Kankakee Times

Kankakee Public Library Board of Trustees met March 20.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

The meeting of the Kankakee Public Library Board of Trustees began at 5:30 p.m.

Roll Call

Present: Matt Olszewski, Bruce Conway, Sheila Donahue-Kramer, Bob de Oliveira, Dr. Beth Patrick-Trippel, Mike Gall, and Ursula Wells

Absent: Alia Lockett-Faulkner and Kent Wade

Also present were: Stephen Bertrand, Library Director; Allison Beasley, Assistant Director; Desnee Thompson, Circulation Supervisor and Latrina Green, Circulation Assistant.

Review of Minutes: The February 2018 minutes were reviewed. A motion was made by Ms. DonahueKramer to approve the minutes and seconded by Mr. de Oliveira. The minutes were approved unanimously.

Public Comments: There was no public comment.

Communications: Ms. Thompson spoke about the outreach that Circulation has been doing to the senior communities. She and Ms. Green register these seniors for library cards at River Woods Apartments, as well as bring them library books, DVDs, and BookPages publications for readers advisory. Ms. Thompson and Ms. Green go every third Wednesday of the month and the residents love it. Recently, they also began going to the former Westwood Assisted Living with this program, as well.

Mr. Bertrand noted that the library circulation statistics are up 3% from last year. Mr. Bertrand noted the Kankakee High School Robotics thank you and said Ms. Beasley does regular outreach to Kankakee High School classrooms. Mr. Olszewski discussed the CAM (Common Area Maintenance). Mr. Olszewski said that the Community Foundation money can be spent should the library board choose to do so. Mr. Conway asked if it could be used for staff training.

Bills and Invoices and Financial Report:

Mr. de Oliveira moved to accept the budget report. Dr. Patrick-Trippel seconded and the report and the Bills and Invoices were accepted unanimously.

Director’s Report: Mr. Bertrand discussed the reserve fund. Library staff spent $50,000 beyond the expected 17/18 income, as approved by the board. Mr. Bertrand asked for a new income line that carries over from previous years in any amount the board feels appropriate. Mr. Bertrand said he understands that if he hired several people on this money, that is a risk. Mr. Olszewski said rather than create an income line for these funds, the library would just have a deficit budget. He said money in your account is not income. Ms. Wells asked for clarification on a deficit budget. Mr. Olszewski explained it is when spending exceeds the budget.

Unfinished Business:

There was no unfinished business.

New Business:

There was no new business.

Executive Session:

A motion was made by Mr. Olszewski at 6:40pm to enter into executive session. It was seconded by Mr. Conway.

A motion was made to adjourn by Mr. Conway and seconded by Mr. de Oliveira. The motion was approved unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:55pm.

http://lions-online.org/minutes.pdf