Thursday, January 31, 2013

Agenda Warsaw Public Board of Trustees Special Meeting 2/5/2013 at 6:00 PM

 Warsaw Public Library
130 N. Main St.
Warsaw, NY 14569
Board of Trustees Special Meeting
AGENDA
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
6:00 pm

The Board of Trustees of Warsaw Public Library will hold a special meeting Tuesday, February 5th at 6:00 PM to discuss the building of a new circulation desk.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Warsaw Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting 12/11/2012


Warsaw Public Library

Board of Trustees

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

The December 11, 2012 Board of Trustees meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by president Suzanne Aldinger. Present were: trustees - Suzanne Aldinger, Mary Reagan, David Almeter, Susannah Heubusch, Margaret Zeches, Janice Kelsey, Library director - Lisa Gricius and Town Board liaison - James Foley.

A motion was made by David Almeter and 2nd by Mary Reagan to waive the reading of the Tuesday, November 13, 2012 meeting.

Ayes: 6 Noes: 0 Absent: 0 motion carried

Old Business:

1) Mr. Standera is still interested in doing the estimate for the light grids. He will obtain measurements and move forward with the project. As a member of the Town Board was present the question was raised as to who was responsible for any repairs on the building. Mr. Foley seemed to think that because the Town owned the building the Town would be responsible for any structural repairs, however, general maintenance would be the responsibility of the Library.

2) A motion was made by Susannah Heubusch and 2nd by Margaret Zeches to accept the 2013 Library budget adopted by the town with revised 2013 figures.

Ayes: 6 Noes: 0 Absent: 0 motion carried

3) Funds from the Bullet Aid Technology Grant have been used to purchase 3 new staff computers and 1 for on line catalogue. The purchase includes the computers, monitors, software and labor. As the cost is under the $4000.00 purchase limit the director approved the purchase.

4) Two more names were suggested to contact for construction estimates for a circulation desk. Lisa Gricius will contact Jeff Carle and Randy Almeter to see if they would be interested in submitting a bid. All bids are to be in by February 12, 2013 board meeting.

5) Fixed Asset Policy was tabled until the February 12, 2013 meeting.

6) A motion was made by Susannah Heubusch and 2nd by Margaret Zeches to approve vouchers #174 - #190 for $3812.54.

Ayes: 6 Noes: 0 Absent: 0 motion carried

Directors Report ( see attached)

Childrens Services Report ( see attached)

New Business:

1) Revisions to the 2013 Library Budget approved ( see above)

2) As the Library did not have a formal Complaint Policy or Patron Complaint Form, Library Director Lisa Gricius drew up the forms and presented them to the board. A motion was made by Susannah Heubusch and 2nd by Janice Kelsey to accept the forms as presented

Ayes: 6 Noes: 0 Absent: 0 motion carried

3) Employee evaluation sheets were drawn up by Library Director Lisa Gricius and presented to the board. Members are to look over the forms and a vote will be made at the next meeting.

4) The library has a card catalogue that it is no longer in use. It was decided to put it out for bid with a minimum bid of $150. Lisa Gricius will get the ads in place.

5) A motion was made by Margaret Zeches and 2nd by Susannah Heubusch to approve the following Resolution:

RESOLUTION NO. 2012-05

December 11, 2012

LIBRARY DIRECTOR AUTHORIZED TO MAKE PRE-PAYMENT OF CERTAIN CLAIMS

BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Trustees of the Warsaw Public Library, 130 North Main Street, Warsaw, NY does hereby authorize the Library Director to make payment in advance of audit of claims for certain claims for public utility services, postage, freight and express charges and credit card payments which may result in a finance charge, and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that all such claims shall be presented at the next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees meeting for audit in accordance with Article 8, Sec. 118 of the Laws of New York State. This resolution shall take place immediately.

Ayes: 6 Noes: 0 Asent: 0 motion carried.

On behalf of the Board David Almeter and Margaret Zeches thanked Mary Reagan for her years of service on the board. The December meeting was Mary's last as a board member. However she will be keeping active with the library as she has contacted Carolyn Lyons about starting a Friends of the Library.

The next Library board meeting will be Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 7:00 pm.

