North Canton Public Library - Board Meeting Minutes

The Board of Trustees of the North Canton Public Library held a regular meeting on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at the library. Mr. Shoup called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. with the following members present: Mr. Dansizen, Mr. Lawton, Mrs. Schiltz, Mr. Smetana, Mrs. Zollinger. Absent: Mrs. Hoover. Others: Karen Sonderman, Farilyn Buchman. Guests: Phil Stahler, Sue Krantz.

Mr. Lawton moved, Mr. Smetana seconding, to accept the minutes of the June 15, 2005 meeting as presented. Ayes: Dansizen, Lawton, Schiltz, Shoup, Smetana, Zollinger. Absent: Hoover.

Mrs. Zollinger moved, Mr. Dansizen seconding, to accept the following gifts for the Memorial and Gift Fund;

Mr. Lawton moved, Mrs. Schiltz seconding, to make the following modifications to the General Fund accounts;

Amount	To Account		From Account
Modified	Number	Name	Number	Name
$3,200.00	3350	Cleaning & Janitor	8000	Contingency
350.00	3370	Security Monitoring	8000	Contingency
150.00	3560	Equipment Rental	8000	Contingency
50.00	3630	Water & Sewer	8000	Contingency
2,000.00	3810	Materials Retrieval	8000	Contingency
100.00	4114	YA Paperback Books	8000	Contingency

Mr. Dansizen moved, Mrs. Zollinger seconding, to increase the Permanent Improvement Fund by $86,100.00 to the Building Repairs account 3300, and to increase the Memorial and Gift Fund by $2,000 in the following accounts; $500.00 to Misc Program Supplies 2110, $1,000.00 to Adult Program Supplies
2111 and $ 500.00 to Juvenile Program Supplies 2112. Ayes: Dansizen, Lawton, Schiltz, Shoup, Smetana, Zollinger. Absent: Hoover.

The Director presented the statistics report for June 2005. Borrowing continues to grow with a 5% increase for the month and a steady year-to-date growth of 4%. The State biennium budget has been approved. We will continue in a freeze for two more years. The main concern among libraries is language permitting public libraries to charge patrons for services other than book borrowing. There is quite a lot of confusion about the need for the library to become a vendor before instituting any fees, and the need to charge sales tax for those fees. The next upgrade to our Polaris automated circulation system is due in mid August. We do not anticipate any interruptions in serviced during the upgrade. Recent building maintenance has included cleaning of carpeting and furniture, work on leaks into the building, and updates to comply with ADA regulations. The handicap toilet for the first floor rest room is still on order. Trimming of the trees is scheduled for later this month.

Mr. Dansizen, Building Committee Chair, reported that there are some problems with our sewage ejector pump near the art classroom. We hope to have it fixed very soon. The loading dock is experiencing some cracking caused by trucks being backed into it. We are going to have poles installed in front of the dock to alleviate this problem. Nancy and Larry Hoover have expressed an interest in purchasing an electric retractable awning for over the Helen Hoover memorial patio. Plans for this project are being completed.

The Little Art Gallery will be displaying works from the library’s permanent collection July 22 through August 27, 2005.

Mr. Dansizen moved, Mr. Lawton seconding, to increase the fine arts insurance rider to cover the recent appraisal value, and to schedule only works valued at over $1,000.00, with an increased deductible to $1,000.00. Ayes: Dansizen, Lawton, Schiltz, Shoup, Smetana, Zollinger. Absent: Hoover.

Mrs. Zollinger moved, Mr. Smetana seconding, to enter into a contract with Paymentech , to allow the use of credit cards for the payment of library fines and fees. Ayes: Dansizen, Lawton, Schiltz, Shoup, Smetana, Zollinger. Absent: Hoover.

Sue Krantz stated that the patrons are very complimentary of the Children’s Department and that they love the recent renovation and are very happy to see more books on CD and more current movies available to borrow.

The next regular meeting of the North Canton Public Library Board of Trustees will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2005.

Mr. Dansizen moved, Mr. Lawton seconding, to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 a.m. Ayes: Dansizen, Lawton, Schiltz, Shoup, Smetana, Zollinger. Absent: Hoover.