CALUMET CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
July 18, 2006
CALL TO
ORDER
The regular meeting of the Calumet City Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order at ________ PM by President Jane Rowland.
Members present:
Members absent:
Also present: Library Director Bill Pixley
A motion was made by ___________, seconded by _________, to approve the minutes of the May 16, 2006 Board meeting. On a poll of the Board, _________________voted aye. The motion was passed.
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
RATIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR JUNE, 2006
A motion was made by Susie Zajakowski, seconded by Ignacio Jasso, to ratify the transfer of funds for the June Board meeting. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
APPROVAL OF ALL TECH LIGHTING PAYMENT
A motion was made by Susie Zajakowski, seconded by Mary Ann Oswald, to approve the payment All Tech Lighting. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
APPROVAL OF ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE EXPENSES AND REPORTS
A motion was made by Susie Zajakowski, seconded by Mary Ann Oswald, to approve the ALA Annual Conference expenses for Jane Rowland, Bill Pixley and Patrick Coffey, and to accept the reports. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
NEW BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF 2006-2007
APPROPRIATION
A motion was made by Susie Zajakowski, seconded by Kathleen Chiaro, to approve the FY 2006-07 library appropriation. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
REVISED APPRAISAL OF THE
LIBRARY BUILDING
A motion was made by Jane Rowland, seconded by Kathleen Chiaro, to approve the revised appraisal of the library building. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
APPROVAL OF
REDUCTION OF INSURANCE
A motion was made by Susie Zajakowski, seconded by Kathleen Chiaro, to approve the reduction of insurance. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
APPROVAL OF
ANNUAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING NON-RESIDENT CARDS
A motion was made by Ignacio Jasso, seconded by Kathleen Chiaro, to approve the annual ordinance authorizing Non-resident Cards. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
ELIMINATE
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE GRANT
There was discussion concerning the Eliminate the Digital Divide Grant.
APPROVAL OF
REVISED INTERNET/PUBLIC ACCESS COMPUTER USE POLICY
A motion was made by Jane Rowland, seconded by Kathleen Chiaro, to approve the revised Internet/Public Access Computer Use policy as amended. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
DISPOSAL OF
OUTDATED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
A motion was made by Jane Rowland, seconded by Susie Zajakowski, to approve the disposal of outdated computer equipment. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
APPROVAL OF
LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S VACATION REQUEST (July
5 & July 19-28)
A motion was made by Kathleen Chiaro, seconded by Mary Ann Oswald, to approve the Library Director’s vacation request for July 19 through 28. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
A motion was made by Kathleen Chiaro, seconded by Susie Zajakowski, to accept the Financial Reports for May and pay the bills. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
A motion was made by Kathleen Chiaro, seconded by Ignacio Jasso, to transfer $160,000.00 from the Illinois Funds account to the Corus Bank account. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
A motion was made by Jane Rowland, seconded by Kathleen Chiaro, to transfer $90,500.00 from the Illinois Funds account to the Illinois Building and Maintenance Fund. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
ESTABLISH AND SET MEETING
DATE FOR LABOR DATE PARADE COMMITTEE
The
Labor Day Parade Committee was established and set a meeting date for September
19.
LIBRARIANS’ REPORTS
A motion was made by Susie Zajakowski, seconded by Mary Ann Oswald, to accept the Library Director’s reports, Department reports, Technology Coordinator reports and the Credit Pac reports for June and July. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Ignacio Jasso at 6:57 PM, seconded by Kathleen Chiaro, to go into Executive Session to discuss the hiring, discipline, performance, compensation and the dismissal of certain personnel and matters of pending litigation. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
A motion was made by Jane Rowland at 7:00 PM, seconded by Kathleen Chiaro, to return to the regular order of business. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
COMMUNICATIONS,
PROGRAM EVALUATIONS, PUBLICITY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS were
presented as per the agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:55 PM, a motion was made by Susie Zajakowski, seconded by Kathleen Chiaro, to adjourn. On a poll of the Board, Kathleen Chiaro, Ignacio Jasso, Mary Ann Oswald, Jane Rowland and Susie Zajakowski voted aye. The motion was passed.
Respectfully
submitted
Ignacio
Jasso
Secretary
Approved: