McDonald County Library

Board of Trustees Minutes

Saturday, November 8, 2008

 

Roll Call – The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m.  Those members present were Brenda Kilby, Alice Snodgrass, Erlene Gideon, Sheila Owens and Carrie Cline.  Marilyn O'Brien was unable to attend.

Reading of Minutes -  The October minutes were discussed, and Brenda made a motion to accept the minutes as written.  Erlene seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

Director's Report

        *Carrie presented the statistics for October, noting a new record set at Noel for one-day patron count.

        *Brenda will be leaving the board in December, and a new trustee needs to be found from the Jane area.

        *The new storage server has been installed and it working very well.


Financial Report - After reviewing and discussing the financial reports, Erlene made a motion to accept them, Sheila seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

Public comments on agenda items - none

Old Business - no old business

New Business
            A.  2009 Budget Preliminary Discussion - Carrie reported that according to the Missouri State Library, the 2009 State Aid has been approved at the same rate as last year, so we should have some Equalization funds to expend on a new color copier.  Potential raises were discussed, and Carrie will present the board with several options at the December meeting.

General public comments - none

Adjourn - Brenda made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Erlene seconded, and the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m.  The next meeting will be held on December 13th.