Robert W. Rowe Public Library District

                                              Robert W. Rowe Public Library District

                               Regular Board Meeting Held At:  Robert W. Rowe Library

                                                              June 10, 2010

                                                                       Minutes

Call to Order:  President Brenda Brown called the meeting to order at 7:10pm.  Trustees present:  Donna Klein-Acosta, Kathy Mufich, Jody Brown, John Maurer.  Trustees absent:  Jamie Walker, Karen Koubek.  Guests present:  Debby Smith, John Morrow.

Open Forum:  None.

Minutes from previous meeting:  May 13, 2010 Regular Board Meeting Minutes were motioned for acceptance by Kathy and seconded by John, motion carried.   

Financial Report:   May 31, 2010 financial report was motioned for acceptance by John and seconded by Donna, motion carried.   

Committee Reports:  Brenda, for the building committee, reported that further purchases will be determined after the Garden Walk.  Seating will be a priority.

Special Orders:   A motion to accept the Director’s evaluation as submitted by the committee was made by Donna, seconded by Kathy, motion carried.

Board Development:  Video #10, Self-Assessment, was viewed by the board. 

Unfinished Business: Debby continues to follow up with the Sheridan Village Board regarding input on our Mission Statement for Long Range Plan.  Debby reported the building consultant will be in the area 7/21-22 and she will schedule a meeting.  Ordnance 09/10-06 regarding investments was distributed with changes as voted on last month.

New Business:  John Morrow presented the working budget 2010-2911 for review.  A motioned that any excess of $15,000 be moved from the checking account to the building reserve account was made by John, seconded by Kathy.  Roll Call Vote:  Brenda - aye; Kathy – aye; John – aye; Donna - aye; motion carried.  Ordinance 09/10-07 schedule of regular meetings for next fiscal year was motioned for acceptance by John, seconded by Donna, motion carried. Ordinance 09/10-08 Prevailing Wage was motioned for acceptance by Donna, seconded by John, motion carried.  Debby will ensure ordinance is posted at the Library and Donna will ensure the secretary’s notice is published in the newspaper.  Friends of the Library is recipient of the property adjacent to the library through the Will of Esther Larson.  Debby is working with our attorney regarding the probate of the Will.

Visionary Short/Long Term Plan:  None.

Library Director’s Report:  Seventy-three children have signed up for the summer reading program, “Scare Up a Good Book”.  The Friends of the Library Garden Walk is June 26.  Set up for the Library Book Sale will be July 1 with take down on July 5.

Adjournment:  Motion to adjourn at 8:50pm was made by Kathy, seconded by Donna, motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Donna Klein-Acosta, Secretary