Motion was made by Susannah Heubusch and 2nd by Margaret Zeches to adjourn the meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.

Submitted by Susannah Heubusch

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Warsaw Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda Tuesday, December 11, 2012


   Warsaw Public Library
130 N. Main St.
Warsaw, NY 14569
Board of Trustees Meeting
AGENDA
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
7:00 pm
Open Meeting
Waive reading of minutes from Tuesday, November 13, 2012, motion to approve.
Motion:
2nd:
Ayes:                Noes:               Absent:
Defeated:                                  Approved:

    Old Business

  1. Awaiting new grid for overhead lights estimate. I spoke with Mr. Standera who is still interested in doing the grid estimate. He just needs to obtain an exact measurement and will be moving forward to continue assisting us
  2. 2013 Library Budget adopted by town with revised 2013 figures.
  3. Bullet aid Technology Grant received and estimates obtained.
  4. Circulation Desk
  5. Fixed Asset Policy
  6. Audit and Approve abstract of audited vouchers #174-#______
      Total Amount:_________
Motion:
2nd:
Ayes:                Noes:               Absent:
Defeated:                                 Approved:

 Directors Report  (Enclosed in Packet)


Children’s Services Report  (Enclosed in Packet)


New Business

  1. 2013 Library Budget
  2. Complaint Policy/Form
  3. Employee Evaluation
  4. Card Catalog

Announcements


Adjournment

Motion:
2nd
Ayes:                            Noes:                           Absent:
Defeated:                                                         Approved:

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Warsaw Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday November 13, 2012



Warsaw Public Library
Board of Trustees
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The meeting was called to order at 7:15 pm by president Suzanne Aldinger.  Present were trustees:  Suzanne Aldinger, Mary Reagan, Margaret Zeches, David Almeter, Susannah Heubusch and Library Director Lisa Gricius.  Trustee:  Janice Kelsey arrived later.

Margaret Zeches made a motion to waive reading of the minutes from Tuesday, October 9, 2012.  Motion 2nd by Mary Reagan.
            Ayes:  5                        Noes:  0           Absent:   1       Approved

OLD BUSINESS
1.  Margaret Zeches made a motion 2nd by David Almeter to accept the amendments to the                         Personnel Policy as written.
            Ayes:  5                        Noes:  0           Absent:  1        Approved

Library Director Lisa Gricius will present a draft of an evaluation sheet  for the board to consider at the next meeting.

2.  We are still awaiting a reply from Mr. Standera for an estimate for overhead light grids.  As Mr. Standera has not replied in a timely manner there was discussion on having someone else do the electrical work at the Library.

3.  Maintenance and Cleaning contract is still on hold as we have yet to hear from the Town as to the reason the original contract was with the Town of Warsaw  and if there is further information in the Town Board minutes to approve such contract.

4.  The Long Range Plan is on hold until after the 1st of the year. 

5.  A motion was made by Susannah Heubusch and 2nd by David Almeter to approve payment of vouchers #159 - #173 for the amount of $5080.03.
            Ayes:  6            Noes:  O                      Approved

The Childrens and Directors Report were presented  (see attached)

NEW BUSINESS

1.   The Town of Warsaw held a Public Hearing on the 2013 Town Budget, Thursday, October 25, 2012 and voted to approve same.  The amount of property tax levy to be collected for the library in 2013 is $130,610.17 an increase of 1% over 2012.  We submitted a request of $133,457.

2.   A list of surplus items was presented to the Board.  David Almeter made a motion 2nd by Susannah Heubusch that we accept the list of surplus items to be disposed of.
            Ayes:  6            Noes:  0                       Approved
            It was suggested that as the Town was going to be auctioning off surplus items maybe they would let us include our surplus as well.  Susannah Heubusch will approach the Town Board with a request that our surplus be auctioned at the same time as the Towns.
            An old Kodak Carousel with slides was found.  Susannah Heubusch will view the slides to see if they should be kept or discarded.

3.  Library Director, Lisa Gricius  confirmed that insurance on the Library is covered under the Town of Warsaw policy.  Lisa will call Harts Insurance to request a copy of said policy for the Library files.

