Centralia Regional Library District
Board of Trustees Meeting
January 16, 2008

PLACE OF MEETING: The Centralia Regional Library District Board of Trustees met at 4:30 p.m. in the second-floor Teen Room at the Main Library in Regular Session on Wednesday, January 16, 2008. The January Regular Board Meeting was called to order by President Loomis.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Allen, Beasley, Garrison, Loomis and Oehmke

MEMBERS ABSENT: Pacey and Smallwood 

OTHERS PRESENT: Joyce Jackson and Terri Rogers

MINUTES:  Motion by Allen to approve the minutes of the December 19, 2007 Regular Board Meeting. Seconded by Beasley and passed by roll call vote with Loomis abstaining.

Loomis questioned check #27160 for penalty of $253.95 paid to the United States Treasury. Jackson informed him that one of the federal deposits was late in the third quarter. He also questioned the late fee owed to Pitney Bowes.

BILLS: Motion by Beasley to pay the bills in the amount of $73,639.81. Seconded by Garrison and passed by roll call vote.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR:

See attached.

In addition: Jackson gave the board the schedule for the Safety Grant Workshops. The schedule is: Marion County ESDA (staff only), February 9, 2008 8:30-11:00, American red Cross Basic First Aid, February 23, 2008 9:00-1:00, Marion County ESDA, March 15, 2008, 9:00-11:00, B Red Cross Ready, April 12, 2008, 9:00-12:00, Marion County ESDA, May 3, 2008, 9:00-11:00, and American Red Cross Basic First Aid (staff only), May 10, 2008, 9:00-1:00.

Jackson would like for the library board to consider placing a recycling bin near the parking lot for paper recycling only. The library would receive $25.00 per bin full. This money would be used for programming. Jackson will put this item on February’s agenda.

MANAGEMENT TEAM REPORT:

      See attached.

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT:

      No Report

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

FINANCE/PERSONNEL

The library has received most of the property taxes for the year.

CONTRIBUTIONS/COMMUNITY RELATIONS

No report

BUILDING & GROUNDS

The roofing material has not come in. The roofer will schedule us as soon as he receives the material and weather permitting. The board wants the roofer to put the ice shield on the roof as a safety measure.

LONG RANGE PLANNING

No Report

POLICY COMMITTEE

No Report

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

The security gate cannot be repaired.

MOTION: Motion by Allen to purchase new security gate from 3M with the price not to exceed $8,355.00. Seconded by Beasley and passed by roll call vote.

NEW BUSINESS:

None

ADJOURNED:

Meeting adjourned at 5:22 p.m.