Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Minutes of the Regular Board of Trustees Meeting April 26, 2018 Main Library 8:30 a.m. Present Michael Dansack, Sheila Odesky, Jesus Salas, Susan Savage Roll Call The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Savage at 8:30 a.m., followed by roll call. Minutes The minutes of the regular meeting of March 22, 2018 were approved on motion of Mr. Dansack, seconded by Mr. Salas; all voted aye, motion carried. Resolution of Appreciation No. 04-18 honoring Linda Koss The Board unanimously adopted a Resolution of Appreciation honoring Linda Koss on motion of Mr. Dansack, seconded by Mr. Salas; all voted aye, motion carried. Ms. Koss has for more than 27 years repeatedly demonstrated her commitment to the goals and mission of the Library as a librarian. Note: A copy of the resolution is attached to these official minutes. Resolution of Appreciation No. 05-18 honoring Elizabeth Talty The Board unanimously adopted a Resolution of Appreciation honoring Elizabeth Talty on motion of Mr. Dansack, seconded by Mr. Salas; all voted aye, motion carried. Ms. Szczur has for 20 years repeatedly demonstrated her commitment to the goals and mission of the Library as a librarian. Note: A copy of the resolution is attached to these official minutes. Director s Comments Clyde Scoles congratulated the retirees and commended the Marketing and Business-Technology staff for working on the Economic Workforce brochure included in trustees packets. Deputy Director s Comments Jason Kucsma also congratulated the retirees, as we as welcomed two new staff members Events Coordinator Robin Guidera and Adult Services Coordinator Timothy Hagen. The first of three public and three staff forums will be held next week to hear comments about the upcoming Main Library renovations and temporary closure. Employment Report The employment report was approved on motion of Mr. Salas, seconded by Mrs. Odesky; all voted aye, motion carried. Appointments Employee Agency Grade Salary Date Terri Davenport King Road Step 1 $9.0000 04/09/2018 Mya Jones Main Shelvers Step 1 $9.0000 04/09/2018 Clare Muller Sanger Step 1 $9.0000 04/09/2018 Kimberley Fisher Children's Library Gr 6C $42,242.38 04/16/2018 Robin Guidera Development Office Gr G* $60,293.95 04/16/2018 Timothy Hagen Director's Office Gr I* $74,028.59 04/16/2018 Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes April 2018 60
Payroll Changes Employee From To 03/25/2018 Holland West Toledo John Campbell Customer Service Clerk I Customer Service Clerk I Status Change/Transfer Gr 1 St 1 Gr 1 St 1 CWA LPT $16.5829 Hourly CWA FT $32,336.70 04/08/2018 Maumee Locke Connie Dixson Supervisor Circulation Services II Supervisor Circulation Services II Transfer Gr D St 7 Gr D St 7 Exempt FT $53,493.36 Exempt FT $53,493.36 04/08/2018 Director's Office Development Office Patricia Meyer Administrative Assistant I Administrative Assistant I Transfer Gr E St 7 Gr E St 7 Exempt FT $58,293.61 Exempt FT $58,293.61 04/08/2018 Facilities & Operations Facilities & Operations David Scanlan Assistant Superintendent Facilities & Assistant Superintendent Facilities & Operations Operations Merit Gr I St 7 Gr I St 8 Exempt FT $82,695.66 Exempt FT $85,607.36 04/08/2018 Director's Office Development Office Kathy Selking Development Manager Development Manager Transfer Gr J* St 4 Gr J* St 4 Exempt FT $80,584.73 Exempt FT $80,584.73 04/12/2018 King Road King Road Julie Bursten Manager/Librarian VII Manager/Librarian VII Missed Increment Gr J St 7 Gr J St 7 Retro 03/26/2017 Exempt FT $90,051.78 Exempt FT $90,051.78 04/15/2018 Business Technology Business Technology Jennifer Day Librarian II/Adult Services Librarian II/Adult Services Status Change Gr 7A St 9 Gr 7A St 9 APLE PT-I $32.9069 Hourly APLE FT $64,168.52 04/22/2018 West Toledo Locke Angela Bronson Assistant Manager/Librarian IV Manager/Librarian V Promotion/Transfer Gr G St 1 Gr H St 1 Exempt FT $55,426.87 Exempt FT $60,160.69 04/22/2018 Washington Washington Erin Jacobs Page Shelver Reclassification Step 2 Ungraded St 1 Page Page $9.5000 Hourly CWA Shelver $10.7352 Hourly 04/22/2018 Birmingham Birmingham Syedah Zunnoor Page Shelver Reclassification Step 2 Ungraded St 1 Page Page $9.5000 Hourly CWA Shelver $10.7352 Hourly Separations Employee Agency Date Page Lydia Rich Mott 04/27/2018 Shelver Branden Brown Heatherdowns 04/03/2018 Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes April 2018 61
