City of Moline Library Board of Trustees met Aug. 13.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
I. Business Meeting Called to Order
President Blackall called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. in the Bronze Room at the Moline Public Library.
II. Roll Call, Lisa Powell Williams, Recorder
Roll call was taken with Blackall, Nelson, Sommers, Bull, Rafferty, Koeller, Smith, Waldron and Runnels present. Absent: None.
III. Approval of Minutes 9 July 2020 Regular Board Meeting
Bull moved to approve the minutes, with an amendment, from the 9 July 2020 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 provided information on the tree damage caused by the Derecho storm on 10 August 2020.
Lear shared July statistics. The Library is at or near the top of many PrairieCat statistics.
Lear noted the staff in-service day scheduled for 20 August has been cancelled. Staff will have the ability to register for PrairieCat virtual PUG training day as an alternative.
Lear reported that Java Lab will tentatively reopen on 31 August with limited hours.
Lear reported that Summer Reading 2020 is over and prize pick up is through 24 August. Numbers were good despite a pandemic related format change.
Lear reported that passport services are not yet available and that staff is exploring next steps.
This year’s Birdies for Charity amount should total approximately $48,000 with the JDC match.
Lear explained that the 2:1 library items deleted to purchase ratio was due to continued collection cleanup of items that haven’t circulated over a period of years.
The Library will not be an early voting site this year due to COVID19.
The Friends of the Library are not yet taking donations due to quarantine storage space needed for materials.
VI. Financial Reports
The Board of Directors reviewed the list of library bills from 1 July 2020 to 31 July 2020.
The payment of the individual bills, totaling $24,604.43 was approved and ratified upon the motion of Nelson. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
VII. Committee Reports
A. Executive Committee (Blackall, Nelson, Sommers)
No meeting.
B. Building and Grounds Committee (Bull, Waldron, Smith, Koeller)
No meeting.
C. Policy Committee (Runnels, Rafferty, Sommers)
No meeting.
D. Art Committee (Nelson, Rafferty, Runnels)
No meeting.
VIII. Unfinished Business
A. Library Reopen Plan
Lear reported the library remains at Phase 3 of our library reopening plan. Core services continue to run well, with the Library open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with curbside delivery and computer lab hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lear recommended that the library hours and services remain at status quo at this time with continued evaluation. Lear shared that the Library is erring on the side of caution to balance safety and service.
B. Other
None.
IX. New Business
A. Nominating Committee Appointment (Blackall)
After discussion, Koeller and Smith will serve as the nominating committee.
B. Closed Session Minutes Review (Blackall)
Blackall appointed Runnels to review the Closed Session Minutes and report back to the Board with a resolution at the September Board meeting.
C. Library Presentation Topic Discussion
The Board provided input for the Library presentation to the City Council.
D. Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program
Interim City Administrator, Marty Vanags, provided information on the City’s Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program. The Board will formally vote on the program during the September Board meeting.
E. Other
Runnels asked Lear to inform Ann Huntoon about the tree damage in the Huntoon garden in the front of the library.
X. Public Comment
None
XI. Executive Session
None.
XII. Adjournment
There being no further business brought before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at
12:55 p.m.
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