Board of Trustees
Monday July 8, 2024 6:00pm

 

Call to Order: Loretta Sutherland called the meeting to order at 6:00.  Board members in attendance were Ruth Gerbig, Laura Glunt, Alicia Hollingsworth, and Floyd Barker.  Kim Riley, Director, was also present.  Board members Barbara Hybarger and Kathy Bray were absent.

 

Call for Quorum: Quorum was met.  

 

Unfinished Business

  1. Bond issue –Discussion centered on repairs/improvements to the current building and the issue of not raising taxes at this point due to the raised taxes the reorganization might bring. Kim will talk again with Baker Tilly to get current amounts that we could get and still not raise taxes. Final decision will not be made until after the November elections.

 

Reading and Approval of Minutes – Minutes for the June meeting stand approved as read.

 

Reading and Approval of Financial Report – Receipts – $104,343.93

Vouchers – $38,980.74

 

Approval of Bills: Ruth moved to approve the bills, Floyd seconded the motion.  Motion passed.

 

Report of the Director

  1. Programming updates – Programing report will be attached. Kim attended the Town Council meeting on July 2nd where they voted to “sponsor” all of our outdoor events for 2024, thereby waiving the permit and fee. They will look at revising the ordinance to exempt Library programing from this requirement. Summer reading is going strong with 261 registered, 126 completing to date.  Program ends Saturday.  The Ackerman’s will be here on July 19th for our 2nd concert of the summer.  We will also have a food truck present.
  2. Attended meetings – Kim attended 1 town council meeting, 1 reorganization meetings, completed 1 hour of continuing ed webinars, 3 misc. meetings and a 2 hr. Evergreen Patron Services Committee meeting.
  3. Acquisitions: 265 items were added to our collection in June. 3612 physical items circulated along with 1131 electronic items.  28 new cards were issued.
  4. Other – 1) Kim asked that if we can get it included in the 2025 budget that we return to AVC for managed IT services. It was agreed that she pursue budgeting this item as we feel it will benefit the library. 2) On July 31st, Kim and Cindy will attend a luncheon at the Hamilton County Foundation along with the other Hamilton County libraries and the State Library to discuss the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for Hamilton County.

Communications – Received our in compliance letter from the State of Indiana for 2024.

 

 

New Business –
1) Ruth made a motion to join the Indiana State Library Consortium for public library internet access for funding year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.  Alicia seconded.  Motion passed.  Kim will get all the paperwork turned into the state by the deadline.

 

Public Input/Adjournment: We adjourned at 6:43pm
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Next board meeting – Monday August 12, 2024 at 6pm.