OHIO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Members Present:
Dr. Charles Julian Mr. Mike Baker, Sr. Mary Jude Jochum,
Members Absent:
Mr. Ted Hess, Miss Sally Carroll
Also Present:
Dottie Thomas, Louis Horacek
Call to order:
The consensus of Board members present was that Dr. Julian should chair the meeting in the absence of Mr. Hess. Dr. Julian called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
Minutes
Sr. Mary Jude moved that the minutes of the June meeting be approved as distributed. Mr. Baker seconded the motion.
Vote:
| Mr. Hess | absent |
| Mr. Baker | yes |
| Sr. Mary Jude | yes |
| Dr. Julian | yes |
| Miss Carroll | absent |
Financial Report:
The financial report was presented.
Ms. Thomas noted that on paper it appears that the 2001-2002 budget was overspent, but that the bottom line reflected the budget carry-over of $37,548.64 from earlier years that was transferred to Capital in addition to the budgeted Transfer to Capital amount of $44,861. She said that total expended dollars were actually 98.3% of the annual operating budget.
INVOICES AND WARRANTS
Mr. Baker moved to approve the financial report and approve payment of invoices and warrants; Sr. Mary Jude seconded the motion.
Vote:
| Mr. Hess | absent |
| Mr. Baker | yes |
| Sr. Mary Jude | yes |
| Dr. Julian | yes |
| Miss Carroll | absent |
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Ms. Thomas presented a written Directors Report. (Attachment #1)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dr. Julian noted that the July meeting of the West Virginia Library Commission had been cancelled. The August meeting would be August 9, and the WVLC would be interviewing candidates for Executive Secretary of the Library Commission in conjunction with that meeting. The meeting would be preceded the day before by public presentations and question and answer sessions with the candidates on August 8.
OLD BUSINESS
Proposal for Library Slate Floor and Column Bases
Ms. Thomas said that the Shaeffer and Madeama proposal was not yet ready. Mr. Madeama was out of town for a few weeks this past month, but had told Ms. Thomas that the construction documents would be ready prior to the August board meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
Warwood Branch Library
Ms. Thomas distributed historical documents about the Warwood Branch for background discussion about the future of the branch, including circulation history and history on the original establishment of the branch.
OCPL WebSite Proposal
Ms Thomas said that this item on the agenda was an oversight on her part. Mr. Medovic and Mr. Mayle from Midnight Oil Web Design were actually scheduled to attend the August library board meeting.
Executive Session to Discuss Personnel
Sr. Mary Jude moved to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel. Mr. Baker seconded the motion.
Vote:
| Mr. Hess | absent |
| Mr. Baker | yes |
| Sr. Mary Jude | yes |
| Dr. Julian | yes |
| Miss Carroll | absent |
The executive session continued from 7:20 until 7:25 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.