I.  Call to Order at 7:34 PM, Biederman

Trustees Present: Laurence Biederman, Valorie Gleason, Millard Phillips, Mark Zawacki

Trustees Absent:  David DeKorte, Jeffrey Sabo

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

II.  Public Comment:  None

III.  Suggestion Box:  Patrons submitted requests for more Nanga books, I-Pod for Dummies, and for volumes 1-4 of Kingdom Hearts. A patron expressed praise for the excellent work of the MPL staff.

IV.  Approval of Agenda

MOTION: Add "XIII-e  Journalist Contact" and approve agenda as amended, by Zawacki / DeKorte, approved unanimously.

V.  Reading and Approval of Minutes

MOTION: Correct spelling of Mark Zawacki's name in item I of March 6 minutes, correct spelling of Tamera Alexander's name in item III of March 6 minutes, and approve minutes of MPL Public Meeting of March 6, 2007 as amended, and approve minutes of MPL Special Public Meeting of April 4, 2007 as presented, by Phillips / Zawacki, approved unanimously.

VI.  Financial Report

Treasurer Millard Phillips reviewed the monthly financial report (see attached).  MOTION:  Approve financial report, by DeKorte / Gleason, approved unanimously.

VII.  Approval of Bills and Payables

MOTION: Approve bills and payables as presented, by DeKorte / Phillips approved unanimously

VIII.  Budget Amendments:  None

IX.  Committee Reports:  None

X.  Director's Report:

Except for the director, the library is fully staffed.  Staff meetings are resuming and are helpful.  Vacation and jury duty schedules have required difficult adjustments.  Computer installations have stopped due to resignation of Chris Slay's assistant, Nancy.  To facilitate use of flash drives, a USB extension cord was purchased, but subsequently stolen.  National Library Week is next week and events and activities are planned.

XI.  Director's Search

Interviews for director candidates will be on 4/16 at 5:30 (Wess), 4/20 at 5:30 (Marble), 4/26 at 4:30 (Holzwarth), and 4/26 at 6:30 (Smith).

XII.  Old Business

 a. Monroe Plumbing and Heating
No action on the heating system is necessary now

 b. Jury Duty
The MPL board directed Interim Director Joyce Armitage to consult an attorney to discuss the consequences of a change in jury duty policy.

XIII.  New Business

 a. Committees
MOTION: Approve Laurence Biederman, David DeKorte and Valorie Gleason to the Personnel and Policy Committee, appoint Millard Phillips, Jeffrey Sabo, and Mark Zawacki to the Finance Committee by DeKorte / Phillips, approved unanimously.

 b. Email
The MPL Board reviewed the restrictions of email communication.

 c. Budget meeting schedule
The finance committee will meet with the staff on

 d. Signature cards
New signature cards will be ready soon.

 e. Journalist contact
A journalist from the Milan News Leader contacted board members for information about current events at the library.
 

XIV Adjournment
MOTION:  Adjourn at 9:24 PM, Biederman, approved unanimously.
 
 

Respectfully submitted,
 

 
Laurence Biederman, President
 

 
Jeffrey Sabo, Secretary