Hamburg Township Library

10411 Merrill Rd.    P.O.  Box 247

Hamburg, MI  48139

810-231-1771

 

Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees

December 18, 2007

 

Meeting called to order at 7:05pm in the library meeting room.

Members present: Stella Campbell, Peg Eibler, James Gleason and Keith Phelps.

Absent: Sandy Cavallaro and Barbaradell Kelley.

Also present: Holly Hentz and Christine Weber.

 

 

1)  A motion to approve the agenda with the addition of Stella Campbell under Relevant Board Issues was made by Phelps.  Seconded by Campbell. Motion carried.

 

2)  A motion to accept the minutes November 20, 2007 meeting was made by Phelps.  Seconded by Gleason.  Motion carried.

 

3)  A motion to accept Financial Report for October 2007 was made by Campbell.  Seconded by Phelps.  Motion carried.

 

4)  A motion to accept Financial Report for November 2007 was made by Campbell.  Seconded by Gleason.  Motion carried.

 

5) A motion to accept voucher # 43 for $33,304.67 was made by Phelps.  Seconded by Gleason.  Motion carried.

 

Librarian’s Report

1)      Santa program has 75 participants.

2)      Michigan eLibrary Catalog (MeLCat) training will be in January.  Program will be active in April.

3)      Computers have been updated with “deep Freeze” program which returns library computer to the set configuration once patron signs off.

4)      Police Chief addressed safety issues with staff at their meeting on December 7th. An officer will be assigned to the library for regular visits.  Chief will be sending a monthly report to Township Board.

5)      Compact shelving installed.

6)      Maintenance work included changing light bulbs, repurposing CD rack, patching and painting walls.

 

Correspondence

1)    None 

 

Old Business

1)  Because the presidential primary falls on the Januray board meeting date, Hentz will reschedule Tom Rinke from Self Reliant Energy Company for the February 19th board meeting.

2)  A motion to approve all of the Township's changes to the Maintenance Agreement except the Serenity Garden donation was made by Campbell. Seconded by Phelps.  Motion carried.  Hentz will edit the Agreement and forward to the Township clerk.

3)  A motion to request a millage renewal of .4418 was made by Campbell.  Seconded by Phelps.        Motion carried.  Information to citizens will include the fact that Bond will finished in 2009.

4)    A motion to have the millage renewal placed on the August 2008 primary election was made by Phelps.  Seconded by Campbell.  Motion carried.

 

 

New Business

1)      A motion to have the December 24, 2007 CD rollover, short term, with the highest interest rates was made by Phelps.  Seconded by Gleason.  Motion carried.

2)      Hentz's office window broken by snow blower throwing stones along with the snow.  Township will make necessary repairs.

 

 

Relevant Board Issues: 

1) Campbell questioned if there has been any activity on the patron’s gift tributes. Hentz will place this on the February agenda.

 

Call to the Public:   

1)  None present.

 

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Campbell.  Seconded by Gleason.  Motion carried.

 

The meeting adjourned at 8:13pm.

 

 

Next meeting will be January 15, 2008 at 7:00pm.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Joan M. Dombrowski