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April 13 , 1983
Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Skokie Public Library held Wednesday, April 13 , 1983 .
CALL TO ORDER
The :neeting was called to order at 7:40 p . m. by Diana Hunter ,
President .
Members present:
Diana Hunter, President; John Wozniak , Vice
President ; Shirley Merritt , Secretary ; Walter Flintrup; Eva Weiner , Norma
Zatz; and Mary Radmacher, Chief Librarian .
Membe~
absent:
Herman Bloch.
Mrs . Hunter congratulated Shirley Merritt, Norma Zatz , and
Herman Bloch (in absentia) on their e le ction to the Skokie Public Library ' s
Board of Trustees .
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 9 , 1983
Mr . Flintrup made a motion , seconded by Dr . Wozniak to approve the
minutes of the March 9 , 1983 Board meeting as written .
The motion passed
unanimously.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & BILLS
Dr . Wozniak made the fo llowing motion, seconded by Mr . Flintrup :
MOTION :
That the financial statement s for the General
Operating Fund , the Reserve Fund for the Purchase
of Sites and Builcings, the Year to Date Contract
Amount and Expenditures for the Sidewalk and Driveway Project , an¢ the Report on the Fine Arts Acqui sition Fund be accepted , and that the li sts of bills
in the amounts of $52 , 685.02 and $5 ,764 . 87, and the
bill from the Reserve Fund for the Purchase of Sites
and Buildings in the a;i:ount of $865 . 00, be approved
for payment, subject to audit .
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously .
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CIRCULATION REPORTS & LIBRARY USE STATISTICS
Miss Radmache r
repo~ted
that the Bookmobile had to be repaired.
This accounts for the drop in the Circulation Report.
Mrs. Zatz made a
motion , seconded by Mr. Flintrup to place the Circulation Reports and
the Library Use Statistics on file.
The motion passed unanimously .
CORRESPONDENCE
All the l etters were dul y n oted.
PERSONNEL
Miss Radmacher announced the appo intment of Cath l een A . Santizo
as a fu l l-time Clerical Assistant in the Young People and Chi l dren ' s
Depart ment .
OPTIONS FOR SWEARING IN NEW TRUSTEES
J!Ew'Y
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Regarding the swearing in ceremony theft trustees ' preference is
for Marlene Williams , Vi llage Clerk , to come t o the Library and swear
them in immediately preceding the next Board meeting.
RECEPTION FOR ARTIST SONG SU-NAM
Miss Radmacher announced the reception to be he l d at the Library
for Song Su-nam on Sunday, May 15, 1983, from 2 : 30 to 4:30 p.m.
REPORT ON AUTOMATION PROJECT
Miss Radmacher reported that Joe Matthews ' l etter to the Waukegan
P ublic Library recommended thatthe Waukegan PUb l ic Library joi n JCPL .
INSURANCE
The trustees read over the l etter sent by Mr. Warren English of
Boyle , Flagg and Seaman, Inc . , in which Mr . English lists the bids
that he received and the reasons that the broker selected Northbrook
Property and Casu alty .
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Mr . Flintrup said that he would like Miss Radmacher to check
with Don Lyon regarding the legality of an insurance broker getting bids.
He would like to know if this is the adequate way to handle this situation .
BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS
The trustees reviewed the budget revisions for the 1983-84
budget as recommended and explained by Miss Radmacher.
The revisions are
as follow:
Approved
1983-84
Line_ Category
$1 , 421,500
Salaries
5,000
Professional Services
Services to Maintain
17,000
Equipment
Services to Maintain
132 , 000
Buildings & Gro unds
58 ,000
Insurance
Services to Maintain
4 , 000
Automotive Equipment
Rental of Equipment
15,000
and Materials
Audio Visual Microforms
17,000
Computer Software
Library Supplies
55 , 000
J anitorial Supplies
13 , 500
Furniture & Equipment
30 , 000
Recommended
Revi sions
1983-84
$1,394, 500
6 , 000
Decreased
Increased
20,000
Increased
1 22 , 000
Decreased
67 , 000
Increased
5,000
Increased
25,000
Increased
16,000
12 , 500
50 , 000
15,000
35,000
Decreased
Added
Decreased
Increased
Increased
Mrs . Zatz made the fo l lowing motion, seconded by Dr . Wozniak.
