McHenry Times

Crystal Lake Public Library Board of Trustees met March 14. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

Call to Order: The Regular Meeting of the Crystal Lake Public Library Board of

Trustees was called to order by President Chuck Ebann at 7:00 pm in the Ames

Meeting Room at the Library.

Roll Call:

            Present: James Becker, Chuck Ebann, John Engebretson, Alice Fellers,

            Stacey Lorenz, Don Peters, Monica Szalaj

            Absent: Terri Reece, William Weller

            Other: Sarah Lalond

            Staff Present: Kathryn I. Martens, Library Director; Karen Migaldi, Assistant

            Director; Nan Goerlitz, Recording Secretary; Cheryl Riendeau, Business Office

            Manager; Stephanie Price, Public Relations Coordinator; Becky Fyolek, Head of

            Youth Services; Pamela Miller, Head of Circulation Services; Cynthia

             Lopuszynski, Head of Adult Services; Penny Ramirez, Head of Technical &

             Automation Services

Board Development: Karen and John reviewed source documents that all Board

members should review prior to strategic planning.

Public Comment: none

Consent Agenda: It was moved by Don Peters and seconded by Monica Szalaj to

              approve the consent agenda including Items V. A and E.

              V. A. Approval of minutes of previous meeting(s) – Approve the minutes of

              the Regular Meeting of February 21, 2018.

              V. E. Financial reports – Approve the Financial Report for FY 17/18 as of

              February 28, 2018.

              Voice Vote: Aye- 7; Nay- 0; Absent- 2; Abstain- 0; Motion Passed.

Approval of Disbursements: It was moved by Don Peters and seconded by John

              Engebretson to approve the disbursements in the total amount of

              $328,749.88 as follows:

                                                                                                                          Total

                  Operating Fund                                                                      288,542.66

                  Construction & Repair Fund                                                       4,105.18

                  Gift & Memorial Funds                                                                  352.84

                   IMRF/FICA Funds                                                                    35,749.20

                                                         Grand Total:                                   $328,749.88

              Roll Call:

                   Aye: James Becker, Chuck Ebann, John Engebretson, Alice Fellers,

                   Stacey Lorenz, Don Peters, Monica Szalaj

                   Nay: none

                   Absent: Terri Reece, William Weller

                   Abstain: none

                   Motion Passed.

Board Action: none

Board Discussion: Chuck communicated that we are asking the City to reschedule

our budget workshop to early fall to be more relevant to our budget timeline. Kim

congratulated Stephanie and the CLPL Expo Committee, and all that worked on or at

the booth, on winning the Best Non-Profit Booth award for 2018. Alice asked about

capacity at our movie programs, as she had attended the movie on March 13 and

many people were turned away. Kim pointed out that the CLPL’s projection screens

are reaching their end of life, and replacements are being considered. Stacey

mentioned that she likes to look at the current year/previous year comparisons for

programs in the Statistical Report, and it looks like we are picking good programs since

the attendance is up this year.

Adjournment:

              It was moved by John Engebretson and seconded by Don Peters to

              adjourn.

              Voice Vote: Aye- 7; Nay- 0; Absent- 2; Abstain- 0; Motion Passed.

              Time: 7:37 pm

http://www.crystallakelibrary.org/About_The_Library/documents/MinutesFromBoardMeeting03_14_18.pdf