Macon Reporter

Maroa Public Library District Board met May 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. Call to Order: Meeting called to order by Tony Norton at 6:31pm.

2. Roll Call: Trustees, Tony Norton, Audra Newton, Mason Ricketts, Cindy Manint, and Jason Manint, were present. Trustees, Lindsey Hanes and Kim Wright, were absent. Staff member Sara Gentle was also in attendance.

3. Board President Remarks: Tony opened the meeting with no noteworthy remarks.

4. Recognition of Visitors, Delegations, etc.: No visitors present.

5. Public Comment Period: No public comments.

Consent Agenda

6. April 15, 2024 Meeting Minutes: Presented.

7. Director’s Report & June 2024 Calendar: Presented. Highlights included:

a. The Library book sale did quite well. The remaining books were donated to the middle and grade schools as well as Encore in Clinton.

b. Mailers for summer read will go out to all residents this week. Next week is summer read registration week. The following week starts summer read, which will go from June 4 through June 27th.

c. Sexual harassment training has been completed by all staff. The next training sessions will be on library safety.

8. Accountant & Treasurer’s Reports for April 2024: Presented. The Library continues to track within budget for the current fiscal year.

9. List of Paid Bills for April 2024: Presented.

Committee Reports: No reports presented.

10. Personnel

11. Material Selection & Circulation

12. Building & Grounds

13. Finance Policy

14. Financial Development

New Business

15. SHARE Annual Membership: The annual SHARE membership for the FY24-25 year will be $6765.54 compared to $5282.52 in FY 23-24 and $5142.32 in FY 22-23.

16. MYHB Monthly Increase: MYHB plans to increase their rates this next fiscal year from $650 to $700.

Maroa Public Library District 305 E. Garfield St., Maroa, IL 61756 | 217.794.5111 | maroalibrary@gmail.com

Old Business

17. FY 2024-2025 Working Budget: A couple adjustments were proposed due to the new SHARE membership fee increase and MYHB increase. The corporate telecommunications budget will be reduced to cover the increases in corporate accounting and membership fees. Changes suggested will not change the total expense values presented last month.

Approvals

18. Approval, Consent Agenda: Motion to approve made by Cindy Manint. Motion seconded by Audra Newton.

19. Approval, SHARE Annual Membership: Audra Newton motioned to approve the new share contract. Mason Ricketts seconded the motion.

20. Approval, FY 2024-2025 Working Budget: Cindy Manint motioned to approve the working budget. Jason Manint seconded the motion.

21. Approval, Closed Session (requires roll call vote with applicable statutory citations): No motions made.

22. June 17, 2024, 6:00pm Meeting Agenda Suggestions

23. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 6:19pm.

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