VERNON
AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
Board
of Library Trustees Meeting – August 21, 2006
Minutes of the
Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees of July 17, 2006
1. Roll Call
President Goldstein called the meeting
to order at 7:05 p.m.
Trustees present: Apostolakis, Berman, Foss, Goldstein, Kasten,
Peterson and Stover.
Staff Present: Director Meyer, Department Heads Costello,
Foss, Kay, Soltysiak, Territo and Vlcek.
2.
Approval of
the Minutes of the Previous Meeting
President Goldstein apologized to any
Board or Staff who might have taken offense at his question or comments made
during the approval of minutes in the June meeting. He assured all that no offense had been
intended.
Trustee Kasten moved and Trustee
Peterson seconded a motion to approve the minutes the meeting of June 19,
2006. No changes were made. The motion was passed by a voice vote.
3.
New Business
None.
4.
Old Business
None.
5.
Approval of
the Financial Reports for June 2006
Trustee Berman moved and Trustee Kasten
seconded a motion to approve the Financial Reports for June 2006.
President Goldstein asked about the
over expenditure of Social Security and
IMRF funds. Director Meyer explained
that this was tied to the fact that there had been 27 pay periods during our
fiscal year 2005-6.
President Goldstein also inquired as to
how much of the $700,000.00 tax anticipation loan had been used. Director Meyer wasn’t sure of the exact
figure but agreed to check with Mindy Winkle to get the number. He did report that we had taken the entire
amount and that the loan had already been repaid.
Trustee Apostolakis questioned payments
to Elite Maintenance, R. Rudnick & Co., and Pinnacle Wood Products. Meyer explained that Elite is contracted for
janitorial services; Rudnick is the General Contractor for the mold remediation
project; Pinnacle had provided wood trim for the Director’s office, end panels
for book shelves and gondolas for A.V. media.
The motion for approval was passed by a
unanimous voice vote.
6.
Committee
Reports
None
7.
Management Reports
Director Meyer reported that the State
Library will accept Board participation in the Legislative Breakfast as ongoing
Trustee education that would count toward the education requirement for the Per
Capita Grant. Our Board had several
members participate in the Breakfast.
Director Meyer felt that we had probably satisfied the minimum
requirement for the year.
Department Head Vlcek reported that the
library had for the first time run an advertisement in the Chicago Tribune Book
Section publicizing an upcoming Author visit.
Director Meyer discussed the library’s
participation in the Taste of Lincolnshire festival.
Trustee Kasten thanked Department Heads
for their Annual Reports and explained how helpful they were to his
understanding of the big picture.
Department Heads Costello and Territo
discussed the impact of the construction on Olde Half Day road on the Library’s
circulation. They felt there had
definitely been an impact. However, they
felt that the Summer Reading Program as well as other programs were much more
important factors impacting circulation.
Trustee Peterson informed the Board
that the
Trustee Kasten moved and Trustee
Apostolakis seconded a motion to approve the Personnel Report for the month of
June. There was no discussion. The motion was passed by a unanimous roll
call vote.
8.
Communication
and Correspondence
None
9.
Other
Director Meyer requested the scheduling
of a Facility Committee meeting to discuss maintenance issues. A meeting was scheduled for July 24, 2006 at
7:00 p.m.
Policy Committee Chair Stover asked
fellow Committee members to consider possible dates for a meeting that would
need to take place prior to our regular
September meeting. The meeting
was tentatively scheduled to take place immediately before the regular
September meeting at 6:00 p.m. The date
will be confirmed at the August meeting.
10.
Public
Discussion
None
11.
Executive
Session
Trustee Peterson moved and Trustee
Kasten seconded a motion to enter into Executive Session to discuss personnel
matters. Ayes: Apostolakis, Berman, Foss, Goldstein, Kasten,
Peterson, Stover. Nays: None.
Motion carried The Board entered
Executive Session at 7:37 p.m..
Trustee Peterson moved and Trustee
Kasten seconded to exit the Executive Session at 7:52 p.m. Ayes:
Apostolakis, Berman, Foss, Goldstein, Kasten, Peterson, Stover. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
Trustee Apostolakis moved and Trustee
Kasten seconded a motion to approve the
Letter written by Personnel Chair
Berman to Director Meyer and the Department Heads summarizing the findings of
Primer/Michaels from the follow-up survey.
The motions was passed by a unanimous roll call vote.
12.
Adjournment
Trustee Kasten moved and Trustee
Peterson seconded a motion for adjournment.
The motion was passed by unanimous
voice vote.
The meeting was adjournment at 7:56 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
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Joseph
M. Foss III, Secretary
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George I. Goldstein, President