4.   A draft of Fixed Asset Policy was presented to the board for review and members should bring any suggestions they may have to the December meeting.

5.   The $5000.00 from the Bullet Aid Technology Grant has been received. 
            Lisa has talked with Cathy Contant about purchase and setup of new computers.  She would be contracted to assist in configuration, purchase through NYS Aggregate Purchase program, and set up of programs applicable to PLS programs.  We asked that she call Ms. Contant and get a high estimate (include everything we would like) and a low estimate (just the essentials).  We would also like to know if there are any date restrictions for spending these funds or other rules of the grant that must be observed.

6.   There was discussion on the new circulation desk.  Lisa presented the board with two different estimates and configurations.  Some members of the board still felt the estimates too high while others felt that if we were to get the quality and configuration we wanted we might have to spend the extra money.  A couple of other avenues are going to be looked into after which, hopefully, a decision can be made.

7.   Ed Turner had made a request for the use of the Library for a meeting of the Republican Committee on December 5.  As the Warsaw Library Meeting Room Use rules are in line with the ALA Library Bill of Rights and that equal use is extended with other political groups and is open to the public, it was agreed they could hold the meeting at the Library.  All other rules of meeting use policy are to be observed.

A motion was made by Mary Reagan and 2nd by Janice Kelsey to adjourn the meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 9:05 pm.

Submitted by Susannah Heubusch
11.14.2012

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Warsaw Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda Tuesday, November 13, 2012

                                               Warsaw Public Library
130 N. Main St.
Warsaw, NY 14569
Board of Trustees Meeting
AGENDA
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
7:00 pm
Open Meeting
Waive reading of minutes from Tuesday, October 9, 2012, motion to approve.
Motion:
2nd:
Ayes:                Noes:               Absent:
Defeated:                                  Approved:

Old Business

  1. Amendment to the Personnel Policy to be voted on 11/13/2012
  2. Awaiting new grid for overhead lights estimate. Have spoken to Mr. Standera regarding replacing blown bulbs in several areas of the downstairs that he is working on and will provide estimate as soon as he has more time.
  3. Maintenance Cleaning and Contract
  4. Long Range Plan
  5. Audit and Approve abstract of audited vouchers #159-#______
      Total Amount:_________
Motion:
2nd:
Ayes:                Noes:               Absent:
Defeated:                                 Approved:

 Directors Report  (Enclosed in Packet)

Children’s Services Report  (Enclosed in Packet)


New Business

  1. 2013 Library Budget adopted by Town
  2. Declaration of surplus fixtures/vote for disposition
  3. Fixed Asset Policy
  4. Bullet Aid Technology Grant disbursement

Announcements

Adjournment

Motion:
2nd
Ayes:                            Noes:                           Absent:
Defeated:                                                         Approved:

Monday, October 15, 2012

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Warsaw Public Library
Board of Trustees
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The Tuesday, October 9, 2012 meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was called to order by President Suzanne Aldinger at 7:05 pm. Present were: trustees - Suzanne Aldinger, Margaret Zeches, David Almeter, Janice Kelsey, Mary Reagan, Susannah Heubusch and Library Director Lisa Gricius.
A motion was made by Margaret Zeches and 2nd by Janice Kelsey to waive the reading of the September 11, 2012 minutes.
Ayes: 6 Noes: 0 Motion carried

Old Business
Personnel Policy:
Compensation: An amendment to the Personnel Policy was suggested to read that "salaries are subject to employee evaluations, which generally commence in January according to budget restraints. To be eligible for a January raise an employee must have been hired by July 1." Anyone hired in 2012 will be grandfathered under the previous ruling. New policy will go into effect as of January 2013.
Director Evaluation: Amendment suggested "Director performance review will be completed by the full board of trustees on a yearly basis, by December 1."

Lisa Gricius will format the wording and vote will be taken at next meeting.


