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February 20, 2007
| The regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees was held on February 20, 2007.
President Shawn Gavan called the meeting to order at
6:45pm. Present were Director Ann Perrigo, Trustees Nancy
Ingalsbee, Shawn Gavan, Hollis Hough and Lyn Huff. Prior
to the meeting the Trustees toured the Library do the
"Library Image Audit", and were much impressed
with the end result. There was discussion of the amount
of items on top of the lockers in the staff lounge. The
Friends Committee spent a great deal of money to make
over the room so that it looked, as well as functioned,
better. Trustee Ingalsbee will talk with Bench Dog and
see if we can expand the area over the lockers with more
cabinets so we can keep this room in the manner the
Friends intended. Minutes from the January Board meeting were reviewed and, upon a motion made by Trustee Huff, seconded by Trustee Hough, were approved. The financial reports were reviewed, and, upon a motion made by Trustee Huff, seconded by Trustee Ingalsbee, the bills presented by Director Perrigo were approved for payment. OLD BUSINESS: Friends Committee: Historian John Pahl gave his talk on Allegan charactors to a large crowd. The next program will be in April 15, 2007, and will be the author of Men of Salt, a book about the last caravan of salt through the Sahara desert. The Friends had another large book sale in February. Township Letters: Letters to the Townships went out in January. District Library: Director Perrigo and Trustee Gavan attended the School Board’s regular meeting and presented the District Library proposal, The School Board will discuss the subject further at its next meeting. Library representatives will attend the next City Council meeting on February 26th to present the proposal to the Council. Furnace Problem: The continuing problem with the heat at the Library was discussed in detail. It was decided that the contract with Bremer and Bauman would not be renewed, and the Trustees requested that the Director begin looking for another provider. New Business: 2007 - 2008 Budget: A budget committee of Trustees Huff and Ingalsbee was formed and will meet at 6:00 p.m. March 13, 2007 at the Library to begin the budget process. Library Policies: A committee of Trustee Gavan, Director Perrigo and Linda Koch was appointed to review policies and present findings to the Board. Internet Time Management: An internet time management system was presented to the Board that would relieve employees of the responsibility of policing usage of our computers. Motion was made by Trustee Huff and seconded by Trustee Ingalsbee to go forward and order the PC Cop system with self service kiosk and to pay for this from the Alice Webb fund. The motion passed. State Aid Alert: An alert from the cooperative regarding state aid was discussed and Trustees were asked to write individual letters regarding the matter. Interim Director: The Board requested that Director Perrigo appoint a staff person to act as Interim Director in the event of a crisis or any situation that requires immediate response for the times she is absent from the Library for vacations or other reasons. Librarians Report: Director Perrigo announced that we have a new circulation clerk Caitlin Krause. The meeting was adjourned at 8:16 pm. The next meeting will be at 7:00 pm, Tuesday March 20, 2007. Respectfully Submitted Nancy Ingalsbee Secretary |
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