MOTION :
The Board of Trustees of the Skokie Publi c
Library accepts the recommended revisions
of the 1 983-84 budget as outlined by the
Chief Librarian , Miss Radmacher.
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously .
Mr . F lintrup asked Miss Radmacher to check with Dan Ryan to find
out what the Village ' s procedure is when there are budget transfers - do the
trustees approve each transfer individually or are all the transfers approved
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The recommended 1984-85 Budget will be studied by the trustees
at home and will be worked on at the next Board meeting.
It was recommended by the trustees that "Tuition" and "Workshops ..
be added as separate items in the 1984-85 Budget.
BUILDING
Johnson Controls proposals for TABS and monthly maintenance
fees for the 1983-84 year were
stud~ed
by the trustees.
The following
motion was made by Dr. Wozniak and seconded by Mr. Flintrup.
MOTION:
The Board of Trustees of the Skokie Public
Library accepts Johnson Controls : TABS increas.e ·
from $1,053 to $1,137 and the maintenance
increase from $1,889 to $1,925.
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously.
The trustees accepted the proposal from Business Interiors to
write specifications, etc., for the installation of wood flooring to the
stage area of the Petty Auditorium.
The following motion was made by
Mr. Flintrup, seconded by Mrs. Zatz.
MOTION:
The trustees accept Business Interior's proposal
for the preparation of architectural specifications
and bid package for the proposed addition of wood
flooring to the stage area of the Petty Auditorium.
The roll was called and the motion passed unanimously ..
Dr. Wozniak and his committee will meet soon and bring back
their recommendations regarding the lighting problems in the auditorium at
the next Board meeting.
REVISED PERSONNEL CODE
Copies of the Revised Personnel Code as approved March 9 1 1983 were
distributed to the trustees.
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REPORT ON NORTH SUBRUBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
Mrs. Weiner reported that she was unable to attend the last
meeting of NSLS because it was held on the second night of Passover but
she wanted the trustees to be aware that the Illinois Library Association
(ILA) has proposed an "affirmative defense" for libraries in House Bill 539.
Miss Radmacher reported on SAVS plan to phase out 16mm film service.
She wants the trustees to be aware of this, as she feels this will cause
hardship to the libraries and their patrons who use this film.
COMMENTS FROM TRUSTEES
Mrs. Merritt asked if something other than tape can be used on the
auditorium carpeted steps and what is being done about lighting up the steps.
Miss Radmacher will try to get some alternative solutions as to what is
available and report at the next meeting.
Mrs. Merritt said she would
~l'ike
the Library to have a better system
for servicing the shut-ins and senior citizens.
Miss Radmacher will try
again to make contacts with the recipients of the "Meals on Wheels" program
to see if something else can be arranged through this program.
Dr. Wozniak wants the Library staff to be commended on the Shakespeare
Festival programs.
ADJOURNMEN'r·
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m.
�SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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REVISED BUDGET
For the Fiscal Year May 1, 1983 - April 30, 1984
As Adopted April 13, 1983
Personal Services
Salaries
Professional Services
$1,394,500
6,000
Contractual Services
Binding
18,000
Services to Maintain Equipment
20,000
Services to Maintain Buildings and Grounds including
monitoring & maintenance service contract
122,000
Insurance
67,000
Utilities
70,000
Conference Expense and Membership Fees
17,000
Workshops and Tuition
3,000
Services to Maintain Automotive Equipment
5,000
Postage
14,000
Printing and Publicity
11,000
Data Processing
70,000
Audit Expense
1,500
Reception and Entertainment
5,000
Rental of Equipment and Material
25,000
Conunodities
Books
Periodicals
227,400
39,000
Audio Visual
Recordings, Discs
7,900
Films
8,500
Microf orms
16,000
Cassettes, Video and Audio
12,000
Art Prints
Computer Software
4,000
12,500
.Library Supplies
50,000
Janitorial Supplies
15,000
Off ice Expense and Transportation
5,000
Other Charges
Contingency
22,000
Capital Outlay
Furniture and Equipment
TOTAL.
35,000
$2,303,300
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