East Central Reporter

Charleston Carnegie Public Library Board of Trustees met Nov. 4.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Call to Order at 6:29 p.m.

2. Roll call

Burnham___ Chiritescu_X_ Cuddy X_ Curry_X_ Doughty___ Ferguson_X_ Looby_X_ Olsen_X_ Viertel_X_

3. Public Comment

4. Board President’s Comments

5. Omnibus Agenda

A. Acceptance of the October 7, 2024 Meeting Minutes

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: _DV___ Seconded: _AC___

Burnham___ Chiritescu_Y_ Cuddy_Y_ Curry_Y_ Doughty___ Ferguson_Y_ Looby_Y_ Olsen___ Viertel_Y_

6. Action Item 2024-19: Approval of Kross Masonry & Restoration Inc. proposal for tuck-pointing and masonry repair of the original Carnegie building for a total cost of $19,390.

Motion to approve: _DV___ Seconded: AC____

Burnham___ Chiritescu_Y_ Cuddy_Y_ Curry_Y_ Doughty___ Ferguson_Y_ Looby_Y_ Olsen___ Viertel_Y_

7. Discussion Items

A. Department of Labor - Earnings thresholds for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional exemption from minimum wage and overtime protections under the FLSA

Discussion about hourly and overtime wages vs. a raise to CCPL Director’s salary, the latter of which Chris prefers. No vote taken. This item will be put on Dec. 2024 Agenda.

B. AI Cybersecurity - Crowdstrike Falcon Complete

This antivirus program is considered top-notch, and is used by most gvmt. entities. City and EIU will soon be adopting this program, and CCPL is also considering. However, is a for-profit company and will monitor how all computers at CCPL are used. Concerns about data-mining, etc. After discussion, Board leaning toward waiting and watching how Crowdstrike works for other entities. C. Annual Fundraising Letter

Board members are invited to sign letters addressed to individuals they know. Makes a difference! D. Serving Our Public 4.0 Standards for Illinois Public Library Chapters 10-13 Review Chris says we are good with and always working on Programming (Ch. 10), Youth Services (Ch. 11), Tech (Ch. 12), and Marketing (Ch. 13).

E. Next Board Meeting – Monday, December 2, 2024 at 6:30PM.

F. Agenda Building

G. At ILA, Chris learned of Print Management Software from TBS Co. Could replace our current ancient printing system. Demonstration here in Nov. Sounds promising, and we have the funds.

8. Adjournment at 7:43 p.m.

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