Hamburg Township Library
10411 Merrill Rd. P.O. Box 247
Hamburg, MI 48139
Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees
February 17, 2004
Meeting called to order at 7:14pm in the library meeting room.
Members present: Eibler, Campbell, Ford, Gleason, Kelley and Pettigrove.
Absent: None.
Also present: Hentz and Weber.
A motion to approve the agenda as presented with the correction of Old Business # 5 (proposal) was made by Campbell, seconded by Gleason. Motion carried.
A motion to accept the minutes as presented for the January 20, 2004 meeting was made Kelley, seconded by Ford. Motion carried.
A motion to approve the January 2004 financial statement as presented was made by Pettigrove, seconded by Gleason. Motion carried.
A motion to accept Library Voucher #407 as presented for $38,202.04 was made by Campbell, seconded by Kelley. Motion carried.
· Hentz distributed the list of up-coming programs through April.
· Excellent feedback received from individual program evaluations.
· Board was made aware of the incident involving R. Swartz, a former employee.
· Registration for programs/meeting rooms can now be done online. There is now a visitor counter on the website.
· Library furnishings have arrived. Installation of the book drops in the circulation desk and sound-absorbing panels in the storage room will be this week.
· None.
· Comments/suggestions for Library Survey were given. Eibler will meet with Weber later in week for final draft.
· A motion was made by Kelley, seconded by Campbell to accept Library Policy Manual additions and changes as presented. Motion carried.
· A motion was made by Pettigrove, seconded by Ford, that the Library Board of Trustees will accept and adhere to the Library’s Policy Manual.
· Current newsletters were delivered to post office by Weber. Lakeland newsletters will be sent first class mail.
· Hentz sent out RFPs to security companies. Deadline is February 27, 2004.
· A motion to accept Craig Bilinski of Intuitive Software Solutions proposal for website development (adding the library survey online) for $850.00 (10 hours labor) was made by Kelley, seconded by Ford. Motion carried.
· An RFP for interior painting has been submitted to local painters. Proposal deadline is February 27, 2004.
Relevant Board Issues
· Both Pettigrove and Gleason will be absent for March 16, 2004 meeting.
Call to the Public:
· None present
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Campbell, seconded by Gleason. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:00PM.
Next meeting will be March 16, 2004 at 7:00PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Joan M. Dombrowski