Kankakee Times

Kankakee Public Library Board of Trustees met March 19.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

The meeting of the Kankakee Public Library Board of Trustees began at 5:33 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Present: Bruce Conway, Geraldine Adams, Dr. Beth Patrick-Trippel, Mike Gall, Ursula Wells, Kent Wade

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

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

Review of Minutes: The February 2019 minutes were reviewed. Mr. Gall made a motion to approve the minutes and Dr. Patrick-Tippel seconded. The minutes passed unanimously.

Public Comments: Tyler McMahon of Limelight Theatre expressed the desire to perform Avenue Q in the 4th floor auditorium. McMahon explained the adult content of the play and the board debated if the library’s name should be associated with it. Ms. Wells motioned that Avenue Q can be held at the library for a flat rate of $450.00, as long as it is advertised for adults only. Mr. Wade seconded the motion. The board approved unanimously.

Anne Delabre, a representative of the League of Women Voters presented to the board. The League of Women voters is a non-partisan organization whose job is to educate and encourage participation in voting. They requested a consistent space to have their meetings, with no fee. Mr. Conway asked what they would provide for the library, and Mr. Bertrand suggested that there is opportunity for them to work with the teens. Dr. Patrick-Trippel made a motion to approve the League of Women Voters as a partner. Mr. Gall seconded, and the motion passed.

Communications: Mr. Bertrand was pleased to announce to the board that February statistics are still on the rise. He also informed the board that the youth services staff have been working on obtaining a grant that would expose young children to the basics of coding.

Bills and Invoices and Financial Report: The board reviewed the bills and invoices from February. Mr. Wade made a motion to approve, and Ms. Adams seconded. The bills and invoices passed unanimously.

Director’s Report: Mr. Bertrand analyzed the longevity rates of the current staff. The likeliness of a patron seeing a part-time staff member is much higher than seeing a full-timer. Mr. Bertrand’s goal is to shift that, and have more full-timers. He explained the difficulty in running a business with predominately part-time employees. He has asked each supervisor to come up with an ideal schedule containing how many full-timers they would need to run smoothly. This information would help create a projected budget for the $15/hr. law.

Unfinished Business: There was no unfinished business.

New Business: The board looked over the Reintegrate room waiver request. They decided there were too many dates to wave, and the group should request a partnership. Dr. Patrick-Trippel made a motion to table the discussion, and Mr. Wade seconded the motion. The board approved. The board was also presented with a partnership request from St. Mary’s for the “Nurse in the Library” program. Ms. Beasley explained it would be beneficial to many groups of people, especially young adults without insurance. A motion was made by Mr. Gall to approve the partnership and Mr. Wade seconded; the board approved. Mr. Bertrand requested the board give an additional week of vacation to full-timers who have worked over ten years, as well as an additional week to the assistant director. Mr. Wade moved to approve this new policy, and Mr. Gall seconded the motion. The board approved the change.

Executive Session: Executive session was not needed.

Ms. Adams made a motion to adjourn and Dr. Patrick-Trippel seconded. The meeting ended at 7:22 p.m.

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