Board of Trustees

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PARK RIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY HELD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE MEMORIAL ROOM OF THE LIBRARY DRAFT ROLL CALL PRESENT: Dorothy Hynous, Treasurer/Chair; John Schmidt, President; Shlomo Crandus, Vice President; Margaret Harrison, Secretary; Kathleen de Grasse, Patricia Lofthouse, Eileen O'Neill-Burke, Richard Van Metre, Library Board; Janet Van De Carr, Linda Egebrecht, Kathy Rolsing, Library Staff. ABSENT: John Benka. Proposed Budgets Mrs. Van De Carr explained the budget process and current proposed budget for 2007/2008 and 2009/2010. Mrs. Van De Carr and the Committee went over the Library budget line by line. She stated that the personnel budget is up to the City; no information available on health care increases. Training budget well within guideline % for libraries. The Committee discussed whether to eliminate $1 check out fee for DVDs and VHS tapes and it was recommended that the fee would be eliminated starting May 1, 2008. Some discussion on what “could” be cut if need be contingency, consulting, not filling vacancies, etc. Mr. Crandus made a MOTION: to change Policy 1D2, eliminating the $1.00 borrowing fee for DVD and VHS feature films. Mr. Van Metre SECONDED the motion. Roll call vote. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. Schmidt made a MOTION: to accept the FY 2008/09 and FY2009/10 budget as proposed by the Library Director. Mrs. Lofthouse SECONDED the motion. Roll call vote. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Adjournment: 8:30 p.m.