Charleston Carnegie Public Library Board of Trustees met April 3.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll call
Chiritescu__X__ Cuddy__X__ Doughty__X__ Ferguson____ Looby__X__ Monahan__X__ Ricciardi__X__ Smallhorn____
3. Public Comment
4. Board President’s Comments
5. Omnibus Agenda
A. Approval of the March 6, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes
B. Approval of the March 22, 2023 Operations Committee Meeting Minutes
C. Acceptance of Director’s Report
o Had Sentry roofing come out to repair leaks, haven’t had issues since
o This Thursday is ‘live and learn’ grant committee so Chris will be attending that to learn ifwe’ve been recommended for funding.
o We are hiring! Going through the pool of candidates now and feeling confident about applicants
o Programming- gearing up for Summer Read.
o Starting ‘Dungeons & Dragon’ program and getting positive response
D. Acceptance of Stat Report
E. Acceptance of Grant & Donation Report
F. Acceptance of Financial Reports- provided at the meeting
o Audit for last fiscal year (22) came in, no major findings. Other than the same thing they find every time which is due to Ameren billing cycle.
o Doing fine with our other financials and loan is continuing to drop
o Most numbers are in line with what we expected as we enter the final month of the fiscal year
G. Approval of the bills payable- provided at the meeting
Motion to approve: __Looby__ Seconded: _Ricciardi___
Chiritescu__X_Cuddy_X__Doughty__X_ Ferguson___ Looby__X_ Monahan__X_ Ricciardi__X_ Smallhorn___
6. Committee Update – Operations Committee
a. Discussion Item: Personnel Policy Review
b. Appearance policy can be updated and reviewed in order to provide a more comfortable and welcoming work environment (can wear jeans)
c. Updating leave policy to get in line with the rest of the city
7. Action Item 2023-5: Recess into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing personnel-5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1) at ____ P.M.
Motion to approve: ____ Seconded: ____
Chiritescu___Cuddy___Doughty___ Ferguson___ Looby___ Monahan___ Ricciardi___ Smallhorn___
a. Executive session tabled for next meeting.
Full Board Packet available upon request at the service desk.
8. Action Item 2023-6: Elect Library Board Officers for Fiscal Year 2024
Motion to approve: __Doughy__ Seconded: _Chiritescu___
Chiritescu__X_Cuddy_X__Doughty_X__ Ferguson___ Looby_X__ Monahan__X_ Ricciardi_X__ Smallhorn___
President: Mike Monahan; Vice President: Brooke Ferguson; Treasurer: Judy Looby; Secretary: Greg Ricciardi
9. Discussion Items
A. Next Committee Meeting – Policy Committee
B. Next Board Meeting – Monday, May 1, 2023 at 6:30PM.
a. To be discussed changing May and June meetings due to board member conflict.
C. Agenda Building
D. Other?
10. Adjournment
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