Library Minutes

Farnsworth Public Library
Board of Trustees Meeting October 26, 2010

The meeting was called to order by President Lacourciere at 7:00 P.M

1. Roll Call: Present: Bucheger, Gering, Gilbert, Guse, Lacourciere, Peterson, Maas, Schroeder and Director Murphy.
Absent: Loberger

2. Approve Minutes of 9/28/10 meeting, M/S/C Maas, Gering

3. Director’s Report and Updates
a. Bills dated 9/28/2010 in the amount of $1,836.62 and 10/13/2010 in the amount of $1,046.32 were approved, M/S/C Maas, Gering
b. YTD Income and Expenditures were reviewed
c. Staff Update – Erin Pierecki has resigned or part-time Library clerk position for a position at the school. Another Library clerk, Heidi Reed as agreed to take over the hours, for a total of 13 hours a week for one Library clerk. Murphy is still searching for a Senior Experience works aid. Discussion was held on possible staffing options and hours.

4. Committee Reports
a. Administrative and Personnel – no report
b. Building and Grounds – Guse volunteered to clean the gutters again – Thank you Dan!!
c. Finance – will do under new business

5. Correspondence – Received resignation letter from Board member Pam Loberger. M/S/C Gering, Guse to accept resignation. The Board then discussed a list of possible new Board members to send to Mayor Fulton.

6. Old Business - none

7. New Business
a. 2011 Library Budget Revised – Some slight changes have been to the 2011 Budget, M/S/C Maas, Guse to accept new 2011 Budget. Also M/S/C Bucheger, Gilbert to combine 2 library clerk positions to one position at 13 hours per week at $7.68/ hour for 2010 and $7.84 in 2011.

8. Adjournment – Motion to adjourn at 7:45 P.M. M/S/C Gilbert, Guse

Respectfully Submitted,
Amy Peterson, Secretary