June 21, 2022 | Putnam County District Library

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., June 21, 2022.

Board: Judy Bosch, Melanie Stokes, Melanie Lauth, Karl Meyer, and Beth Breece-Recker.

Administration: Kelly Ward, Director; Nancy Stauffer, Fiscal Officer.

Public: Judy Ruen.

Pledge of Allegiance.

A. Regular Minutes. The minutes of the May 17, 2022 meeting were approved by Karl Meyer and seconded by Melanie Stokes. All voted yes on the roll call vote.

B. Bills and Financial Reports. The May receipts, payments, income and expense statement, and bank reconciliation reports were approved on motion by Judy Bosch and seconded by Melanie Lauth. All voted yes on the roll call vote.

C. Gifts. Beth Breece-Recker moved to accept the following donations received in May: Memorial Fund $787.97 and Juvenile Summer Reading $200.00. Karl Meyer seconded the motion, and all voted yes on the roll call vote.

D. Director's Report. Kelly Ward, Director, presented her May 2022 Director's Report (see attached report).

New Business

E. Executive Session. Motion was may by Judy Bosch and seconded by Melanie Lauth to adjourn into executive session at 6:50 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 Karl Meyer and seconded by Melanie Stokes to come out of executive session at 7:19 pm. All voted yes on the roll call vote.

G. Report of Branches and Friends. Judy Ruen reported that that they sold 425 tickets at the chicken barbeque held on June 12th.

H. Comments From Individual Board Members. Judy Bosch noted that a paved walking path had been installed in the Ottoville Park and suggested that we install a Storywalk. Beth Breece-Recker asked that we updated the minutes on the library website.

I. Comments From the Public: None.

Adjournment. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7:27 p.m., on motion by Judy Bosch. The next regular board meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ottawa Library Location.