Board Members in attendance: Mauer, Tarochione, Hickman, Flesner, Slaton, DeBaugh, and Librarian Pat Rose.

The Minutes of the previous meeting (12/2/09) were read and approved.

Correspondence: Notes of thanks for receiving Christmas bonuses from Pat Rose, Alice Uhlmann and Marijean Zolper were read.

The Treasurer's Report was presented to the Board and was noted and filed.

After reviewing the bills against the KPL by Board Memebers, a motion to pay was made by Penny Flesner, seconded by Doug Slaton, and then received a unanimous voice vote of approval by the Board.

Librarian Pat Rose presented her monthly report which was appreciated by the Board for its statistical values and because it offered the Board a quick take on the KPL activities for December 2009.

No Maintenance report.

Unfinished Business: Trustee vacancy. Ann Peck was presented as a candidate to fill a Board vacancy. A motion to accept Ann Peck as a KPL Board of Trustees Member was made by Jill Hickman. A second to the motion was made by James Tarochione. The motion was unanimously passed by a Board voice vote. The City will be notified to gain City Council approval.

New Business: Librarian Rose was instructed to set up a time and date for the KPL annual fire inspection. Librarian Rose distributed handouts to Board Members: The first handout was the KPL "Constitution"; the second was "Chapter III, Personnel". Both of these documents will be reviewed at the February Board Meeting, possibly to or not amend these documents. The KPL is very much in compliance with the "Chapter III Personnel" requirements considering the size of its patronage.

The meeting was adjourned by order of President Mauer at 7:30pm.

Richard DeBaugh, Secretary of Board of Trustees, Knoxville (IL) Public Library

posted by M. Zolper, 1/7/10