STEVENS COUNTY RURAL LIBRARY DISTRICT
REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
May 17, 2007
311 Columbia Ave. Northport WA 99157
The regular meeting of the Stevens County Rural Library District Board of Trustees was called to order at 3:09 p.m. by Patricia Skomars. Also in attendance were Trustee Walt Kloefkorn & Tracey Rice. Bill Swartz & Jeff Jurgensen were absent. District Director Amanda McKeraghan, Business Manager Kathy Weber, Northport Library Assistant Clifford Ward, and Kettle Falls Public Library Manager Emily Gordon were present.
VISITORS – Donna-Gay Preece
AGENDA CHANGES – None
PUBLIC COMMENT – None
TRUSTEES REPORTS
Walt Kloefkorn – Has been testing bandwidth speeds at various library locations via the website www.speedmatters.org/jwj which tests speeds. He reports that at both the Library of the Lakes and at Lakeside, we are below the state average.
Tracey Rice – Is currently enjoying reading some nice “beach reads” as she relaxes outside.
Patricia Skomars – Has enjoyed meeting her newly adopted grandchildren who came from Ethopia and now live in Minnesota. She was also been reading “Peace Like a River” by Lief Enger and a book by David Pelzer.
Emily Gordon – Has been reading Deborah Crombie novels featuring Gemma James.
ACTION ITEMS
(a) The minutes from the Board of Trustees Regular Meeting of April 26, 2007 were approved as submitted.
Motion made: Walt
Motion seconded: Tracey
All in favor: Unanimous
(b) The following vouchers and warrants were approved for payment: Accounts Payable 2007 Voucher Numbers 700227 through 700273 for a total of $43,574.00 certified on the following date: (att.#1)
April 27, 2007 – 700227 – 700230 for $10,189.08
May 4, 2007 – 700231 – 700273 for $33,384.92
Motion made: Walt
Motion seconded: Tracey
All in favor: Unanimous
(c) Payroll Warrants April 2007 paid May 4, 2007.
Direct Deposit #39478 through #339497 for the total of $40,279.69. (att.#1)
Motion made: Walt
Motion seconded: Tracey
All in favor: Unanimous
(d) April 2007 Revenue & Budget Status reports were reviewed and accepted as submitted. (att.#2)
Motion made: Walt
Motion seconded: Tracey
All in favor: Unanimous
(e) The Director’s April 2007 time sheet and mileage reimbursement 1/16/07 through 4/23/07 was reviewed and accepted. (att.#3)
Motion made: Walt
Motion seconded: Tracey
All in favor: Unanimous
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Kettle Falls Public Library Facilities Plan
The Kettle Falls Library Board met to further discuss the facility plans. They agreed to meet with the Kettle Falls City Council Library Committee to further explore options. Jo Nullet, Kettle Falls Librarian and Amanda wrote an LSTA grant for $6,200 to help jumpstart the remodeling and relocation process.
Northport Facilities Plans
The City of Northport and community members are working together on the Horizons Poverty Reduction project. One proposed action plan of Horizons is to build a community center that would include the Northport Library. This project still has over 18 months to continue training community members on leadership and action items before any of the large projects will actually be tackled.
Lakeside Library Building Project
There are no updates to report at this time.
Creation of a Library Foundation
Trustees Walt Kloefkorn and Tracey Rice are taking the lead on this project. Walt met Colville Library Board member Bob Davison who initiated the project and would like to work with all the libraries in the county to create a county-wide Library Foundation.
NEW BUSINESS: None
CORRESPONDENCE:
REPORTS
Director’s Report – (Att#4)
Handouts Included
Ø Circulation statistics (att#5)
Ø Guidelines for Local Government Agencies in Election Campaigns (att#6)
ADJOURNMENT
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was adjourned at
4:35 p.m.
Motion made: Walt
Motion seconded: Tracey
All in favor: Unanimous
Respectfully submitted:
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Amanda McKeraghan, Secretary, SCRLD
Accepted by:
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Jeff Jurgensen, Board Chair Date