https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25617/archive/files/fba73cd91682da379e7dc626caa0556f.pdf?Expires=1785369600&Signature=uMz9QrXsZxZ4c%7EggUvsyqgJNj546ilSOzGtLlSHwdqs4NIw5XwKHmTBjKoAE3pg8v1WlJ9WyQG7RA0CNfnL7hwaIhRH7OdkaaFmauWM3S4H8b3AbsRyz1ivN0EEa8%7EjFKqEJd5XZymUx4T5F8Yk1Q8W-YIIRkzanIt2Wd-ZLcFfW2yg4WnMqCrnLuZ3eF2zsIk9BjyiSO0f6HDC7hyca583I7av7NTfQx1daMFwIlE9y7LxCNLKqlzthy76kDp5LAHm%7Ezq9Ligm2Z9oZpEN9KO9XfrNt4dgPQueAKZJ98-a-MIXykt33YmN1AHv821-DjG4Q%7EJD3R8tJUGLk2pg0QA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2044b0cfd8bff93553ae107cd8483a64 PDF Text Text May 9 , 1 984 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Skokie Public Library he l d Wednesday , May 9 , 1984 . CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p . m. by Di ana Hunter , President . Members present : Diana Hunter , President; Dr . John M. Wozniak, Vice President ; Shirley Merritt, Secretary ; Dr. Herman S. Bl och; Wa l ter B. F l intrup ; Eva Weiner , Norma L . Zatz; and Mary Radmacher , Chief Librarian . APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 4 , 1 984 Dr . Bloch requested the fo l lowing correction on page 4 , under POS ITION DESCRI PTION OF CHIEF LIBRARIAN , f i rst sentence , t he words ' here and a ft er ' shoul d be hereinafter ; Mrs . Hu nter requested that on page 5 under REPORT FROM WALTER FLINTRUP RE PHOTOCOPYING MACHINES the sentence should read: The discu ssion of photocopiers was tabled until t he May Board mee ting unti l more pric ing inf orma t ion would be available. Mr . Flintrup made a motion , seconded by Mrs . Zatz to approve the minut es as corrected . The motion passed unanimously. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & BILLS Mr . Flintrup q u estioned why we are stil l put ting mo n ey into the SLS Unemployment Compensation Group Accou nt Fund. that it is a state law to make a cont ribu t i on . there is any pro rata refunding . Miss Radmacher explained Mr . Flintrup then asked i f Miss Radmacher said she wou l d call Lester Stoffe l , Executive Director, Su burban Libr ary System , regardi ng a reducti on i n t he a mo un t we contribute because o f t h e s i zabl e res e rve fu nd. After l ooking over the financia l statement s and bi ll s , Dr. Wozniak made the following motion, seconded by Mr. Flintrup : �- 2- MOTION : The roll was ca lled : That the financ i a l statements for the General Operating Fund , the Reserve Fund for t h e Purchase of Sites and Buildings , the Year to Date Allocations and Expenditures for the Reserve Fund for the Purchase of Sites and Buil di ngs , the Report on t he Fine Arts Acquisition Fund , and the SLS Unempl oyment Compensation Group Accou nt for three months e nding 3/31/84 and accompanyi ng l etter be accepted , a nd that the l ists of bill s from t h e General Operating Fund in the amounts of $88,472.99 and $9 , 403 . 92 , and that the bil l from the Reserve Fund for the Pu rchase o f Sites a nd Bu i l dings i n the amou nt of $3,000.00 be approved for payment , subject to audit. Mr . F l intrup--yes ; Dr . B l och - ~yes; Dr . Wozniak- -yes; Mrs. Zatz- - yes ; Mrs . Merritt--yes . Mrs . We i ner - -yes ; The motion pas sed u nanimou s l y. CIRCULATION REPORTS & LI BRARY USE STAT ISTICS Aft er looking over t he Circul at i on Reports and Library Use Statistics , Mrs. Zatz made a motion , seconded by Dr . Wozniak , to place the Circulation Reports and Library Use Stati s tics on f i le . The motion passed unanimously. CORRESPONDENCE The letter from El i zabeth. W. Stone , Chair, National Library Week (NLW ) Committee , American Library Association (ALA) and Mrs. Hunter ' s rep l y ; the letter f r om David Rabens; and the l etter to Mayor Albert J. Smith from Diana Hunter were noted by the trustees . Mrs . Hun ter read a letter from Mayor Smith wh i ch s a i d that h e would discuss :.aif n~lj8@~r Vi l