Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Putnam County District Library held at the Ottawa Library Location, Ottawa, Ohio at 6:30 p.m., August 20, 2024
BOARD: Wendie Swary, Melanie Stokes, Melanie Lauth, Erika Snyder, Tony Schroeder, and Chelsie Niese
ADMINISTRATION: Kelly Ward, Director and Nancy Stauffer, Fiscal Officer
PUBLIC: Nancy Ruhe, Karen Okuley, and Judy Ruen
PLEDGE Of ALLEGIANCE
A REGULAR MINUTES. The minut s of the July 16, 2024 meeting were approved by Wendie Swary and seconded .by Eri.ka Snyder. All voted yes on the roll call vote.
B. Bills and Financial Reports. The July receipts, payments, income and expense statement, and bank reconciliation reports were approved on motion by Melanie Lauth and seconded by Chelsie Niese. Alf voted yes on the roll call vote.
c. GIFTS. Wendie Swary moved to accept the following donations received in July: Memorial Fund $55.00. Tony Schroeder seconded the motion, and all voted yes on the roll call vote.
D. DIRECTOR'S REPORT. The Board reviewed the Director's July 2024 Report (see attached report).
E. EXECUTIVE SESSION. Motion was may by Chelsie Niese and seconded by Wendie Swary to adjourn into executive session at 7:00 p.m. to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official or to consider the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual, unless the employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual requests a public hearing. All voted yes. on the roll call vote.
F. EXECUTIVE SESSION. Motion was made by Wendie Swary and seconded by Erika Snyder to come out of executive session at 7:18 pm. All voted yes on the roll call vote.
G. No action taken.
H. Tony Schroeder left at 7:15 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Fiscal Officer Schedule and Salary Change. Motion was made by Erika Snyder and seconded by Melanie Stokes to approve the increase in the Fiscal Officer's weekly hours to 32 a week at an annual salary of $72,034.56 effective August 16, 2024. All voted yes on the roll call vote.
J. 2024 PAY SCALE MODIFICATIONS: Motion was made by Wendie-Swary and seconded by Melanie Lauth to approved the position of Librarian Supervisor (factor analysis score 140) and to place Valerie Laukhuf and laura Schmitz in the position of librarian Supervisors effective September l, 2024. All voted yes on the roll call vote.
K. Report of Branches and Friends.
PCDL Friends of the Library members commented on t e following items:
• The next bus trip for Frankenmuth on October 24 is sold out.
• They are planning the Chocolate Fest which is currently set for November 14, 2024.
• The next Friends of the library meeting is set for September 9, 2024.
L Comments From Individual Board Members. . None
Comments From the Public. None.
ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:28 p.m., on motion by Melanie Lauth. The next regular board meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ottawa Library