The Riverside Regional Library
Board of Trustees Meeting
Minutes for January 24, 2008

 

The Riverside Regional Library Board of Trustees, conducted a meeting Thursday, January 24, 2008 at Riverside Regional Library, 204 S. Union, Jackson, Missouri.

 

Call to Order

            The meeting was called to order by President James Marks at 7:23 p.m.

 

Roll Call

            Members present were:  Steve Burk, June Ernst, Deborah Gunter, Tom Gross, Kathy Lynn, James Marks, Kathy Panagos and Janet Randolph.  Members absent: Kathy Carron, Randal Friend, JoAnn Hahs, Emil Lohmann, Linda Sebaugh and Cathy Walters. Also present were the Library Director Nancy Howland and Recording Secretary Laura Blankenship. 

 

Open Forum for Visitors

            Visitors present:  Julie Sauer, Branch Manager, Perryville and Roberta Brown, Tech Services, Jackson.

 

A. Action Items:

Steve Burk moved to accept the Dec. 6, 2007 minutes.  Motion was seconded by June Ernst and carried unanimously.

June Ernst moved to accept the Allowance of Bills and the Financial Report.  Motion was seconded by Janet Randolph and carried unanimously.

Tom Gross moved that the Budget Committee shall consider and make recommendation to the Board regarding the monies remaining in the county deposit  accounts.  Kathy Lynn seconded the motion which  carried unanimously.

 

A.     Information Items:

1.      Correspondence:  None  

           

2.       Librarian’s Report:  (Written report)

 

3.      Committee Reports:

          Personnel Committee will meet at 6:15 p.m. before the March 27, 2008, Board  meeting.

 

4.      Unfinished Business:

            Tom Gross moved to accept the Directors recommendation concerning the holiday seconded the motion and carried unanimously.

 

5.      New Business

Deborah Gunter announced that Greg Dittlinger of Benton is considering building Benton a new library building. 

A certificate of appreciation should be sent to the Electrical Union for the labor at Benton, also one should be sent to Deborah Gunter’s husband and the electrical supply store. 

 

B.     Executive Session   (none)

 

C.     Board Orientation and Training   (none)

 

D.    Adjournment

            June Ernst made a motion, seconded by Kathy Panagos, to adjourn the meeting at 8:27 p.m.

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

 

                                                                        Laura Blankenship

                                                                        Recording Secretary