December 2020 - Herrin City Library

HERRIN CITY LIBRARY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

8 December 2020 Agenda

Online Meeting via ZOOM: Open to the public:

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Call to Order at 6:30 pm

Roll Call of Trustees (Present and Absent)
Audience to Visitors

Secretary’s Report

Correspondence
Reading & Approval of the Minutes for 10^th November 2020 Meeting

Treasurer’s Report

Review & Approval of the Bills to be paid in December 2020
November 2020 City Budget Report for the Library
Financial Balance Statement for November 2020

Librarians’ Report for November 2020

Library Directors Reports – Susan Mullen

Illinois Heartland Library System Report & Illinois Library Association (ILA) news

Status updates

Committee Reports

Building & Grounds – Priest & Jones
Community Enrichment – Sarver & Calcaterra
Library Development & Technology – Caringer
Special Gifts Committee – Guebert & Frost
Friends Liaison – Starnes
Herrin History Room – Hickman

Old Business

Any Old Business

New Business

Any new business

Closed Executive Session (if necessary)

Adjournment

Next Meeting Date = 12^th January 2021– 6:30 pm

Minutes – HERRIN CITY LIBRARY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
December 8, 2020 via Zoom Video Conferencing

PRESENT: Calcaterra, Caringer, Guebert, Hickman, Jones, Priest, Sarver & Starnes

ALSO PRESENT: Mullen

ABSENT: Frost

The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM by President Jones.

Visitor(s): None

No correspondence.

SECRETARY’S REPORT: Starnes moved to approve the minutes from November 10, 2020. Priest seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Bills to be paid. Caringer moved to approve the payment of carried $2,393.03 for expenses incurred during the 2nd half of the previous month and $3,504.28 for expenses incurred this month to date. Priest seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
The previous month’s city budget report was not available for this meeting. Board members will review the report when available and vote on it via email. The checking account balance was $228,725.56. The City Budget Report was approved via email on December 19, 2020.
Financial Balance Statement: Starnes moved to approve the library balance sheet report from the previous month. Priest seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

LIBRARIAN’S REPORT: Mullen reviewed stats. Circulation was down 13% as compared to November 2019. Use of digital items continues to increase as compared to previous year. Curbside service continues. Use of the library computers is available again but by appointment only.