lage Manager ;./""• the v~ llii"8-ti; h~si ~~ d ~l~ ~ ""ti.c- on~ ~ to ""s. ~LJd\J.o ~ , REPORT FROM TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEAD The report from the Technical Services Department Head was noted by the trustees . �-3- PERSONNEL Miss Radmacher reported on the appointments of Dina M. Sisto, part-time supportive staff in the Circulation Department; Konstantia Sfikas, part-time employee in the Custodial Department; Gary R. Gustin, full-time professional assistant, Young People and Children's Department; and Norman Weidner, part-time supportive staff in the Adult Services Department; and on the resignation of Shin Ja Park, part-time employee, Custodial Department. REPORT ON PLAQUE Miss Radmacher reported that due to Mr. Bard 1·s illness and an error in the plaque, there will be a delay in the Library receiving it. The plaque will be delivered immediately- after it is redone. SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1984-85 FISCAL BUDGET REVISIONS ADOPTED APRIL 4, .1984 Miss Radmacher distributed .approved revisions of the 1934·-85 fiscal year budget which were adopted at the April, 1984 Board meeting. BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS 1985-86 FISCAL YEAR After discussion, it was the decision of the Board to combine the lines "Conference Expense & Membership Fees" and ''Workshops and Tuition" for the 1985-86 Budget. At the suggestion of Mrs. Zatz the word ''reimburse .... ment" will be added to the end of ''Office Expense and Transportation'·' line for the 1985-86 Budget. Mr. Flintrup made the following motion, seconded by Dr. Wozniak: MOTION: That the Skokie Public Library Board accept the Recommended Budget for 1985-86 fiscal year. The roll was called: Dr. Wozniak~.-yes; unanimously. Mr. Flintrup--yes; Dr. Bloch--yes; Mrs. Weiner--yes; Mrs. Zatz--yes; Mrs. Merritt-'""yes. The motion passed �- 4- SALARY SCALES AND BENEFITS Miss Radmacher presented two revis ed salary scales : one for professional and one for supportive staff . After discussion regarding the recommended pro- fessional salary scale, it was the consensus of the Board to categorize Professional Grades IV , V & VI as Administrative Positions . Meri t raises , longevity increments and cost of living increases were discussed. Dr . Bloch stated that a basic across the board increase i s justifi- able and any increment based on merit, etc . should be above that amount , ~ between 2 % to 3% to those who a r e deservi ng . Dr . Bloch then made the following motion, seconded by Mr . Flintrup : MOT I ON: The ro ll was called: That the Skokie Public Library Board of Trustees pass a 5 % cost of living increase for full and part- time salaried e mployees . r. F lintrup--yes ; Dr. Bloch--yes; Mrs . Weiner --yes ; M Dr . Wozniak- - yes ; Mrs . Zatz- - yes ; Mrs . Merritt- - yes . The motion passed unanimously. Mr . F lintrup then made the fol lowing motion, seconded by Dr . Wozniak : MOTION : That the Skokie Public Library Board of Trustees adopt the Recommended Professional and Supportive Salary Sca l es . The roll was call ed and the motion passed unanimously. The trustees r ead the recomme nd a tions from Department Heads a nd Miss Radmacher ' s memorandum supporting action. The Board accepted the recommendations for an increase i n the Library ' s contribution toward health insurance premiums . r Dr . Bloch moved and M s . Weiner seconded : MOTI ON : That the Skokie Public Library pay 70% of the health insurance premium for Li brary employees . Upon roll call the motion passed u nanimous l y . �-5- The first part of reconunendation two was that after five or more years of. s~rvlce to the Skokie Public Library, an employee, upon termination, be paid for 25% of all a~crued sick leave. Dr. Bloch stated that he opposed recommendation two because we should not pay. employees for being healthy and it sounds as