Mattoon Public Library Board of Trustees met July 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the Board:
Board Members Present: Clay Dean, Justin Grady, Greg Ray, Candy Rankin, Jen Bullock, Laura Glenn, Teresa Righter, Phyllis Karpus, Chris Pilson.
Staff Present: Carl Walworth, Wenche Nonaas Others Present: None
Consent Agenda: Motion by Ray, Second by Rankin to approve Consent agenda, which consists of bills, treasurer’s report, circulation report, minutes from June 2018. Motion Carried.
Action Items: Motion by Dean, Second by Ray to accept slate of board officers for 2018-19. Officers are Justin Grady, President; Candy Rankin, Vice President; Laura Glenn, Secretary; Phyllis Karpus, Treasurer. Motion Carried.
Motion by Karpus, Second by Glenn to authorize issuance of non-resident cards at $75 per year per family for those who live in the Mattoon Public Library service area but outside the city limit. Motion Carried.
Motion by Righter, Second by Bullock to approve board committees for 2018-19: Committees include: Collections, Rankin, chair; Righter, Glenn, Grady, Bullock, Walworth (ex officio); Finance and Fundraising, Karpus, chair, Pilson, Dean, Bullock, Walworth (ex officio); Nonaas (ex officio); Policy, Ray, chair, Rankin, Righter, Dean, Grady (ex officio), Walworth (ex officio); Personnel, Grady, chair, Karpus, Ray, Dean; Strategic Planning, Grady, chair. Motion Carried.
Motion by Karpus, Second by Dean to transfer $50,000 from Money Market account to savings account. Motion carried.
Director’s Report: Written summary of operations distributed in advance. Discussed and put on hold tuckpointing and power washing exterior of library building; heard a summary of preliminary report from auditor to management; discussed programming and increased use of community room.
New business: Heard update from library director on implementation of 5-year strategic plan now in its third year. Five points highlighted were goals of partnering with community organizations; fostering lifelong learning; promoting library as community gathering place; achieving excellence in library services; strengthening management and maximizing funding.
Adjournment: Motion by Dean, second by Karpus to adjourn at 6:05 p.m. Motion carried.
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