Louisville Public Library Board of Trustees
Meeting of May 8, 2007

Call to Order:
Meeting was called to order by Mr. Barton at 4:00 p.m.

Members present:

• Mr. Barton
• Ms. Holmes
• Ms. Mickley
• Ms. Berg
• Ms. McGinnis

Members absent:

• Mr. Hornick
• Mr. Schumacher

Staff present:

• Mr. Michael Snyder, Director
• Ms. Michele Monnette, Clerk-Treasurer;
• Kathie Courtney, Audio-Visual Department

R29-07 Ms. McGinnis motioned to excuse Mr. Hornick and Mr. Schumacher, seconded by Ms. Holmes, all voting yes.

Public Hearing: As required by law the Board of Trustees held a public hearing on the 2008 Operating Budget.

R30-07 Ms. Berg motion to adjourn the Public Hearing and enter into the regular meeting, seconded by Ms. Mickley, all voting yes.

Additions or corrections to the agenda: Item 6-B was added to the agenda.

Presentations:
Ms. Courtney discussed some of the new and developing features of the Audio-Visual Department. Mr. Snyder and Ms. Courtney discussed with the Board the benefits of additional DVD and CD cases versus a Remanufactured Security System.

Consent Agenda:

a) April 10, 2007 Board Meeting Minutes
b) Corrected February Circulation Report and April Circulation Report.
c) $425.00 in donations for the Summer Reading Program; $5,060.00 for the Children’s Furniture & Equipment Fund; $2000.00 for the Interior Design Project; $65.00 for Memorial Books.
d) Delete Digital scanner #00706 from inventory

R31-07 Ms. Holmes motioned to approve items a – d on the above consent agenda, seconded by Ms. Mickley, all voting yes.

Clerk-Treasurer:
Bills paid for April 2007 was reviewed and are on file with the Clerk-Treasurer.

Financial Report for April 2007 was reviewed and are on file with the Clerk-Treasurer.

Old Business:
R32-07 Ms. Mickley motioned to authorize Mr. Snyder to contact the Stark County District Library to proceed with contracting negotiations with Innovative Interfaces, Inc., seconded by Ms. Holmes, all voting yes.

New Business:
R33-07 Ms McGinnis motioned to approve the Preliminary Operating Budget for 2008 and submit to the Louisville School District for approval, seconded by Ms. Berg, all voting yes.

R34-07 Ms. Mickley motioned to send a request to the Stark County Budget Commission to amend the Certificate of Resource for 2007 by an increase of $5,000.00, seconded by Ms. Holmes, all voting yes.

Committee Reports:

b) Personnel Committee – none
c) Property Committee – none

Director’s Report:

a) Remaining dates of the Board of Trustees meeting for 2007 as listed.
b) Board of Trustee Committee Meetings – none
c) May 20th Study Hall; June 4th Summer Reading Program begins.

Adjournment:
R22-07 Motion by Ms. McGinnis to adjourn meeting at 6:00 p.m., Ms. Holmes seconded the motion and all voting yes.

Respectfully Submitted,

Mr. Barton, President
Louisville Library Board of Trustees

Mr. Hornick, Secretary
Louisville Library Board of Trustees