if we are paying them doubly--normal health should not be rewarded. Mr. Flintrup then asked if we allow the accumulation of sick days from year to year. Miss Radmacher said we do. Mrs. Merritt made the following motion, seconded by Mrs. Zatz: MOTION: The roll was called: That after five or more years of service to the Skokie Public Library an employee, upon termination, be paid. for 25% of all accrued sick leave~ Mr. Flintrup--no; Dr. Bloch--no; Mrs. Weiner--abstain; Dr. Wozniak--yes; Mrs. Zatz--abstain; Mrs. Merritt-yes; Mrs. Hunter . . . -no. The motion did not pass. The second part of reconunendation two was.discussed and the following motion was made by Mrs. Merritt, seconded by Mrs. Zatz: MOTION: The roll was called: That employees with 60 or more days of sick leave accrued as of January 1 of each year be eligible to.receive on December 3l of that year, payment at a 50% rate of all sick leave days accrued, but not used during that year in excess of eight days. Mr. Flintrup--no; Dr. Bloch--no; Mrs. Weiner--abstain; Dr. Wozniak--yes; Mrs. Zatz--no; Mrs. Merritt--yes. The motion did not pass. Regarding the recommendation to reinstate time and a half to all employees for Sunday, following discussion, Mrs. Weiner moved and Dr. Bloch seconded: MOTION: The roll was called: That the Skokie Public Library reinstate time and one-half pay for SUnday hours for all employees. Mrs. Zatz--no; Dr. Wozniak.--no; Mrs. Weiner--.yes; Dr. Bloch--yes; Mr. Flintrup--no; Mrs. Merritt--no. The motion did not pass. �- 6- No action was taken on recommendation four (payment of vacation time accrued when termination of employment takes place between the end of the six - month probation and before the end of the firs t year of service) . After discussion of the recommendation to provide 50% of the b ereave ment pay offered to full-time employees to part- time employees Mrs . Zatz moved and Mrs. Weiner seconded : MOTION : The roll was called : That bereavement pay for part-time salar ied employees be allowed at the rate of 50% of the bereaveme_ t pay granted to full-time n salaried employees . Mr. Flintrup--yes; Dr. Bloch--·yes; Mrs. Weiner- ·-yes; Dr. Wozniak- - yes ; Mrs. Merritt --yes . /tr,is . l.A-rz-.y~ The motion passed unanimously. Nex t year the trustees would like Miss Radmacher to compile a survey of the 45 NSLS libraries to show three things: and one-half for Sunday hours , 2. l . Libraries that pay time The libraries practice of payment for accrued sick leave upon termination of an employee, and 3. each library gives its e mployees. Number of holidays This survey should apply to both fu l l-time and part- time employees . POSITION DESCRIPTION OF CHIEF LIBRARIAN The revised and approved copy of the Chief Librarian ' s Position Description was distributed. BU ILDING Miss Radmacher distributed copies of the new proposal from Johnson Controls and noted that there was no increase re the Maintenance Contract , and Mrs. Zatz made the following motion, seconded by Dr. Wozniak: MOTION: That the Skokie Public Library Board ac.cept the Custom Programmed Maintenance Agreement with Johnson Controls for one year beginning May l, 1984 for $1 , 925 monthly for a total annual payment of $23 ,100 . �- 7- The roll was c a lled: Mr. Flintrup--yes; Dr. Bloch--yes; Mrs. Weiner- -yes; · "'~~. 11\.G",t.<.crr-- ye,. Dr. Wozniak - -yes; Mrs . Zatz--yes ·· ~he motion passed unanimously . 