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September 12 , i984
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Minutes of the regul ar meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Skokie Public Library held Wednesday , September 12 , 1984 .
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:41 p . m. by Diana Hunter ,
President .
Diana Hunter , President; Shirley Merritt, Secretary;
Members present:
Dr. Herman S . Bl och ; Walter F l intrup ; Ev a Weiner; and Mary Radmacher , Chief
Librarian .
Mrs . Hunter noted that a quorum was present.
ozniak, Vice President and Norma L .
Dr. John M. W
Members absent :
Zatz.
Observer present :
Guest present:
Mr. Alan Li ebman, 904 4 Karlov , Skokie, Illinois 60077 .
Mr. Warren English , Boyle, Flagg and Seaman , Inc .
I NSURANCE - MR. WARREN ENGLISH FROM BOYLE , FLAGG AND SEAMAN, INC.
Mrs. Hunter asked for a motion to set aside the regular order of
bu siness a nd move to insurance .
Mr . Fl intrup moved and Dr . Bloch seconded .
The motion passed unanimously .
Mr . Warren Engl ish of Boyle , Flagg and Seaman , I nc. was introduced .
Mr . English distributed an insurance packet to each trustee and Miss Radmacher
listing the kind of insurance coverage the Library has .
Mr . English went
through each page of the packet answering questions that the trustees had
as he went along .
Dr. Bloch questioned if JCPL will be covered by the Skokie Public
Library .
Mr .
Miss Radmacher said JCPL will have its own insurance policy .
English added the JCPL insurance policy will cover the Skokie Public Library.
Insurance covering Library employees when on Library business driving their
cars was discussed.
-Oon I.yon,
~ga1di11g
~s, Hunter suggested check..ing wi th our att~ey,
tft-i;t;
rights of au employee Lo xefctse to do au assigned cn;:and-
y
....i.mro.1ving use of his/he:i:: oar because he is not oove-red-.b.. _the I,j brary ' s
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~saraaee.
Mrs. Merritt asked about the possibility of full coverage for
employees who drive their cars to do Library business.
employees do get a mileage reimbursement.
Dr. Bloch added that
The question arose if there are
any employees who are asked to use their cars for Library business.
Miss
Radmacher stated that there are regular routine needs of staff using their
own cars for going to the nursing home programs, the bank, the post office,
etc. and added that she will speak with Don Lyon re the Library's responsibility for coverage for staff members.
Mr. English concluded his presentation by saying that he will secure
five or six quotes from different insurance companies, but doesn't think there
will be much savings over the previous year but we can probably hold the line
where we are.
Mrs. Merritt questioned insurance for trustees.
The Library has
the American Library Associationts Librar±es'Errors and Omissions Plan. ·Mr.
English will review this re coverage for the trustees.
of coverage for the signature plate.
The question also arose
Miss Radmacher will contact Mr. English
about needed coverage for this.
Mrs. Hunter thanked Mr. English on behalf of the Board for attending
the meeting.
Mr. Engiish left the meeting.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF AUGUST 8, 1984
Mr. Flintrup made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Merritt to return to
the regular order of business.
The motion passed unanimously.
Dr. Bloch would like the following corrections made;
page 3, third
paragraph, second to last line, Miss Radmacher's name is spelled incorrectly;
page 4, second paragraph, third line, Preston Levi's name is spelled incorrectly;
and on the same page, third paragraph, third line from the bottom "ITT" should
be "IIT. 1'1
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Dr. Bloch questioned why every item on the Consent Agenda was
listed separately in the August 8, 1984 minutes.
Miss Radmacher explained
that this conforms to the Village Board minutes.
MOTION:
That the Skokie Public Library Board moves
that the following items on the Consent
Agenda be approved subject to audit:
1. Financial Statements
2. Bills
The motion passed unanimously.
Dr. Bloch made the following motion, seconded by Mr. Flintrup:
MOTION:
That the Skokie Public Library Board moves that
the following··. i terns .. be placed on .file=·
1. L'ibr:ary :Ose Statistics
2. R¢·p.orts ·from Oepa:rttnent Heads
3.. Circulation Reports
The motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Flintrup and Mrs. Hunter would.like this to be the format for
the Consent Agenda items in the minutes.
change should begin.
Miss Radmacher asked when this format
Should last month's minutes be changed?
The trustees
agreed to begin this format with the September 12, 1984 minutes.
AUTHORIZATION NEEDED FOR OPENING ACCOUNT.FOR INVESTMENT AT OLD ORCHARD BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY
Miss Radmacher reported that formal authorization is needed to invest
funds th·rough the Old Orchard Bank and Trust Company.
