I. Call to order at 7:30 p.m., Zawacki

Trustees present: Laurence Biederman (arrived at 7:48), David DeKorte, Millard Phillips, Jeffrey Sabo, Mark Zawacki

Staff Present: Joyce Armitage (Interim Director), Nihal Riad (Reference Assistant / Technical Services)

Others Present:  Nancy Shaw (trustee candidate)

II. Public Comment:  None

III. Suggestion Box:  Patrons requested The Lost Chronicles by Gilbert Morris, Creepy Condors of California by Johnathan Rand, Now CD series, Country Woman magazine, 1 800 WHERE - R- U, One Tuesday Morn by Karen Kingsbury, Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan

IV  Approval of Agenda

MOTION:    Add "XIII-e  Stamps," add "XII-f  Start reviewing for next budget," and approve as amended, by DeKorte / Zawacki, approved unanimously.

MOTION:  Suspend rules to allow Nancy Shaw to meet with the MPL Board at the beginning of the agenda, by DeKorte / Phillips, approved unanimously.  See item XIII-a.

V Reading and approval of minutes

MOTION: Change numbering of item XIV in minutes of January 17, 2007 Special Public Meeting to item V, approve minutes of December 12, 2006 MPL Board of Trustees meeting as presented, approve minutes of January 9, 2007 MPL Board of Trustees meeting as presented, and approve minutes of January 17, 2007 MPL Board of Trustees special meeting as amended, by Biederman / DeKorte, approved unanimously.

VI Financial Report

Treasurer Millard Phillips reviewed the monthly financial report (see attached) and the status of the endowment donations.  MOTION: Approve as presented, by  DeKorte / Biederman, approved unanimously.

VII Approval of Bills and Payables

MOTION: Approve as presented (see attached), by Biederman / Sabo , approved unanimously.

VIII Budget Amendments
MOTION: Approve Resolutio
n 17, 2-2007 as presented (see attached) by Phillips / DeKorte, approved unanimously.

IX Committee Reports: None

X  Director's Report:

An applicant for the Reference Librarian declined an offer of employment, so interviews will continue.  Cynthia, Nihal, and Joyce will be using vacation time in February and March.  Technology installation is in progress.  Storytime and the Winter Science Program have been successful.  Jennifer has added another storytime on Thursday mornings.  The Woodlands Library Cooperative and the Capital Library Cooperative will probably merge.

XI Director Search  

The Board will meet with representatives of Hartzell-Mika Consulting LLC on 2/14/07 at 6:30 PM.

XII Old Business: None
 
 

XIII New Business
a. Board position intervi
ews
The MPL Board met with trustee candidate Nancy Shaw

b. Internet Policy
Interim Director Joyce Armitage proposed changes to the Internet policy.  MOTION:  Approve changes to Internet Policy as presented, by DeKort, Phillips, approved unanimously.

c. Vacation carryover
MOTION:  Carry over 128 days of vacation pay for Nihal Riad, by DeKorte / Sabo, approved unanimously.
MOTION:  Compensate Nihal Riad for 82 hours of accumulated vacation days and compensate Joyce Armitage for 128.5 days of accumulated vacation days at their respective pay rates, by DeKorte / Zawacki, approved unanimously.

d. Next board meeting date
The next board meeting will be at 7:30 on Tuesday, March 6 to accommodate Interim Director Joyce Armitage's schedule.

e. Stamps
Treasurer Millard Phillips ordered and is using stamps customized with a picture of the library.

f. Next budget
We will need to start reviewing for the next budget.

XIV. Adjournment MOTION:  Adjourn at 8:49, by Zawacki, approved unanimously.
 

Respectfully submitted,
 

Laurence Biederman, Secretary
 

Mark Zawacki, Acting President / Vice President