Call to Order (7:00 PM)
● Attendance - Present: Roger McCollum, Rene McCollum, Stephanie Brezovic, Jennifer Garden and Janet Clark- Library Director. Absent: Patti Bruers.
● Determination of Quorum: Yes

Community Concerns - NONE

Guests - NONE

Approval of Minutes - 
● Stephanie Brezovic moves to approve the meeting minutes from November 12, 2024. Jennifer Garden seconds. All Trustees vote aye. Motion passes.

Approval of Financial Reports -
● Rene McCollum moves to approve the November and December 2024 Financial Reports. Stephanie Brezovic seconds. All Trustees vote aye. Motion passes.

Director’s Report - Director’s Report was reviewed.

Old Business -
● Roof repair has been completed by Higher Ground Roofing.

New Business -
● Open Meeting Act Training - All Trustees are to submit a copy of their completion certificate to Janet Clark for her files.
● Patron Interest Survey- Library staff have been working on a draft of a Library Interest Survey. Janet needs all Trustees to review the draft and submit any comments or suggestions to her. She will be reviewing it and making any revisions that are needed. Once complete, Janet would like these surveys to be available to patrons as well as the community (possibly at the Post Office), in order to collect feedback.
● Radon Mitigation - Janet Clark received a quote from Radon Reduction Technologies in the amount of $4650 for the installation of a radon mitigation system. The quote was reviewed and deemed to be reasonable for the work needed. Jennifer Garden moves to approve the quote of $4650. Rene McCollum seconds. All Trustees vote aye. Motion passes. Janet had also contacted Northwestern Medicine and received a $2000 Radon grant from them that will help cover part of the cost.
● Patron Computer Re-configuration - Janet Clark would like to move the computers and printer to a location over by the windows to free up space that could be utilized for programs and/or a sitting area for the older children and/or teens. Janet obtained a quote from CMJ IT Solutions in the amount of $2583.94 to cover this move of equipment. Trustees took a look at the proposed space for the relocation of equipment and agreed that it would be a better utilization of that space. Rene McCollum moves to approve the quote of $2583.94. Stephanie Brezovic seconds. All Trustees vote aye. Motion passes. Janet is also planning to purchase a cubicle around each computer to provide some privacy for patrons as they use the computers. Also, currently there are four computers, but only three will be relocated to this new location as four aren’t needed, and it will be necessary to purchase new computers in the future due to a Windows update that will be required that the older computers are not capable of running.

Future Business -
● FY26 Budget Draft - Janet Clark will be working on this draft.

Adjournment - (7:48 PM)
Stephanie Brezovic moves to adjourn. Jennifer Garden seconds. All Trustees vote aye. Motion passes.

Next Meeting - February 11, 2025
Respectfully submitted by Rene McCollum, Board Secretary