OLNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

February 13, 2024

      • Call to Order – Roll Call
        The monthly meeting of the Olney Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order by President Julia Eichhorst February 13, 2024 at 5:33 pm.
        Present – Board members present included Julia Eichhorst, Andrea Puckett, Crystal Trout, David Abell, Denyse Eagleson, Derek Mason, Linn Wells
        Absent – Rachel Kinkade, Amy Keck
        Others Present – Logan Braddock, Director
      • Recognition of Visitors and Public Comments – N/A
      • Secretary’s Report and Approval of Previous Minutes
        The minutes of the January 9 meeting were reviewed. Linn Wells made a motion to approve the minutes. Denyse Eagleson seconded the motion. Measure carried.
      • Treasurer’s Report & Approval of Bills Payable
        • The January 2024 financial reports were reviewed. Crystal Trout made a motion to approve the financials. David Abell seconded the motion. Measure carried.
        • Andrea Puckett made a motion to approve the January bills payable. Derek Mason seconded the motion. Measure carried.
      • Committee Reports
        Finance Committee – No report
        Personnel Committee – No report
        Policy/Bylaws Committee – No report
        Building/Grounds/Technology Committee–No report
        Public Relations/Marketing Committee–No report
        Technology Committee-No report
        Planning Committee-No report
      • Librarian’s Report
        • Logan presented a written report and schedule for the library usage.
        • Notably, the Per Capita Grant has been filed and OPL has been re-certified for 2024.
        • The library participated in the recent Chocolate Tour and is planning a program by Jamie Poorman on February 22.
      • Correspondence/Communication/Public Relations – N/A.
      • Old Business
        • Author Talks- Logan presented two options that he had found for author visits. The board suggested he pursue a visit by Colleen Venables at a cost of $3500.
      • New Business
        • Draft budget – Andrea Puckett presented the board with a draft budget for 2024-2025 including proposed salary/pay increases for the period. David Abell made a motion to accept the budget with minor changes to the proposed pay scales. Andrea Puckett seconded the motion. Measure carried. The budget will be presented to the City of Olney. There were some questions regarding utilities bills from the City of Olney. Julia is going to look into the matter further and report back to the trustees.
        • PLAW Policy – Logan presented a solution for the new part-time employee time off benefits. The plan will be to prorate the hours and give them to the employees on January 1. Logan provided a written change to be added to the personnel policies. David Abell made a motion to accept the plan and add the information to the personnel manual. Derek Mason seconded the motion. Measure carried.
        • Library Cards for Educators – The trustees discussed including licensed teachers and administrators in the library’s agreements with the local schools. The issue is tabled until March.
        • Chapter 1 of Serving-Our-Public Standards – The public standards were reviewed and discussed.
      • Executive Session – N/A
      • Adjournment – Meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm.

Minutes submitted by Crystal Trout.