Library Board

Wheaton Public Library Meeting Minutes of July 20, 2015 I. Call to Order and Roll Call: The Board of Trustees of the Wheaton Public Library held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 20, 2015 in the Library Board Room. In the absence of President Christine Fenne, Vice President Chantelle Porter called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members present at roll call were Mr. Cho, Mrs. Lindsey, Mr. Harding, Mr. Piemonte, Ms. Porter and Mrs. Wonser. Absent: Mrs. Fenne and Mrs. Metanchuk. Betsy Adamowski, Library Director, and Lisa Christell-Sandri, Library Finance Manager and recording secretary for this meeting, were also present. Mr. Jim Kranjc, outgoing Trustee was also in attendance. II. Citizens to Be Heard: Mr. Alan Wehmann, a Wheaton resident since last summer, requested to address the Board. Mr. Wehmann inquired about the speed of the library’s wireless internet. He stated that the speed is slow, in his opinion, and asked if the Library would explore options to increase it. Mrs. Adamowski said that she will discuss with Deputy Director Dawn Kovacs and Mrs. Kovacs will contact him with an up-date. III. Introduction of Newly Appointed Board Member Jean Lindsey and Swearing In: Mrs. Lindsey spoke a little bit about her background and then Ms. Porter had her read the Trustees Oath of Office and swore her in. The Board members welcomed her. CONSENT AGENDA IV. Minutes of the June 15, 2015 Board Meeting V. Treasurer’s Reports for June 2015 and Bill Listing for July 2015 Payment: Mrs. Wonser moved and Mr. Harding seconded to approve the Consent Agenda items. Roll Call Vote Ayes: Mr. Harding Mr. Cho Mrs. Lindsey Mrs. Wonser Ms. Porter Mr. Piemonte Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: Mrs. Fenne Mrs. Metanchuk Motion Carried AGENDA VI. Friends of the Library Report – Mrs. Adamowski: Mrs. Adamowski noted that the Friends Book Sale is August 26 – 29, not in September as in prior years. She said that they are receiving lots and lots of books and things are going very smoothly. She also mentioned that the ongoing Friends book sale area has a new banner that reads “Book Nook.” VII. Library Director’s Report for June 2015: Mrs. Adamowski encouraged the Board members to attend the City Council meeting on August 24th when the Library’s architect will be presenting to Council about the future of libraries and the Wheaton Public Library’s future vision plan. She also asked Mr. Piemonte, Board Treasurer, to look over the Finance Committee meeting schedule so dates could be confirmed. VIII. Unfinished Business: None  Wheaton Public Library Meeting Minutes of July 20, 2015 IX. New Business: A. Election of Officers for FY2015-2016: Ms. Porter read the Nominating Committee’s recommended slate of officers: President – Christine Fenne Vice President – Chantelle Porter Secretary – Carl Cho Treasurer – John Piemonte Mr. Cho moved to approve the slate of officers as presented by the Nominating Committee and Mr. Harding seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote Ayes: Ms. Porter Mrs. Wonser Mrs. Lindsey Mr. Harding Mr. Cho Mr. Piemonte Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: Mrs. Fenne Ms. Metanchuk Motion Carried X. Board Member Comments (Round the Table): Ms. Porter spoke about Mr. Kranjc and their time on the Board. She appreciated his dedicated work on the budget process and commented on how the relationship with the City has grown with his involvement. He said that his time on the Library Board was interesting and rewarding and he was happy about all the improvements that were made in the 4 years he was a Board member. He thanked Mrs. Adamowski for her work. He thanked the members for all their work together and that he’d miss being there. He opened the Board’s gift of an engraved crystal book. The Board members thanked Mr. Kranjc. Mrs. Wonser noted that she liked the list of vendor’s with final totals spend in FY2014-2015. Mrs. Lindsey attended the Eastland presentation at the Library and enjoyed it very much. She asked about the purchasing policy for books that have multiple holds. Mrs. Adamowski said that there are usually multiple copies of popular books and that they estimate 5 holds to 1 book for purchasing purposes. Mr. Piemonte stated that he received the City of Wheaton Investment Policy and is pleased that it is comprehensive and includes the Wheaton Public Library. He also mentioned a partnership with the Wheaton Theater. Mrs. Adamowski said that was definitely in the works. Mrs. Adamowski spoke about some recent incidents at the Library where the police have been called. She assured the members that the staff are completely used to these things and are able to handle whatever comes up. XI. Adjournment: There being no further business of the Wheaton Public Library Board of Trustees, Mr. Harding moved and Mrs. Lindsey seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Roll Call Vote Ayes: Mr. Harding Mrs. Lindsey Mrs. Wonser Mr. Cho Wheaton Public Library Meeting Minutes of July 20, 2015 Ms. Porter Mr. Piemonte Nays: None Abstain: None Absent: Mrs. Fenne Mrs. Metanchuk Motion Carried at 7:46 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Lisa Christell-Sandri Finance Manager Wheaton Public Library