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ELK RIVER LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES November 28, 2000 <br />Robert Jones, Chair present <br />Eleanor Holm, Vice Chair present <br />Geraldine Graham, Secretary present <br />Leslie Anderson present <br />Mike Hangaard absent <br />Also present: Mick Stoffers, Librarian <br />Meeting was called to order at 6:35pm by Robert Jones. <br />It was determined that a Quorum was present. <br />It was decided to combine the agendas from the October meeting (which was <br />cancelled) and the November meeting. <br />Action re: Minutes of September 26, 2000 meeting: A motion was made by Holm and <br />seconded by Anderson to approve minutes of September 26, 2000 meeting. Approved <br />unanimously. <br />Correspondence: None. There were no suggestions from the public suggestion box. <br />Treasurer's Reports of September 30, 2000 and October 31, 2000: <br />The Board noted that on the Reserve/Balance Report, the Current Cash Asset (#1010) <br />was $15,705.60 less in October than September. This is also reflected in the Change in <br />Fund Balance (#2600) for the two months. The Board asked the librarian to find out why <br />this occurred and report at the next meeting. There was also discussion of the <br />Unencumbered Balance of $14,384.26 and whether or not it would be enough to cover two <br />more months of operating expenses. Stoffers said that contractual service had been <br />running higher than anticipated through the year, due to rising rates charged by performers <br />and presenters. The Board tabled approval of the September 30, 2000 and October 31, <br />2000 Treasurer's reports until learning why the amount shown in Reserve Fund decreased. <br />Librarian's report by Mick Stoffers: <br />Old Business: The company "Fresh Top," which was scheduled to repair damaged <br />counter top in October, did not arrive and has been rescheduled for November 30, 2000_ <br />The parking lot light in the staff parking area has been replaced and operates on a timer. <br />One of the library staff has repaired the book drop. <br />New Business: <br />Friends of the Library agreed to purchase additional video shelves, because the video <br />collection is now staying at the library longer and needs more shelf space. The Friends of <br />the Library also arranged for Faith Sullivan to speak at the library on Valentine's Day in <br />February 2001 (6:30pm). Pre-registration will be required. <br />A new vacuum cleaner has been purchased and will be covered out of the 2001 <br />budget, where it was budgeted for. Bob Jones reported that another parking lot light is not <br />functioning near the northeast end of the lot. The librarian will make a repair request to <br />public works. <br />Two Board members who attended the annual Minnesota Library Association <br />Conference in September reported on the seminars they attended (related to architectural <br />design of library buildings and governance structures for public libraries). <br />There will be no meeting December 2000. Next meeting is January 23, 2001. <br />Meeting adjourned at 7:30pm. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />eraldine Graham, Secretary <br />