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February 9, 1983
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Skokie Public Library held Wednesday, February 9, 1983.
CALL TO ORDER
The
mee~ing
was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Mrs. Diana Hunter,
President.
Members present:
Mrs. Diana Hunter, President; Dr. John M. Wozniak,
Vice President; Mrs. Shirley Merritt, Secretary; Dr. Herman Bloch; Mr. Walter
Flintrup;'Mrs. Norma Zatz; and Miss Mary Radmacher, Chief Librarian.
Member absent :
Mrs • Eva Weiner.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 19, 1983
Dr. Bloch requested that the last paragraph, page 2, read as follows:
"Mr. Lambajian said that he would get a price for the cost of treating other
walls and columns on the face of the building with Chemtret. '!
Mrs. Hunter requested that the first paragraph under Financial
Statements & Bills read as follows:
"Mrs. Hunter suggested that the trustees,
after looking over the financial statements and lists of bills they receive at
home, call Miss Radmacher regarding any questions they may have, or come in
and examine the original bills, since this would save time at board meetings."
Mrs. Zatz requested that the first sentence in the second paragraph
under Financial Statements & Bills read as follows:
"Mrs. Zatz asked why the
Fine Arts Acquisition Fund never had interest added to its balance. n·
Mr. Flintrup made a motion, seconded by Dr. Wozniak to approve the
minutes as corrected.
The motion passed unanimously.
FINANCIAL STATMENTS & BILLS
Dr. Wozniak made the following motion, seconded by Mr. Flintrup:
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MOTION:
That the financial statements for the General
Operating Fund, the Reserve Fund for the Purchase
of Sites and Buildings, and the Report on the
Fine Arts Acquisition Fund be accepted, and that
the lists of bills from the General Operating Fund
in the amounts of $31,487.43 and $10,367.86, and the
lists of bills from the Reserve Fund for the Purchase
of Sites and Buildings in the amount of $35,042.75,
be approved for payment subject to audit.
Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously,
CIRCULATION REPORTS & LIBRARY USE STATISTICS
Dr. Wozniak made a motion, seconded by Mr. Flintrup to accept and
place the Circulation Reports and Library Use Statistics on file.
The motion
passed unanimously.
CORRESPONDENCE
Two letters of ·appreciation and two letters s_uggesting additional
equipment were duly noted.
REVENUE SHARING
The letter from Mrs. Hunter to
Mr~
Thomas J. McElligott,
Superv~sor
of Niles Township Administration thanking him for the extension to January 15,
1983, for applying for revenue sharing funds was duly noted.
ELLIOTT BALTER VS. SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY."CASE. SETTLEMENT
A letter from Don Lyon notifying the Library that the Elliott Balter
vs. Skokie Public Library case was settled by agreement of the parties and
the suit was dismissed without costs was duly noted.
PER CAPITA GRANT
The letter from Jim Edgar, Secretary of State and State Librarian,
regarding approval of the Skokie Public
amount of $30,424.04 was duly
rioted~
Library~s
per capita grant in the
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CONSIDERATION OF PARKING IN RECESSED AREA AT ENTRANCE
Because the Skokie Public Library driveway is private property, the
police would not patrol it regularly nor ticket cars parked at the entrance
unless requested by the Library.
The Skokie Traffic Department advises
changing the no parking signs f ram black and white to red and white if ••no
parking'' is desired.
Following discussion, Dr. Bloch made the following suggestions to
be implemented on a three month trial basis:
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The no parking signs to be changed to red and white.
2.
The police to be called and asked to come out and
give a '1warning" when there is a violation.
3.
Advise the Library patrons in the Village Newsletter
of all the parking areas available to them.
AUTOMATION PROJECT
A meeting of the Deerfield, Morton Grove and Skokie Public Library
Board Presidents and Librarians will be held on March 7 with the Waukegan
Public Library representatives to explore the Waukegan Public Library's
interest in automation, their time table and the feasibility of the Waukegan
Public Library joining the JCPL.
BUILDING
The stage and theatre lighting system in the audi toi.bnn is deteriorating.
Four of the 17 units· have been replaced within the last few months.
Dimatronics , the company that has been servicing the system, s.uggests replacing the other 13 units.
A committee was formed to look into the matter of the control panel
and dimming devices and will come back to the board at the next meeting with
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their reconunendation and report.
The committee consists of Dr. Wozniak,
Chairman, Dr. Bloch and Mr. Flintrup.
Following a discussion of the condition of the draperies, Mrs. Zatz
made the following motion, seconded by Dr. Wozniak:
MOTION:
The trustees request that Miss Radmacher,
After she decides which draperies need
replacement and what type of drapery fabric
to use, put out for bid for appropriate
draperies.
Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously.
PLA BALTIMORE CONFERENCE
Miss Radmacher, Mrs. Eva Weiner and another board member to be
designated by the trustees will attend the Public Library Association First
National Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 23-26, 1983.
Mr. Flintrup said that the Board should establish a procedure whereby
different representatives are sent from year to year in order to give all the
board members the opportunity for exposure to the
conference~
PERSONNEL POLICIES AND BENEFITS DISCUSSION
The trustees decided that a special meeting was needed to discuss the
personnel policies and benefits thoroughly,
The special meeting will be held
Wednesday, March 2, for dinner at 5:30 p.m.
The meeting will adjourn at9:30 p.m.
Miss Radmacher was asked to set up a list of personnel and
concerns and to list them in order of priority.
benefit
The trustees also asked that
Miss Radmacher give them a set of guidelines as to the methods used for pay
increases.
RESERVING CONFERENCE ROOMS
Miss Radmacher reported that after checking with the Library staff
regarding the advisability of reserving conference rooms, the consensus was
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that is would be too complicated and should not be done.
Dr. Bloch made the following motion, seconded by Mrs. Zatz:
MOTION:
The roll was called:
That a system be set up whereby rooms be made
available by advance reservation for two or
more people, to be booked a week in advance
depending on needs and availability, for
a maximum of two hours.
Mr. Flintrup-Yes; Dr. Bloch-Yes; Dr. Wozniak-No;
Mrs. Zatz-No; Mrs. Merritt-No.
The motion did not pass.
Mrs. Zatz then made the following motion, seconded by Mrs. Merritt:
MOTION:
That the conference room in the reference
section of the Library be reserved for a
group of four or more people, if not in
conflict with the normal usage, with
reservations to be requested in writing,
by telephone or in person.
The roll was called and the.motion passed· unanimously.
NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
In Mrs. Weiner's absense, Miss Radmacher reported that Mrs. Weiner
has requested a meeting with Robert McClarren regarding NSLS activites.
COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES
Dr. Wozniak wants to congratulate Charlene Louis on behalf of the
Board for the fine job she did on the Village Report.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:10
p~m.
Shirley
~rritt
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Secretary
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