Sheridan Public Library Executive Session

Monday June 19, 2023

5:30 p.m.

Sheridan Public Library Community Room

103 W. 1st St. Sheridan, Indiana

The Board will meet to discuss a job performance of an individual employee as authorized under

I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9)

 

The executive session was attended by President Loretta Sutherland, Floyd Barker, Ruth Gerbig, and Laura Glunt.  No other business was discussed.

 

 

 

Board of Trustees

Regular Monthly Meeting Monday June 19, 2023 6pm

 

 

Call to Order: Loretta Sutherland called the meeting to order at 6:04.  Board members in attendance were Floyd Barker, Ruth Gerbig, and Laura Glunt.  Kathy Bray, DeeDee Feeney, Alicia Hollingsworth were absent.

 

Call for Quorum: Quorum was met.

 

Unfinished Business

  1. Land – Kim has been in contact with Forestar who is now ready to sell the land. A motion was

                          made by Ruth and seconded by Floyd to give them until June 30th to sign the agreement

or have Kim start eminent domain proceedings.  Motion passed.

  1. Bond issue – (Harry) – Went over possible survey examples. Ruth will work on this for the

board to review at the next meeting.  Kim also went over financials from Baker & Tilly.

  1. Park Board appointment – Kim Hogge: Kim has been appointed but the Town is temporarily

handling park board duties.

 

Reading and Approval of Minutes: Minutes approved as read.

 

Reading and Approval of Financial Report: Receipts: $158,884.22    Claims: $39,597.09

 

Approval of Bills: Motion was made by Ruth and seconded by Floyd to approve the financial report.

Motion passed.

 

Report of the Director

  1. Programming updates: Programming report and Beanstack challenges will be attached to the

                                        minutes.  Summer reading kickoff went well with approximately 100 in

attendance.  Summer concerts are off to a good start with an average

of 53 in attendance.

  1. Other: We had some bank fraud that Kim caught with the monthly bank reconciliation.  The

             bank immediately refunded the money and Kim set up the account with Positive Pay

which will catch any further instances.  Cost will be $25 per month for this service.

 

Communications: None

 

 

New Business

  1. Review Director job performance: Performance Review for Kim Riley, Director, took place during the Executive Session. During the regular meeting and after reviewing with Kim, Laura made a motion to approve a 5% raise for 2024 for Kim.  Ruth seconded.  Motion passed.    

           

           

           

Public Input/Adjournment

 

 

Next board meeting – Monday July 10th at 6pm