld, secretary