The Riverside Regional Library
Board of Trustees Meeting
Minutes for June 26, 2007

 

The Riverside Regional Library Board of Trustees conducted a meeting Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at Riverside Regional Library, 204 S. Union, Jackson, Missouri. 

 Call to Order

            The meeting was called to order by President Linda Sebaugh at 7:00 p.m. 

 Roll Call

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

Open Forum for Visitors

            Visitor present Barb Arnzen from Jackson Branch.

  1. Action Items

      Amendments to May 24, 2007 minutes:  Delete last 2 paragraphs under New Business starting at “Randal Friend” and continued through “Meyer Accounting.”  Under Roll Call, delete Janet Randolph from members present. 

      June Ernst moved to accept the May 24 Board minutes as corrected, the allowance of bills and the financial report.  Motion was seconded by Emil Lohmann and carried unanimously. 

  1. Information Items:
    1. Correspondence - None
    1. Librarian’s Report:

      The Library has been approved for a grant to be used for the purchase of new computers; grant requires an approximate $8,000 match from library funds.

      Steve Burk suggested that we check into Cape Girardeau Vo-tech about donating the old computers we will be replacing for the students to have hands-on training with building and repairing computers. 

    1. Committee Reports

      Long Range Planning will not meet until August 2007—at 5:30 p.m. before the regular August Board meeting.

    1. Unfinished Business

      James Marks brought a copy of the lease for Perryville’s Microfilm reader which is for 100 years for $1 annually.

      Steve Burk and James Marks spoke to Steve Elefson on the progress of the new building and the space available for the library, and that we would approximately have 2 times the space that we currently have.  Projected completion date for the bridge access to the new building is fall 2007.  Randal Friend suggest that at some time in the future the Board members drive to the building location to look; this especially for the Board members who don’t live in the Jackson area.  Steve Burk and James Marks agreed to develop a written summary of the building project so far.

    1. New Business

      The following Board Members terms expire June 30, 2007:  Linda Sebaugh, Shirley Essner, and Emil Lohmann.  Linda Sebaugh and Emil Lohmann wish to remain on the Board of Trustees; Shirley Essner will get back to us with her decision.  All need to write to their County Commissioners to express their desires.

     The August 23, 2007 Board of Trustees meeting will be held at the Altenburg Branch.

  1. Executive Session (none)
  1. Board Orientation and Training (none)

Adjournment

      Emil Lohmann made the motion to adjourn the meeting.  Motion was seconded by Carl Buchheit and carried unanimously.  The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

                                                                  Respectfully submitted,

 

                                                                  Laura Blankenship

                                                                  Recording Secretary