Purchase Policy: Susannah Heubusch made a motion to approve the signing of an application/contract with Five Star Bank by Library Director Lisa Gricius for a credit card valued at $1000.00 for use in purchasing supplies for the Library where a voucher is not accepted. 2nd by David Almeter.
Ayes: 6 Noes: 0 Motion carried

Purchases amount per item was changed to purchase amounts per month. Where ever the term Executive Director appeared would be changed to read Library Director. A motion was made by Susannah Heubush to accept the purchase policy with these changes. 2nd by Margaret Zeches.
Ayes: 6 Noes: 0 Motion carried

We are still waiting for an estimate on the overhead light grids.
Library Director health insurance: at present Director will pay and a voucher presented for re-imbursement. The board agreed with this arrangement.

Maintenance and Cleaning contract still on hold as more information is needed. So far the Town has not responded to our request to check into their records. Suzanne Aldinger will check the Town records. Suzanne Aldinger and Susannah Heubusch will also look into the Library records.

A new Toshiba copier will be leased that will automatically feed several pages and print on both sides of a page. It is hoped this will free up the copier and save on paper. The lease is for five (5) years with a monthly fee increase of $20.00. The service contract remains the same.

Charging out of System Patrons for Library cards was tabled for now as at this time we only have a few that are not in our system.
Lisa Gricius did an update on the Bylaws (changing the number of trustees from six (6) to five (5) and sent a copy to Pioneer as well as the state.
A motion was made by David Almeter and 2nd by Janice Kelsey to approve payment of vouchers #145 thru #158 for $2395.34.
Ayes: 6 Noes: 0 Motion carried
Directors Report: see attached
Children's Services Report: see attached

New Business

 Circulation desk options were discussed. Yvonne Dare is doing a schematic and estimate. Another option was a less expensive custom made desk and an on line estimate was brought in. Desk was tabled for now until more information is available.
There was a discussion on cases and de-coupler for movie DVD security cases. Change over costs would run about $2000.00. Idea was tabled for now.

Open meetings were discussed with putting a binder in the Library for public use containing all proceedings and minutes of the Board; as well as posting meetings on outdoor sign in front of the building as well as a posting within the building. Other ideas were the free advertising for "community events" in the Penny saver and Warsaw Country Courier and our on-line Blog.

Tabled for the time being was an idea for compiling current and previous minutes of meetings into binders and put in reference section of Library.

Tabled until the next meeting was a discussion on the long range plans for the Library.

Announcements:

For the "Meet and Greet" on Thursday, October 11 the board members will provide cookies, coffee and punch.

A motion was made by Mary Reagan to adjourn the meeting and 2nd by Margaret Zeches.

Meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm.
Submitted by Susannah Heubusch

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Board of Trustees Open Meeting Tuesday, October 9, 2012 7:00 pm

Warsaw Public Library
130 N. Main St. Warsaw, NY 14569
Board of Trustees Open Meeting -Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 7:00 PM

AGENDA


Waive reading of minutes from Tuesday September 11, 2012, motion to approve.
Motion:
2nd:
Ayes:                Noes:               Absent:
Defeated:                                  Approved:

Old Business

  1. Amendment to the Personnel Policy
  2. Charge Card for Library use/ Revised Purchasing Policy Vote
  3. Awaiting new grids for overhead lights estimate
  4. Library Director I health insurance choice of plan and payment. At the present time, Director will pay and voucher for re-imbursement.
  5. Discuss use of Maintenance and Cleaning Contract
  6. Charging out of System Patron cards update
  7. ByLaw Revision update
  8. Audit and Approve abstract of audited vouchers #145- #______
Total Amount:_________
Motion:
2nd:
Ayes:                Noes:               Absent:
Defeated:                                 Approved:

 Directors Report  (Enclosed in packet)

Children’s Services Report  (Enclosed in packet)


New Business

  1. Discussion of Circulation Desk Options
  2. Discussion of Clear-Vu One-Time™ Single DVD Security Cases and Decoupler Key for One-Time™ Security Cases
  3. Discuss Open Meeting Changes
Ideas for free advertising/ postings include: in library posting ,outdoor front sign, Pennysaver community events, Warsaw Country Courier on line community events and in print, and Blog
4.      Discuss possibility of compilation of board meetings into binders. How many         years worth and shelve in reference section on bottom shelf?
5.      Discuss long range plan

Announcements


Adjournment

 

Motion:

2nd:
Ayes:                Noes:               Absent: