The Riverside Regional Library
Board of Trustees Meeting
Minutes for August 28, 2008 

 

The Riverside Regional Library Board of Trustees, conducted a meeting Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Riverside Regional Library, 204 S. Union, Jackson, Missouri.

 

Call to Order

            The meeting was called to order by President Jim Marks at 7:08 p.m.

 

Roll Call

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

 

Open Forum for Visitors

            Visitors present were Corey Jones, Roberta Brown, and Barbara Arnzen.

 

A.  Action Items

            Linda Sebaugh moved to accept the July 2008 minutes.  Motion was seconded by Kathy Lynn and carried unanimously.

            Linda Sebaugh moved to accept the July 2008 Allowance of Bills.  Motion was seconded by Emil Lohmann and carried unanimously.

            JoAnn Hahs moved to accept the July 2008 Financial Report.  Motion was seconded by Kathy Lynn and carried unanimously.    

 

B. Information Items

 

            1.  Correspondence:  Joann Hahs and Tom Gross received their letters of reappointment from the Cape County Commissioners Office.  Articles from newspapers about discontinuing user fees were shown to the Board.

 

            2.   Librarian’s Report (as written) 

The Christmas Party is Dec. 6 @ 5:30 pm at Cape Municipal Airport Restaurant. 

Senate Bill 7-11 does not affect our library but in 3 years it will affect Riverside.            

           

            3. Committee Reports

            Selection Committee for hiring the new Office Manager/Bookkeeper is Kathy Panagos, Steve Burk, June Ernst, Kathy Lynn, Janet Randolph and Director Nancy Howland.

            Tom Gross moved to give the selection committee discretion to make a binding modification to the employee section of the budget and set the wage for the Office Manager/Bookkeeper.  Kathy Carron seconded the motion and carried unanimously. The committee will take turns asking the candidates questions. 

            Janet Randolph reported that Scott County Board has a good floor plan for the new library being built at Benton and that it is coming along well.  Completion is expected in 3-4 months.  Rent for the new building will be $1300 a month.  A USDA loan has been applied for by the Scott County Library nonprofit group for 30 years @ 5%.  Jim Marks asked if there is a prepayment penalty on the loan.  When loan is paid off Scott County Library will own the building.

 

4.  Unfinished Business (none)

 

5.     New Business 

            Linda Sebaugh moved to accept the proposed tax rate, Kathy Carron seconded the motion and carried unanimously.

            The Director’s Evaluation forms were sent in the board packets and need to be filled out and turned in to June Ernst.

 

C.  Executive Session 

            Roll call was taken to go in to executive session at 8:38 p.m. to discuss real estate.  The vote was: Bill Phillips, yes;  Kathy Carron, yes; Steve Burk, yes; June Ernst, yes;  Tom Gross, yes;  JoAnn  Hahs, yes;  Emil Lohmann, yes; Kathy Lynn, yes; Kathy Panagos, yes;  Janet Randolph, yes; and Linda Sebaugh, yes.

            No action was taken during executive session.

            A roll call votes was taken to go out of executive session at 9:15  p.m.  The vote was: Bill Phillips, yes;  Kathy Carron, yes; Steve Burk, yes; June Ernst, yes;  Tom Gross, yes;  JoAnn  Hahs, yes;  Emil Lohmann, yes; Kathy Lynn, yes; Kathy Panagos, yes;  Janet Randolph, yes; and Linda Sebaugh, yes.

 

D.  Board Orientation and Training   (none)

 

E.  Adjournment

            Emil Lohmann made the motion, seconded by Linda Sebaugh, to adjourn the meeting at 9:29 p.m.

 

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

 

                                                                        Laura Blankenship

                                                                        Recording Secretary