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Board Meeting Minutes - October 18, 2021

October 18, 2021

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Hamburg Township Library Board of Trustees Meeting

October 18, 2021

Location: Patricia Waters Community Room

Address: 10411 Merrill Rd., Hamburg, MI 48139

Called to Order: 7:00 PM by Farrell

Adjourned: 7:53 PM

Board Members Present
  • Michaelene Farrell
  • Richelle Hocking
  • Mary Evergreen
  • Jodie Colone
  • Bridgette Rosek
  • Crystal Walter
Full Attendance

All board members were present for this meeting.

Also Present
  • Holly Hentz
  • Christine Weber

Meeting Minutes

Approval Of:
Motion 1: Agenda Approval

Motion: Motion to approve the agenda as presented
Made by: B. Rosek
Seconded by: R. Hocking
Status: Motion carried

Motion 2: Previous Minutes

Motion: Motion to approve the minutes from September 21, 2021 as presented
Made by: R. Hocking
Seconded by: J. Colone
Status: Motion carried

Call to the Public
None present.
Financial
Motion 3: September 2021 Financial Report

Motion: Motion to accept the Financial Report for September 2021 as presented
Made by: C. Walter
Seconded by: B. Rosek
Status: Motion carried

Motion 4: Library Voucher

Motion: Motion to approve Voucher #619 in the amount of $66,894.39
Made by: M. Evergreen
Seconded by: B. Rosek
Status: Motion carried

Librarian's Report
In-house Statistics

2,319

Patrons Served

46

New Patrons

5,562

In-house Item Check-outs

76

Computer Uses

Online Statistics
Axis360 checkouts:721 PressReader checkouts:150 Ancestry uses:460
Tutor.com uses:0 Infobase uses:0 Career Guidance uses:0
Niche Academy uses:3
Other News
Drive-thru Halloween Success

Well attended and received - 250 persons registered, 268 persons attended

Upcoming Programs
October Programs
  • Family Scavenger Hunt (V) 10/20 - 6:30pm
  • The Englishman & Detroit: A British Entrepreneur Helps Restore a City's Confidence 10/21 - 6:30pm
  • Adult Craft Kit: Fall Book Page Wreath w/Accents 10/25
  • Fall Book Sale 10/25-30
November Programs
  • Battle of the Picture Books (V + in-person) 11/1
  • Jackie's Book Club: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (V + in-person) 11/3 - 1:00pm
  • Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture (V) 11/4 - 6:30pm
  • Historical MI Governors & Politicians with a Livingston County Connection (V) 11/9 - 6:30pm
  • Adult Craft Kit: Microwave Mug Pies 11/15
Correspondence
None.
Old Business
1) Showing Library Support - Designs

Hentz gathered t-shirts from board members for application of design.

2) Millage Discussion

Hentz drafted a letter to the community that will appear on the front page of the winter newsletter. The letter covers all the library has accomplished with the passing of the 2014 millage and how those millage dollars were spent.

Discussion ensued; Hentz will email another draft with changes.

New Business
1) CD Maturing
Motion 5: Move Funds to Board Assigned

Motion: Motion to move funds to Board Assigned Funds in the amount of $91,365.20 as presented
Made by: B. Rosek
Seconded by: C. Walter
Status: Motion carried

Motion 6: CD Rollover

Motion: Motion to roll-over existing CD at CIBC and add funds from PNC Savings to bring the CD up to $250,000 as presented
Made by: J. Colone
Seconded by: R. Hocking
Status: Motion carried

2) Replacing Broken Window

Total quoted replacement cost: $1,560.84

Insurance deductible: $1,000

Motion 7: Replace Window

Motion: Motion to replace window as presented
Made by: M. Evergreen
Seconded by: B. Rosek
Status: Motion carried

Relevant Board Issues
Annual Trustees & Directors Meeting

Reminder: Wednesday, November 3 at 6:30pm at the Pinckney Library

Adjournment
Motion 8: Adjourn Meeting

Motion: Motion to adjourn
Made by: B. Rosek
Seconded by: M. Evergreen
Status: Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:53pm

Respectfully Submitted

Debbie Kooperman
Recording Secretary

Next Meeting

November 16, 2021

7:00 PM | Patricia Waters Community Room

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