PALOS HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES
June 7, 2012

Call to Order:
President Beverly Meyer called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm in the Library 12501 South 71st Avenue, Palos Heights, Illinois. Present were Trustees: Beth Barista, Julie Lawler, Patricia Muller, Frank Petrosino, and Bill Poore. Trustees Diana Roschich, Lois Stanciak, and Marianne Orr were absent. Also present were Administrative Librarian, Elaine Savage and Business Manager Terry Fleckenstein. 

Guests:
None.

Minutes:
Trustee Barista moved and Trustee Petrosino seconded a motion to approve the May 10, 2012 minutes with typographical error corrections. On a voice vote, the motion carried unanimously.

Executive Minutes:
Trustee Petrosino moved and Trustee Poore seconded a motion to approve the May 10th 2012 Executive Session minutes. On a voice vote, the motion carried unanimously.

Treasurer’s Report:
Trustee Poore moved and Trustee Barista seconded a motion to approve the additional May bills in the amount of $81,083.86 for a total of $200,637.62. On a roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Trustee Poore moved and Trustee Barista seconded a motion to approve the June bills in the amount of $31,611.90. On a roll call vote the motion carried unanimously.

President’s Report:
No report.

Librarian’s Report:
We have a good start to the Youth and Adult Summer Reading Programs.” Catch of the Day” has become very popular. The Library will be closed July 3rd and no books will be due on that day. The city parade will be held on July 3, 2012 with library staff in a decorated car with walkers.

Correspondence:
Thank you note from Orland Park Library for flowers congratulating them on their 75th Anniversary.
Thank you note for books for the babies received from Nora and Pete Durbin.

Budget and Finance:
No report.

Policy:
Trustee Lawler moved and Trustee Barista seconded a motion to adopt the Oral History Release policy. On a voice vote, the motion passed.

Building and Grounds: 
Flowers have been received and planted.

Personnel:
No report.

Friends of the Library Liason:
No report.

City Hall Liason:
No report.   

Old Business:
None.

New Business:
Cost sharing agreement
The Board’s consensus was to table Cost Sharing Agreement to a later date.

Audit
Trustee Lawler moved and Trustee Petrosino seconded a motion to accept the audit. On a voice vote the motion passed unanimously.

Motion to transfer funds to special reserves
Trustee Poore moved and Trustee Petrosino seconded a motion to transfer funds in the amount of $327,758 to Special Reserves from General Fund based on 2011 requirements.

Response to comments from the city about the Library
Trustee Barista moved and Trustee Petrosino seconded a motion for the library to respond to comments made by the city about the library. On a voice vote the motion passed unanimously. President Meyer appointed an ad hoc committee to draft the letter. Those appointed were: Trustees Lawler, Poore and Barista.

Adjournment:
Trustee Lawler moved and Trustee Poore seconded a motion to adjourn. On a voice vote the motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:59 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia C. Muller