ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT

MEETING OF THE BOARD

MID-COUNTY BRANCH

MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2006

3:30 PM

The monthly meeting of the Board of the St. Louis County Library District was held at the Mid-County Branch, 7821 Maryland Ave., on Monday, June 19 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

                        Ken Stricker, Treasurer

Jean Weinstock, Secretary

                        Chingling Tai, Member

            Others Attending:

Gary Holdefer, Interim Director; George Durnell, Interim Director; Darold Crotzer, Crotzer, Ford & Ormsby Counsel; Kristen Sorth, Manager, Human Resources; Barbara Brain, Senior Manager of Public Service; William Rodgers, Manager, Information Systems Technology; Susan Scupin, Manager, Headquarters Reference Department; Paul Bayless, Supervisor, Mid-County; Donna Spaulding, Manager, Mid-County; Jim Bogart, Manager, Development; Tom Curran, St. Louis County; Cathy Quinn, Daniel and Henry; Joe Dunkin, Daniel and Henry; Tom Weil, patron; and Sandra Williams, Executive Assistant.

The MINUTES, dated Monday, May 24, 2006, were approved by general consent.

TREASURER’S REPORT:

The Treasurer’s Report dated May 31, 2006, was received by the Board, subject to audit (Stricker/Gershman). Mr. Holdefer reported that final settlement from the Jan. 2006 bookmobile accident had been received and shows as miscellaneous income.  The Library has been reimbursed $2,000 from the State for unemployment payments.

Mr. Bagy requested that each month the total number of employees in the Library District be reported on the financial report.

INTERIM DIRECTORS’ REPORT:

DATABASE USAGE STATISTICS – Mr. Durnell gave a detailed report analyzing the  use of any database that costs over $5 per search. Susan Scupin contributed to the discussion. Mr. Bagy requested a similar report semi-annually.

Staff reevaluates all database subscriptions regularly and weighs a number of factors, including cost per search, in their decision to renew or discontinue databases.

ASIAN MATERIALS – Barbara Brain reported to the Board on the Asian Center Collection.  She explained that this year the focus would be on acquiring materials in Korean, Hindi, Japanese, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

TELEPHONE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL– Bill Rodgers reported that seven responses to a telephone proposal (RFP) had been received.  The current system is 20 years old.  Staff is in the process of reviewing the quotes and contacting references.

RECYCLING – After reviewing the services of several companies, staff recommend Recycling Concepts as the company that offers the best recycling program.  Staff will review their services and check references before entering into any agreement.

BOOKMOBILE ACCIDENT – Mr. Holdefer reported that the claim for the January 2006 Bookmobile Accident has been finalized by Firemen’s Fund.  After deductibles the Library expects to receive $44,274.03.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

HEALTH INSURANCE – The Board approved Blue Cross/Blue Shield as the new carrier for health insurance benefits, beginning August 1, 2006 (Stricker/Weinstock).

NEW BUSINESS:

DENTAL INSURANCE RENEWAL – The Board approved the renewal proposal from Delta Dental.  There was no increase in employee or dependent rates. The employee rate will remain at $30.63 a month and dependent coverage is $54.25 a month (Gershman/Weinstock).

FOUNDATION BOARD – The Board approved the nomination of three new board members for the Foundation.  They are Nora Amato, Senior Vice-President, National City Bank; Dr. David Walden, Missouri Baptist and St. Luke’s Hospitals; and Anne Gagen, Executive Vice President, Midwest BankCentre (Weinstock/Stricker).

PENSION PLAN AMENDMENT – The Board approved granting retiring employees one month of credited service for each 168 hours of unused sick leave up to 4 months.  The bonus day program will be discontinued as of Oct. 1, 2006 (Stricker/Gershman).

BOARD MEETING -   At the request of Mr. Bagy, the Board agreed by general consent to change the next Board Meeting date to Monday, July 24, 2006.

CLOSED SESSION

Mr. Stricker moved that the open meeting adjourn and the Board 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.  Mr. Bagy seconded.  All approved by individual voice vote.

The meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

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Jean Weinstock                                                                                    Date

Secretary