Macon Reporter

Argenta-Oreana Public Library District Board of Trustees met July 22.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

July 22, 2019, 4:15 PM at Oreana (Public Hearing Meeting)

The meeting was called to order at 4:16 PM by President John White. Library Board members present were Matt Honnold and Barbara Light. Also, in attendance was Donna Schaal. There were no members of the public in attendance. There was no public comment.

July 22, 2019, 4:30 PM at Oreana

The meeting was called to order at 4:30 PM by President John White. Library Board members were Matt Honnold, Aaron Klepzig and Barbara Light. Trudy Smith joined the meeting at 4:40 PM. Also, in attendance was Donna Schaal, Library Director.

Correspondence, communications, and public comments – The board has received more notification of annexation letters from the City of Decatur.

The Board reviewed the minutes from the June meeting. Matt moved to approve the minutes as presented. Aaron seconded the motion. The motion passed with all ayes.

The board reviewed the June bill list. Matt asked about check number 10314 to Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederic. Donna replied that is was for legal fees having to do with the Winings Trust. Matt asked about check number 10329 to Scotts Lawn and Landscape Service. Donna explained that it was for landscaping at Argenta.

The board reviewed the May Bookkeeper and Treasurer’s reports. Matt moved to approve the June bill list, the May Bookkeeper’s and the May Treasurer’s reports as presented. Aaron seconded the motion. The motion passed with all ayes. The June Bookkeeper’s and Treasurer’s reports were tabled until next month.

Donna Schaal presented the Director’s report. Donna reviewed the circulation numbers for June. The numbers for children’s books were 1090 books for June. Donna reported that the parking lots at both locations have been resealed. The participation in the Summer Reading program for June and July tallied 468 children and adults with 8 events to go. Donna attended several events and meetings.

Old Business –

Signature cards for Gerber State Bank. The signature cards for Gerber State Bank were updated with the current board signatures.

Sidewalk update-Donna gave a brief update on the status of the sidewalk project. At present there was no positive progress to report.

There were four items of new business.

1. Discussion of Annexation-Donna is going to call the City of Decatur to see if she can get an idea of how many properties in the AOPLD the city plans to annex.

2. Ordinance 20-01 Building and Maintenance Levy for FY2020- The board reviewed the Ordinance 20-01 Building and Maintenance Levy for FY2020. Matt moved to approve the Ordinance as presented. Trudy seconded the motion.

The motion passed with all ayes.

3. Ordinance 20-02 Budget and Appropriations for FY2020- The board reviewed the Ordinance 20-02 Budget and Appropriations for FY2020. Aaron moved to approve the Ordinance as presented. Matt seconded the motion. The motion passed with all ayes.

4. Appointment of two trustees to review fiscal year minutes and other documents (Secretary’s Audit-75 ILCS 16/30-65). Matt and Trudy agreed to review the minutes for the past year.

Miscellaneous – Donna noted that there is some leakage due to condensation from the air conditioner.

John asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Aaron moved to adjourn the meeting. Trudy seconded the motion. The motion passed with all ayes. Aaron adjourned the meeting at 5:50 PM.

The next board meeting will be on August 26, 2019, at 4:30 PM at Oreana.

http://aopld.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/01-Board-meeting-minutes-2019-07-22.pdf