U City Library Board Minutes 12-14-2011

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The low interest Commerce Bank account is checking account. There are other accounts of $500,000 which yield higher interest and once the checking account reaches a certain amount, monies are converted into a higher interest instrument. The possibility of maintaining a lower amount in the checking account will be investigated. The City would like a draft budget by January and Councilman Kraft stated that this will be prepared by staff. The Budget Committee met and proposed the idea of an increase in fines. A motion was made and approved to increase fines form ten to twenty cents a day and from five to ten cents a day for juvenile items. This will begin on items borrowed after the first of the year and signs will be posted to inform the public. There was an incident involving potential fraud in the library. A company known as Go, Inc., apparently was approaching people with offers to assist with their bills in return for a money order payment. There were no official complaints. It was possible that the story was going to be covered by a local television station. Three laptops that were used for classes were stolen, as was an X-Box game station. The X-Box was apparently inadvertently left unattended. Staff is considering the cost of installing a keypad on the door. A Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for December 27, 2011 and another will be held in July 2012. Libraries in Marshall and Poplar Bluff have joined Evergreen. The MLC will evaluate and consider joining the consortium. There would be a decrease of costs from approximately $16,000 to $11,000 per year. The current server has about 2 years left and the decision to migrate may be made before the end of this time period. Currently there are no grants from the state. MPLD met and the following will be undertaken: (1) QR code review for marketing library services (2) the Missouri library standards will be updated. This will be the first revision to the library standards since 1993 (3) Training sessions will be offered for library trustees (4) The Wolfner Library for the Blind is changing its name Additional cooling tower bids should be available for the January meeting The question of payment for changes to the library parking lot caused by the trolley should be brought to the attention of the person preparing the budget for the trolley construction. The trolley is due to be completed in the spring of 2013. The budget for the purchase of games is approximately $2000 per year, which is in line with the guidelines. The availability of games may attract children who would not necessarily come to the library or who could not afford to purchase for home use. Council Liaison Councilman Kraft reported that the new fire station has been approved. Pursuant to the federal grant, the fire station must be built within a certain time limit. Committee Reports The Budget Committee will meet following the regular board meeting in January.