Travel and Training The Board approved the following travel, training, and tuition expenses on motion of Mr. Dansack, seconded by Mr. Salas; all voted aye, motion carried. Event Date Name Amount A framework and toolkit for mental January 25, 2018 Celeste Felix Taylor $45.00 health education PLA March 20-24, 2018 Kristie Lanzotti $185.00 InDesign class Level 2 April 17, 2018 Lisa Schmidt, Cliff Upp $198.00 ULC Entrepreneurship and Libraries April 18-20, 2018 Meg Delaney, Jason Kucsma $948.80 meeting NOTSL Spring 2018 meeting April 27, 2018 Kelly Michalak $200.00 OLC Trustee Dinner May 3, 2018 Terri Carroll, Meg Delaney, $320.00 Nancy Eames, Jason Kucsma, Sheila Odesky, Jesus Salas, Susan Savage, Clyde Scoles ALA National Legislative Day May 6-8, 2018 Rhonda Sewell $1,406.95 Society of Ohio Archivists Annual May 17-18, 2018 John Dewees $372.04 Conference OLC Adult Services Conference May 23, 2018 Teresa Alvarado, Amber $341.16 Bertram, Linda Fayerweather, Tess Luchsinger Leading Libraries: Strategies for All June 13, 2018 Cynthia Arias, Janelle Brake, $842.00 Levels of Management Mary Rava Miller, Katie Midgley ALA Annual Conference June 24-26, 2018 Judy Jones, Tim Hagen, $7,754.90 Rhonda Sewell, Celeste Felix Taylor Library Leadership Ohio July 17-20, 2018 Angela Bronson, Katie Midgley, Rebecca Ransberger $2,007.00 Financial Reports The financial reports for the month ending March 31, 2018 were accepted by the Board as presented on motion of Mrs. Odesky, seconded by Mr. Salas; all voted aye, motion carried. Tax Receipts Previous Balance $16,253,031.46 Homestead $416,205.97 Rollback $854,045.79 April PLF 979,932.83 2018 Year to Date $18,503,216.05 Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes April 2018 62
Vouchers Approved The Board approved payment of the following Schedule of Vouchers for March 2018 on motion of Mr. Dansack, seconded by Mrs. Odesky; all voted aye, motion carried. Summary of Scheduled Vouchers - March 2018 General Fund $4,142,133.43 BWC Workplace Wellness Fund 1,209.50 Building & Repair Fund 7,286.00 Capital Projects Note Fund 523,311.38 Total Health Care 467,493.95 Gift Funds 2,868.25 Trust Funds 2,149.47 Total $5,146,451.98 Interim Funds Activity Interim Funds Transactions were approved as listed below on motion of Mrs. Odesky, seconded by Mr. Salas; all voted aye, motion carried. Maturities Investments Balance Previous Balance $27,137,069.99 Huntington @ 0.20% 1,500,783.15 6,000,000.00 March - Interest 33,823.29 Ending Balance $1,500,783.15 $6,033,823.29 $31,670,110.13 (General & Insurance = $6,745,782.55 Building & Repair = $653,697.15 Gift = $67,025.30 Capital Projects = $24,203,605.13) Trust Fund Activity Trust Fund Activity was approved on motion of Mr. Dansack, seconded by Mr. Salas; all voted aye, motion carried. Previous Maturities Investments Balance Beginning Balance $750,000.00 Ending Balance $750,000.00 Staff Organizations Brief remarks were heard from Amy Hartman, APLE representative and Harry Johnson, CWA representative. OLC Legislative Day Manager External & Governmental Affairs Rhonda Sewell gave a brief report on Legislative Day in Columbus, Ohio. Several members of staff and Friends met with area state legislators and their aides to discuss the importance of libraries including how libraries help with workforce development. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes April 2018 63
Regular Meeting, May 24, 2018, Main Library Mrs. Savage announced that the next regular meeting of the Board would be on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 8:30 a.m., at the Main Library, 325 N. Michigan St., Toledo. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Board, Mrs. Savage asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion made by Mrs. Odesky, seconded by Mr. Dansack; all voted aye, meeting adjourned at 8:53 a.m. Approved by: Susan Savage, Secretary Attested by: Michael Dansack Date: May 24, 2018 Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes April 2018 64