Macon Reporter

Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library Board of Trustees met June 27.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library Board of Trustees Minutes

1. Call to Order

- Meeting called to order by: Ann Short

- Meeting Location: ETML Event Room

- Meeting Date: 6-27-2023

- Time of Call to Order: 16:30

2. Roll Call

- Officers in Attendance: Ann Short (President), Jennifer Love (Vice President), Erin Wade (Secretary), Mike McLaughlin (Treasurer)

- Trustees in Attendance: Nancy Elder, Kathie Price, Karen Reed

- Trustees Absent: Ellen Feeler, Kyle Price

- City Employees in Attendance: Michelle Nolen (Library Director)

- Visitors in Attendance: None

3. Oath of Office

4. Review/Approve minutes of previous board meetings (monthly, annual, and special):

- Date of previous minutes: 05-23-23 and 05-30-23

- Motion made to: Approve Minutes

- Motion made by: Mike McLaughlin

- Motion Seconded by: Kathie Price

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Jennifer Love, Mike McLaughlin, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carries

5. Review/approve May Finance Committee Minutes of the May 23, 2023 Meeting

-Motion made to: Approve Finance Committee Minutes from May 23, 2023

- Motion made by: Erin Wade

- Motion Seconded by: Karen Reed

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Jennifer Love, Mike McLaughlin, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carries

Approve/Disapprove Finance report and payment of bills:

- Motion made to: Approve Finance Report and payment of bills

- Motion made by: Mike McLaughlin

- Motion Seconded by: Jennifer Love

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Jennifer Love, Mike McLaughlin, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carries

6. Public forum acknowledgement:

- None

7. Librarian’s report:

- Presented by: Michelle Nolen (Library Director)

Discussions:

● Closed 7/4, but not 7/3

● NLM Display arrived today (received ours today, which is on Mental Health)

● Staff Training–discuss having a staff training day where the library is shut down and all staff is trained at the same time, along with some team building.

● Reader’s Bridge $2,667 with a deposit shortly from the Effingham Rotary ($2000) and an $825 deposit Monday

● Summer Reading has 100 public students registered along with 96 kids in daycare or summer programs. No numbers for Park Rec yet.

● Flower Bells are in and will be placed outside, along with a giant chess set

● Large Book Sale Next Week

● Kailee French Volunteers twice a week for 4 total hours, discussion regarding paying her for the hours she works. (no more than $2704) We will likely discuss and vote on offering her a paid position next month.

● IPLar is completed-went over the full report and signed to submit.

● Cardinals Baseball Tickets, 23 of the 25 patrons who were given tickets attended the game

- Motion made to: Approve Librarian’s Report

- Motion made by: Erin Wade

- Motion Seconded by: Karen Reed

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Jennifer Love, Mike McLaughlin, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carries

8. Old business:

- Roof: Our recommended bid to the city council was for Industrial Services, but Central Roofing came in with a new bid after they viewed the presentation to the City Council on June 12 seeing our recommended bid. The Council approved Central Roofing’s new bid, with an extended warranty for about $1200 more than their original bid included, instead of our recommended bid. Central Roofing should be starting somewhere around the third week of July.

9. New business:

- Approve/Disapprove Technology Plan

- Motion made to: Approve the Technology Plan

- Motion made by: Nancy Elder

- Motion Seconded by: Mike McLaughlin

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Jennifer Love, Mike McLaughlin, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carries

- Approve/Disapprove Long Range Plan

- Motion made to: Approve the Long Range Plan

- Motion made by: Mike McLaughlin

- Motion Seconded by: Mike McLaughlin

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Jennifer Love, Mike McLaughlin, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carries

10. Other Business and/or Trustee Comments

None

11. Adjournment:

- Motion made to: Adjourn

- Motion made by: Mike McLaughlin

- Motion Seconded by: Karen Reed

- Aye Votes: Nancy Elder, Jennifer Love, Mike McLaughlin, Kathie Price, Karen Reed, Ann Short, Erin Wade

- Opposed Votes: None

- Result: Motion Carried

Meeting adjourned at: 17:35

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