The bank's document for
this purpose uses the word "corporation" but the Old Orchard Bank and Trust
Company will accept a statement from the minutes.
Mrs. Merritt suggested
checking with Don Lyon.
After discussion, Dr. Bloch made the
follow~ng
motion, seconded by
Mrs. Merritt:
MOTION:
That the Board of &£.Trustees of the Skokie
Public Library authorizes use of the Old
Orchard Bank and Trust Company, Skokie, Illinois,
as a depository for our funds and gives authority
for signing to·the Chief Librarian.
A roll call vote was unanimous.
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ERIC TELINGATOR AGREEMENT
Miss Radmacher reported that when the GEAC system is functioning ,
we will be using the acquisitions program of GEAC , probably three to four
years hence .
Mis s Radmacher suggested no obligation on Eric ' s part beyond
t h e t ime our GEAC system services t h e f unc t ion t o u s.
Dr . Bl och said h e
Mr . Flintrup suggested
would l ike to see a time limit of 1 0 years set .
keeping our options open, we might like Eric ' s program more than GEAC ' s .
After more discussion, Dr. Bloch made the following motion , seconded
by Mr. F l intrup :
That the Skokie Public Library Board of Trustees
moves that the proposed agreement between the
Skokie Public Library and Eric Tel ingator
(paragraph 2 to be modified so that the first
sentence limits the i mprov e ments for a 10 year
period ) be accept e d subject to the Lib rary Att orney ' s
approval .
MOTION :
A ro l l call vote was unanimous .
REPORT ON AUTOMATION
The trustees read the letter from Ned Griffin , attorney for
JCPL .
Miss Radmacher explained that the Waukegan Public Library Board signed
the System Maintenance and Enhancement Agreement ; the Amendment to the Purchase
Agreement ; and the Agreement for Turnkey Devel opment , Instal lation and Sale
of an Au tomated Integ rated Librar y System and e v eryone seemed fairly p l eased
wi th the contract .
Mrs. Hunter then read a short articl e from p . 554 from American
Libraries regarding interfacing .
Mrs. Weiner said you get into who pays
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for what probl e ms .
Miss Radmacher reported tha0 i ndependents can ' t talk to
<!L ~I
clusters .
Dr . Bl och questioned the dollar amounts .
Ned Griffin drew up
this contract and sent it to GEAC and Mr . Griffi n thinks t h at GEAC will
accept it.
Mrs. Hunter said that Mr. Griffin must have felt very fir mly that
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this is what GEAC is going to sign.
Mr. Flintrup asked Miss Radmacher
if she was comfortable with signing this contract.
Miss Radmacher replied
affirmatively if approved by Joe Matthews, the JCPL consultant.
Mr.
Flintrup then made the following motion, seconded by Mrs. Weiner:
MOTION:
That the Skokie Public Library Board authorizes
the President to sign the agreement for a total
of $
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After discussion, Mrs. Hunter asked that Mr. Flintrup add to his
motion, that the signature be made within a certain number of days such
as five.
With Mr. Flintrup's permission, Dr. Bloch changed the motion as
follows:
MOTION:
That the Skokie Public Library Board of Trustees
authorizes the Presiderit to sign the agreement if
she deems it to be in order upon consultation
with the Chief Librarian.
A roll call vote was unanimous.
Mrs. Hunter would like the agreement sent to Joe Matthews Federal
Express for his authorization of our signing the agreement before she signs
the agreement.
Miss Radmacher distributed copies of the JCPL Budget prepared
by Andy Stimson, Waukegan Public Library!
REPORT FROM EVA WEINER RE KURZWEIL READING MACHINE (KRM)
The trustees read the concept letter re a grant for special services
to the blind and physically handicapped Mrs. Weiner sent to Preston Levi
which she worked on with Miss Radmacher and John
thanked Mrs. Weiner for her efforts.
Tieberg~Bailie.
Mrs. Hunter
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REPORT ON NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
Mrs. Weiner reported that there was no NSLS meeting in August.
She also reported that she attended the Management Affairs Connnittee
meeting and informed the Board briefly about it.
COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES
Mrs. Merritt asked what has been done about implementing suggestions
about the free-standing carousel.
Miss Radmacher said this will be put on a
future agenda along with the energy audit.
Mrs. Merritt also commented on
the beautiful exhibits in the Library and the sad condition of the plants
in the Library.
At present, we have someone maintaining them.
On behalf of the Board, Mrs. Hunter congratulated Dr. ·Wozniak (in
absentia) on his appointment to the Board of Felician College.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Flintrup moved and Mrs. Merritt seconded to adjourn the
meeting at 10:05 p.m.
Shirley
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