ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT

MEETING OF THE BOARD

HEADQUARTERS BRANCH

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2005

3:30 PM

The monthly meeting of the Board of the St. Louis County Library District was held at the Mahlon P. Wallace Headquarters Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., on Monday, December 19, 2005 at 3:30 p.m.  The agenda had been posted in all branches of the Library District at least 24 hours before the meeting.

ATTENDANCE:

            Library Board Members:

                        Richard J. Bagy, Jr., President

Bettie Gershman, Vice President

                        Kenneth P. Stricker , Treasuerer

Jean Weinstock, Secretary

                        Chingling Tai, Member

            Others Attending:

C. Daniel Wilson, Jr., Director; Gary Holdefer, Associate Director and Comptroller; Darold Crotzer, Crotzer, Ford & Ormsby Counsel; George Durnell, Asst. Director; Kristen Sorth, Manager, Human Resources;  William Rodgers, Manager, Information Systems Technology; Denise Keller, Finance Manager, Jim Bogart, Development Manager; and Sandra Williams, Executive Assistant.

            The MINUTES, Monday, November 21, 2005, were approved by general consent.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

Mr. Holdefer reported a check for  $25,994 had been received from SBC for erate.   Treasurer’s Report was received by the Board, subject to audit.

DIRECTOR’S REPORT:

NONE

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

DEFERRED COMPENSATION – The Board approved the Deferred Compensation (457 Plan)  (Stricker/Gershman).

NEW BUSINESS:

BOOKMOBILE SHELVING – The Board approved the administration recommendation for Acore Shelving at a total cost of $32,412 (Weinstock/Gershman). 

VIDEO CONFERENCE EQUIPMENT– The Board approved the low bidder, Innovative Technology Group for a total of $15,049.The State Library will be issuing a grant for the purchase of this equipment (Weinstock/Stricker).

LIBRARY FOUNDATION – The Board approved the recommendation to appoint Harry Morley to the Library Foundation Board (Stricker/Gershman).

Dr. Chingling Tai announced her resignation from the Library Foundation Board due to time constraints.

CLOSED SESSION (NEXT MEETING)

Mr. Stricker moved that the open meeting adjourn and reconvene in closed session pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection (1), (2), (3), (9), (11), (12), (13) and (14) to discuss matters relating to legal actions, causes of action or litigation; property acquisition or sale and any personnel matters involving hiring, firing, discipline and promotion. Mrs. Weinstock  seconded.  All voted in the affirmative.

The meeting adjourned at 3:51 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

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Jean Weinstock                                                                                    Date

Secretary