1 Damage Miss Radmacher reported the window in the watercourt was damaged during the windstorm and window lites on the Oakton Street side of the Library need to be replaced because of vandalism . Also , a tree was uproot ed on the north side of the Library; our insurance company has been notified. REPORT ON SIGNAGE IN THE LIBRARY Due to the length of the May Board meeting , this will be put on the June Agenda . REPORT ON AUTOMATION A report on progress of the Data Processing Room was made . After little discussion, the following motion was made by Mrs. Weiner , seconded by Dr . Wozniak: MOTION: The Board of Trustee s r equest that the Data Processing Room be consistent wi th the decor of the Library . Dr . Bloch then moved to amend the aforementioned motion, seconded by Mr. Flintrup: AMENDED MOTION : The roll was ca l led: In order to make the Data Processing Room compati b l e with the rest of the Library, the Board o f Trustees of the Skokie Publ ic Library ask that any changes in the d ecor be acceptable to the Skokie Public Library with the Chief Librarian acting as the Board ' s representative. Mrs. Zatz--no ; Dr . Wozniak- -yes; Mrs . Wei ner--no ; Dr . Bloch--yes ; Mr. Flintrup - - y es ; Mrs. Merritt--yes . The motion passed . Miss Radmacher r eported t h at as yet we have had no r espons e re the contract the attorney sent to GEAC. MEETING ROOM APPLICATIONS Due to the l ength of the May Board meeting , MEETING ROOM APPLICATIONS will be put on the June Agenda. �- 8- REPORT FROM MR. FLINTRUP RE PHOTOCOPYING MACHINES & COI N CHANGER Mr . Flint rup reported that the A. B. Dick photocopier is manu factured in Taiwan , Japan and Germany; the Xerox machine ' s parts are imported; and all othe r photocop.iers listed are Japan ese made . He stated that we plan t o put the coin changer directl y opposite t h e reference desk. There is a space between the cabinets and the walls where it would fit perfectly. Mr. Flintrup then made the following motion , seconded by Dr . Wozniak : MOTION : That the Skokie Public Library proceed wi th the purchase of two MITA DC 31 2 RE photocopiers at a cost of $4,995 complete each , and one bill changer for $2,900 with stand and alarm. The roll was called and the motion passed unanimousl y . Mr . Flintrup will contact Cook County Photocopy Company to f i nd out which of our present machines is in the best condition. REPORT FROM EVA WEINER RE KURZWEIL READING MACHINE {KRM ) The trustees thanked Mrs . Wei n e r f o r her exce l l ent l etters regarding the Kurzweil Reading Machine . REPORT ON NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM Mrs . Weiner reported that there wi l l be an educational workshop --one in October and one in January. procedures. She also attended a meeting of bylaws and Appreciation was expressed to Mrs . Weiner for serving as an NSLS Board member . COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES Mrs. Merri tt asked ie th e READER could be available in the Library and one saved for each trustee. • The trustees wou l d like Miss Radmacher ~?~~ ~ ~ ---·--6J. ~ • • • ... ~ to ~ healt \l! nsurance for Library ~ ~"-li4V., trustees Y Mr . F l intrup gave a brief report on Legislative Day and the LACONI dinner he attended . · �- 9- Mrs . Hunter reported that she attended an Ill inois Arts Council meeting in Springfield . Mrs . Hunter distributed a report from Charlene Louis re the mock t rial and e xpressed the Board's thank you for the fine job she has :tij . St ........ ~~ ~ '11-~ ~· z.~ ~ ~.A.A...J ,_,,---- ~ ~---,I'\ l(A::: b een d . a4'4·~ .. L ADJOURNMENT ~.~~AA: . Q: "rJu_ ._ .., _ . . . _ _ - - The meeting adjourn ed at 1 1: 20 p .m. ~ JW.ccc.i, The next meeting of the Skokie Public Library Board of Trustees will be June i3, 1984 at 7: 30 p . m . �SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1985-86 Fiscal Year Budget Adopted May 9, 1984 Personal Services Salaries $1,730,000 Professional Services 7,260 Contractual Services Binding 10,000 Services to Maintain Equipment 25,000 Services to Maintain Buildings and Grounds including monitoring & maintenance service contract 130,000 Insurance 75,000 Utilities 90,000 Conference Expense, Membership Fees, Workshops and Tuition 26,000 Services to Maintain Automotive Equipment 7,000 Postage 15,000 Printing and Publicity 13,750 Data Processing 75,000 Audit Expense 1,500 Reception and Entertainment 5,000 Rental of Equipment and Materials 35,000 SAVS Service 3,500 Commodities 264,000 Books 53,000 Periodicals Audio Visual 14,000 Recordings, Discs 7,500 Films Micro forms 25,000 Cassettes, Video and Audio 24,000 1,000 Art Prints 12,000 Computer Software Library Supplies 55,000 Janitorial Supplies 17,500 5,000 Off ice Expense and Transportation Other Charges 20,000 Contingency Capital Outlay Furnj.