Moline Public Library Board of Directors met January 9

By Rock Island Today Reports

Jun 6, 2020

Moline Public Library Board of Directors met Jan. 9.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

I. Business Meeting Called to Order

President Blackall called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. in the Platinum Room of the Moline Public Library.

II. Roll Call, Sue Wheatley, Recorder

Roll call was taken with Blackall, Nelson, Sommers, Rafferty, Koeller, Smith, Waldron and Runnels present. Absent: Bull

III. Approval of Minutes 12 December 2019 Regular Board Meeting

Nelson moved to approve the minutes from the 12 December 2019 regular Library Board meeting previously distributed by e-mail/mail to each Trustee. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

IV. Correspondence

Included in Board packet.

V. Director’s Report (Lear)

• Lear and Wheatley have walked through all the bathrooms and identified issues and will make a plan to address them with City Maintenance.

• “All Gender” signs have been added to library family restrooms. This was changed due to state law which went into effect January 1, 2020. KWQC was filming James, City Maintenance, as he made the change.

• Lear has been in contact with Moline High School’s Trista Sanders, Principal and Dan Brown, Dean of Students to begin discussions to use the library as a reunification center in the event of an emergency evacuation from Moline High School. Lear will report back to the Board when a tentative plan is reached.

• Two new exercise bicycles have been added on the second floor. The bikes have a “table” where a laptop or a book could be used while exercising.

• On Friday, 17 January, the Library will host the Naturalization Ceremony as 45 people will take an oath to become citizens.

VI. Financial Reports

The Board of Directors reviewed the list of library bills as of 31 December 2019. The payment of the individual bills, totaling $33,570.36 was approved and ratified upon the motion of Runnels. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

VII. Committee Reports

A. Executive Committee (Koeller, Blackall, Nelson)

No meeting.

B. Building and Grounds Committee (Bull, Waldron, Smith)

No meeting.

C. Policy Committee (Runnels, Rafferty, Sommers)

No meeting.

D. Art Committee (Nelson, Rafferty, Runnels)

No meeting.

VIII. Unfinished Business

A. Non-Resident Fee FY2020

Sommers moved to allow the Moline Public Library to offer library cards to non- residents at a set fee of $148 for the 2020 calendar year. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously.

B. Other None.

IX. New Business

A. Other

Blackall and Lear recapped the video, Trends in Safety and Security in the Library, which is a Per Capita requirement.

X. Public Comment

None

XI. Executive Session

The adoption of the following was moved by Sommers, seconded and unanimously approved:

RESOLVED that pursuant to the Open Meetings Act of Illinois, the Executive Committee of the Moline Public Library go into closed session at 12:38 p.m. for the purpose of:

Purchase, or Lease of Real Property, [5 ILCS 120/2(C) (5)]

The Directors voted as follows:

Blackall Yes

Sommers Yes

Rafferty Yes

Koeller Yes

Smith Yes

Waldron Yes

Runnels Yes

Nelson Yes

The Board of Directors of the Moline Public Library reopened the meeting after the closed session at 12:55 p.m. upon the motion of Sommers, seconded and unanimously approved.

The Directors voted as follows:

Blackall Yes

Sommers Yes

Rafferty Yes

Koeller Yes

Smith Yes

Waldron Yes

Runnels Yes

Nelson Yes

No action was taken in closed session.

XII. Adjournment

There being no further business brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 12:56 p.m.