Chris Houchens, Library Director | Charleston Carnegie Public Library
Chris Houchens, Library Director | Charleston Carnegie Public Library
Charleston Carnegie Public Library Board of Trustees met March 4.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll call
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3. Public Comment
4. Board President’s Comments
5. Omnibus Agenda
A. Acceptance of the February 5, 2024 Meeting Minutes
o DHM replaced compressor in 1 week
o Fire alarm project is ongoing, near completion but facing issues with elevator shaft components requiring a technician to access it safely. Still trying to reach a vendor but will try to get a quote of taking over maintenance in general. Seems like our current vendor doesn’t have personnel to support us.
o Personnel- had staff training day on the 19th – main topic was homeless individuals present at library- purchased a library subscription on the subject to access specific training for public libraires. I’ll be able to assign this training to staff and help us on this matter going forward.
o Finance- 2 very large donations came in and we’re very grateful to receive them
o February book sale did over $1,500 which is our highest grossing post-pandemic book sale!
o Received instalment of replacement taxes just over $16k for this fiscal year
o Loan is officially paid off!
o Expenses this month were high including paying off the loan. Our audit bill was $5,100 which is higher than we expected.
B. Acceptance of Director’s Report
C. Acceptance of Statistics Report
D. Acceptance of Grant & Donation Report
E. Acceptance of Financial Reports- provided at the meeting
F. Approval of the bills payable- provided at the meeting
Motion to approve: __Ricciardi__ Seconded: _Ferguson___
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6. Discussion Item: Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
a. Expecting replacement taxes to decrease for the next few years
b. Internet we’re hoping to get switched over by May 1, but it’s a tentative timeline
7. Action Item: 2024-6: Vote to recess into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing personnel-5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1) at ____ P.M.
Motion to approve: ____ Seconded: ____
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VOTE TO LEAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ___P.M.
Motion to approve: ____ Seconded: ____
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8. Action Item: 2024-7: Vote to approve salaries for Fiscal Year 2025.
Motion to approve: _Ferguson_ Seconded: _Cuddy_
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9. Action Item: 2024-8: Vote to approve the non-resident library card fee for Fiscal Year 2025.
Motion to approve: Chiritescu Seconded: Curry
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10. Action Item: 2024-9: Vote to approve the Fiscal Year 2025 Library Budget.
Motion to approve: _Olsen_ Seconded: _ Chiritescu
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11. Discussion Items
A. Literature & Libations
B. Board Recruitment
C. Next Board Meeting – Monday, April 1, 2024 at 6:30PM.
D. Next Committee Meeting – Finance Committee & Operations Committee
E. Agenda Building
F. Other?
12. Adjournment
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