~E! and 40,000 ~~i~~nt ... TOTAL • • • The undersigned hereby certifies that she Board of Directors and that the foregoing Public Library budget unanimously adopted the 9th day of May, 1984 at which meeting - Sworn and subscribed before llie . •· . . .. • $2,787,010 is the Secretary of the Skokie Public Library is a true and correct copy of the Skokie by the Board a~. its regular meeting held on a quorum of such Board was present. Shirley~itt .,,,r - Secretary this//&i(da~~-~~o~i\ft!llC::-~lw9~8~4~:::::w:;...__~~-=-~=-~·~=--------------4 Katherine Kozak My conunission expires November 28, 1986. ~- Notary � https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25617/archive/files/27a4d2b28aefe81218aa2590780c2b82.pdf?Expires=1785369600&Signature=RY%7EmWWGLy89YNRU9sHA6nvgCjb4MgkUN-RLg9JlJVUhSMGpiVanQVAJYi5WI8pB5L2HrE3iQSHC0hUQFmSnoST2OaNpPTW3MEOc7VzDezov2pVfO%7EFONhPK1eIB3YsVpSdbmIXwHufuQDWjbMajQqqUyXxwlYJoj2OV7SZ4xamHpctyxDXE%7E81Zb8OZ-FJi-XGVg7-0615KptBjZi9%7EOqgfGQIjlJAxDtPACmS-1AOsTQ1yV0jtz5Toew6%7Ea9efTKRzOtG75PKnr3TpyiIcN-pVw6MKgPcZiKKI0M94MY1G42nkRLUyXoFP-c5QAnBhvxp0gOGgjSBKPFxUheyy9uw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 27dcdfa8ab71027d850dc35f4b353ea5 PDF Text Text May 9, 1984 Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Skokie Public Library held Wednesday , May 9 , 1984. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 11 :25 p.m. immediately fo l lowing the adjournment of the regular meeting , by Diana Hunter , President . Members present : Diana Hunter , President; Dr . John M. Wozniak, Vice President; Shirley Merritt, Secretary; Dr. Herman S. Bl och ; Walter B . Flintrup; Eva Weiner; Norma Zatz; and Mary Radmacher, Chief Librarian. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Mrs. Zatz made the fo l lowing motion, seconde d by Mrs. Weiner: MOTION: That the Skokie Public Library Board of Dir ectors retain the same slate of offi cers for the coming year : Diana Hunter, Pres ident Dr. John M. Wozniak, Vice President Shirley Merritt , Secretary The rol l was called: Mr . Flintrup --yes; Dr. Bloc h- - y e s; Mrs. Weiner--yes; Mrs. Zatz --yes; Dr. Wozniak --yes: Mrs . Merritt --y es . The motion passed unanimously . Following the e l ection of officers the Board approved .-. salary of $ 52 , 00 0 ~ Chief Librarian 1 A\~ R.~~' ~ 8~ ~ ~ ~ d.t. ~ ci~L~,~ ~rF~~ / sahsy for ~~~~i>~~· r ~..--.~-/. } Shirley Me itt Secretary � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Serial publication, paper document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Minutes, Wednesday, May 9, 1984 Annual Meeting, Wednesday, May 9, 1984 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Skokie Public Library. Board of Trustees Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Merritt, Shirley (Secretary) Description An account of the resource Annual Meeting, Attachment: Budget Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1984-05-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Subject The topic of the resource Public Libraries -- Illinois -- Skokie Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LBM19840509.pdf LBM19840509_Annual.pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Skokie Public Library, Skokie, IL Language A language of the resource eng Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1980s (1980-1989) Extent The size or duration of the resource. 10 p. 1 p. 1980s Annual meeting budget library board meetings