Kankakee Times

Kankakee Public Library Board of Trustees met April 17.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

The meeting of the Kankakee Public Library Board of Trustees began at 5:51 p.m.

Roll Call:

Present: Matt Olszewski, Bruce Conway, Dr. Beth Patrick-Trippel, Kent Wade, and Ursula Wells

Absent: Alia Lockett-Faulkner, Sheila Donahue-Kramer, Mike Gall, and Bob de Oliveira

Also present were: Stephen Bertrand, Library Director; Allison Beasley, Assistant Director; Korie Haug, Business Manager

Review of Minutes: The March 2018 minutes were reviewed. A motion was made by Dr. Patrick-Trippel to approve the minutes and seconded by Conway. The minutes were approved unanimously.

Public Comments: There was no public comment.

Communications: Mr. Bertrand discussed that library statistics are up 16.12% over this time last year. Mr. Olszewski asked why there were no youth services reference questions in March. Mr. Bertrand commented that we are still looking for a team zone coordinator. Mr. Bertrand discussed the Science Kits grant that Elizabeth Scott wrote and that we were rewarded. Ms. Beasley discussed a bike sharing program called Zagster that some community organizations are sponsoring. She asked if this is something the library would be interested in sponsoring via a partnership with other organizations. The consensus of the board was positive, and they agreed to allocate up to $3,000 a year for two years. The board would like Ms. Beasley to report back in May.

Bills and Invoices and Financial Report:

Dr. Patrick-Trippel moved to accept the budget report. Kent Wade seconded and the report and the Bills and Invoices were accepted unanimously.

Director’s Report:

Mr. Bertrand discussed the reserves over surplus. Mr. Olszewski asked Mr. Bertrand to confirm that the surplus would still be there when the first tax check came in. Mr. Bertrand did confirm, and Mr. Olszewski agreed. Mr. Bertrand discussed wages. He presented a plan to use the projected surplus over reserves to adjust pay. He believed it very important that the low starting income get over $10/hr. It is currently at $9.69 and a 5% raise would bring it to $10.17. Mr. Olszewski suggested that we start with the 5% and discuss what that would look like at the next board meeting. The board agreed.

Unfinished Business:

There was no unfinished business.

New Business:

There was no new business.

Executive Session:

A motion was made by Mr. Conway to enter into executive session. It was seconded by Ms. Wells.

A motion was made to adjourn by Mr. Conway and seconded by Ms. Wells. The motion was approved unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 6:52 pm.

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