Pinckney Community Public Library

Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, June 15, 2009

 

CALL TO ORDER---Meeting called to order at 6:20 p.m. by president, Christine Weber.

Present----Christine Weber, President; Joan McCloskey, Treasurer; Kate Pratt, Trustee; Hope Siasoco, Director; Mary Press, Secretary; Bill Wismont, Vice President and David Williamson, auditor.

 

CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA— Christine made a motion to move David Williamson, our auditor from Post, Smythe, Lutz and Ziel, after the minutes from May 18th, 2009.  Joan seconds the motion.  Motion passed.  Hope asks to add the Library Day at Comerica Park to the Agenda.  Bill made a motion to add this issue to the end of New Issues. Christine seconds the motion.  Motion passed.

 

READING OF MINUTES FROM MAY 18, 2009 BOARD MEETING.  Christine made a motion to accept the minutes with the correction under “Presentation of Bills: … Joan seconds the motion. All agree and bills were accepted as presented”.  Joan seconds the motion.  All agreed and motion passed as corrected.

 

Library Audit Presentation by David Williamson of Post, Smythe, Lutz & Ziel LLP

David presented the 2008 audit.  The board accepted it as presented.  (Copies are available at the library for viewing.)

 

PRESENTATION OF BILLS:

  • June Bills for Review—Kate made a motion that the paid bills be accepted as presented. Bills were reviewed by all. Joan seconds the motion.  All approve.

OLD BUSINESS:

  • Board of Trustees & Director’s Annual Review Update---Christine made a motion to table this until next month.  Discussion done and Kate seconds the motion.  All agree and motion passed.
  • Library Short Term & Long Range Goals Update---Hope will put together a draft from information collected and will present it at the next meeting. 

NEW BUSINESS:

  • Reports:
  • Library Progress Report/Director’s Away Times Reports---Reports on file.  Hope reported that the safety deposit box key was lost.  A new hole was drilled with a cost of $ 100.00 (one hundred dollars) which will be paid from the operations account.
  • Friends Group Update (Book Sale 2009)---Friends reported that they made a total of $ 3,790.00 (three thousand seven hundred ninety dollars) from the Book Sale at the Village School on May 30th for the Art in the Park weekend.  Report on file.
  • Treasurer’s Report—Report from Joan.  Discussion done.  Report on File
  • Bookkeeper Report---Discussion done and report on file as presented.
  • Issues
    • “Giving Reader” Program by Micro Marketing LLC----Christine made a motion to have Hope finalize the paperwork on this program and to try the program for one year.  Kate seconds the motion.  All approved and motion passed. 
    • Update on the Lighting Project---The new lights are installed with a good response from the staff and patrons.
    • Livingston Broadband Fiber Network---Hope reported on a possible joint project by a few Livingston County “stakeholders” to lay out a Fiber Optic Broadband connection that will be made available through the entire county, with the hope of using some Federal Stimulus grant money to pay for the project. The group wants to include all the six public libraries in Livingston Co. Presently, however, only Hamburg Twp. Library and the Pinckney Library are already on a Fiber Optic Line through the Pinckney Community Schools and LESA, so the project would not necessarily affect our library directly too much. However, we will be updated on this project or may be asked by the committee to provide a support letter for the grant request.
    • Library Day at Comerica Park---An amount of tickets for the Tiger’s game on August 9th was donated to be used for any Michigan Library staff and board members along with their families. Hope is taking names on members that are able to go or are interested in attending.
  • NEW BOARD ISSUES---Calendar of board activities

CALL TO THE PUBLIC--- No response

 

ADJOURNMENT—Joan made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Christine seconds the motion.  Christine, president, adjourned the meeting at 8:53P.M.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Mary Press