Hamburg Township Library
10411 Merrill Rd.    P.O.  Box 247
Hamburg, MI  48139


810-231-1771

Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees
January 15, 2013

 

Meeting called to order at 7:00pm in the library meeting room.
Members present: Sally Crouch, Peg Eibler, Michaelene Farrell, Richelle Hocking, and Jim Katakowski .
Also present: Holly Hentz, Christine Weber.

 

  1. A motion to approve the agenda as presented was made by Crouch.  Seconded by Farrell.  Motion carried.
  1. A motion to approve the December 18, 2012 minutes as presented was made by Crouch.  Seconded by Hocking. Motion carried.

 

Call to the Public
None present

 

Financial

  1. A motion to approve the Financial Report for December 2012 was made by Crouch.  Seconded by Hocking.  Motion carried.
  1. A motion to accept Library Voucher #514 in the amount of $36,767.25 was made by Farrell.  Seconded by Crouch.  Motion carried.

 

Librarian’s Report

  1. Pinckney Community Public Library’s grand opening is Monday, January 21 at 10:00am. The State Librarian will do a short presentation at 11:00am.
  2. Donations received since October (not including Art Fair donations) = $2017.00.  Fax revenue received since July = $970.00

Hentz distributed Ebook usage graph. Mid-January usage exceeds total for November 2012.

  1. The winter newsletter has been mailed out and received by residents.  Program registration is filling.  Funds were saved by going with a matte finish and one color printing.

 

Correspondence

  1. Trustee Keith Phelps submitted his resignation via letter to the board.  A motion to accept Keith Phelps’s letter of resignation was made by Farrell.  Seconded by Crouch.  Motion carried.

 

Old Business

  1. Andrew Byerly has been notified that he has been appointed to the Library Board of Trustees.  He will contact Hentz when he has been sworn in as a trustee.

New Business

  1. A motion to make a budget amendment to increase the total budget expenses from $645,121.03 to $737,142.63 was made by Farrell.  Seconded by Crouch.  Motion carried.

 

Relevant Board Issues

  1. None.

A motion to adjourn was made by Crouch.  Seconded by Hocking.  Motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 7:28pm.