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Newmarket Public Library Board

Regular Board Meeting

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Newmarket Public Library Board Room

 

Present:                               Joan Stonehocker – Chair

Tom Vegh – Vice Chair

Tara Brown – (arrived at 6:10 PM)

Michael Castro

Tom Hempen

 

Regrets:                               Wes Playter

                                               John Taylor

 

Staff Present:                      Todd Kyle, CEO

                                               Linda Peppiatt, Deputy CEO

                                               Lianne Bond, Administrative Coordinator

 

The Chair called the meeting to order at 5:55 pm

 

  1. Adoption of Agenda Items

 

a)    Adoption of Regular Agenda

b)    Adoption of the Closed Session Agenda

c)    Adoption of Consent Agenda items

 

The Chair asked if there were any additions to the agenda.  

 

Motion 14.12.344

 

Moved by Tom Vegh

Seconded by Michael Castro

 

That Agendas a) to c) be adopted as presented.

 

Carried

 

  1. Declarations

 

None were declared.

 

  1. Consent Agenda Items:

 

a)    Adoption of the Regular Board Meeting Minutes for Wednesday, November 19, 2014

b)    Strategic Operations Report for November, 2014

c)    Library Statistical Data for November, 2014

d)    Monthly Bank Transfer

e)    Correspondence from the Division Manager, Content and Technology, Ottawa Public Library

 

Motion 14.11.345

           

Moved by Tom Vegh

            Seconded by Michael Castro

           

That Consent Agenda Item a) to e) be received as presented.

 

Carried

 

  1. Business Arising

 

a)    2015 Draft Operating and Capital Budget

 

The CEO reviewed the draft 2015 Operating budget with Library Board members.

 

Motion 14.12.346

           

Moved by Tom Vegh

Seconded by Michael Castro

 

That the Library Board approve the 2015 Operating Budget submission option to the Town of Newmarket that meets the Town of Newmarket Finance Department’s guidelines.

 

Carried

 

The CEO reviewed the two proposed enhancement submissions for 2015 with the Library Board.  The Library Board considered the proposed enhancement to open on Mondays, and the proposed enhancement to open Sundays year round.

 

Motion 14.13.347

           

Moved by Tom Hempen

Seconded Michael Castro

 

That the Library Board approve Sunday openings year round at an operating cost of $18,720 to be funded from the reserves as a pilot project for one year and that the results from the pilot project be brought back to the Library Board for further review.

 

Carried

 

The CEO reviewed the 2015 Capital Budget requests with the Library Board.

 

Motion 14.12.348

          

Moved by Tom Vegh

Seconded by Tara Brown

 

That the Library Board approve the 2015 Capital Project requests for Computer Hardware/Software and Furniture/Equipment submission to the Town of Newmarket as presented.

 

Carried

 

Motion 14.12.348

          

Moved by Tom Vegh

Seconded by Tom Hempen

 

That the Library Board approved 2015 Capital Project request New Library Option 1 submission to the Town of Newmarket as presented.

 

Carried

 

b)    Action List

 

The Board reviewed Action List

 

Motion 14.12.349

           

Moved by Tara Brown

Seconded by Tom Vegh

 

That the Library Board receive the Action List as presented.

 

Carried

 

  1. Motion to Convene into a Closed Session

 

Motion 14.12.350

 

Moved by Tom Vegh

Seconded by Tara Brown

 

That the Library Board convene into a closed session at 6:45 pm for the purposes of discussing labour relation matters.

 

Carried

 

Motion 14.12.351

 

Moved by Tara Brown

Seconded by Tom Vegh

 

That the Library Board move out of the closed session at 6:50 pm.

 

Carried

 

Motion arising from the Closed Session:

 

Motion 14.12.352

 

Moved by Tom Vegh

Seconded by Tara Brown

 

 

That the Library Board receive the report on the 2015 economic adjustment for non-union staff.

 

Carried

 

  1. Policies

 

a)            Inter-Library Loan Policy

 

The Library Board reviewed the revised Inter-Library Loan Policy.

Motion 14.12.353

 

Moved by Tom Vegh

Seconded by Tara Brown

 

That the Library Board approve the revised Inter-Library Loan Policy as presented

 

That the Library Board affirm that fines for overdue inter-library loan items for all Library members are set at one dollar per day to a maximum of ten dollars.

 

Carried

 

b)    Procurement Policy

The Library Board reviewed the proposed changes to the Procurement Policy.

 

Motion 14.12.354

 

Moved by Tara Brown

Seconded by Tom Hempen

 

That the Library Board approve the revised Procurement Policy as presented

 

Carried

 

  1. New Business

 

There was no new business.

 

  1. Date(s) of Future Meetings

 

The next regular Library Board meeting will be Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 5:00 PM in the Library Board room

 

  1. Adjournment

 

Motion 14.12.355

           

Moved by Tom Vegh

            Seconded by Tom Hempen

 

That there being no further business meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM.

 

 

__________________________                             ________________________

Joan Stonehocker                                                       Todd Kyle, CEO

Chair                                                                              Secretary/Treasurer

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