Tomahawk Public Library Board ofTrustees Meeting Tomahawk Library Community Room/Zoom  Monday, August 19, 2024  The meeting was called to order by President Samantha Colburn at 4:47 p.m.  Present: Excused: Staff:  Samantha Colburn, Nancy Herbison, Marguerite Lyskawa and. Judith Nelson.  Pat Brimacombe, Tadd Wegener and Barb Zastrow. Heidi O'Hare, Tomahawk Library Director  Pledge of Allegiance Public Comments: None  Minutes: Nelson/Lyskawa moved to approve the corrected July 15, 2024 minutes. Motion  carried.  Tomahawk Area Historical Society Liaison Report: None  Library Business:  1. Sheri Woodall will be the School DistrictofTomahawk trustee and is expected to 2. O'Hare reminded Trustees that they can add email addresses to the Board information 3. The Northern Waters ILS and WVLS ILS: merger will be voted on soon. Colburn/ Herbison moved to voice our Board's approval of the merger. Motion carried.  begin in September.  on the website ifthey choose to do SO.  uménisingDomtionycmms  1. Discussion ofcreating an ad-hoc planning committee concerning the Flexible Facilities a. It was determined that a 5-member committee of3 Board ofTrustees/City Council members and 2 at-large representatives be established to discuss plans for the FFP grant if we receive it. Board members were asked to submit some possible names 2. Annette received the Gloria Hoegh Scholarship for Rural Librarians -WLA Foundation Grant. The conference is being held November 5-8 in Green Bay. 3.Thel library received $2260 in grant money from the Tomahawk Community Thrift Shop which will be used to buy non-fiction picture books and support Tinker 4. The Friends of the Tomahawk Library sponsored Allison's trip to the Play Make Learn 2024 Conference in Madison this past. July. She will be implementing some ofthe  Program Grant was. held.  for consideration.  Tuesdays.  things she learned this fall at Tinker Tuesdays.    Committee Reports  1.1 Building and Grounds  a. There are several maintenance items to be completed by the city crew. b. The A/C units/furnace replacement is still scheduled for this fall.  2. Finance  a. Colbur/Lyskawa moved to approve vouchers 115823, 115825, 115830, 115832, 115835, 115845, 115852, 115856, 115858-59, 115869, 115875, 115881, 115886, 115898, 115904-05, 115908-09, 115916, 115919, 115922, 115936, 115939, and a b. Reviewed the monthly report on donations and grants. Expenditures from the Ethel C. Eklund Trust and the Live Well Lincoln Project: Summer Family Packs  manual check in the amount of$1908.00. Motion carried.  have been completed.  C. The 2025 budget is moving through the process. i.The 2025 library holiday hours were: recapped.  3. Personnel  a. O'Hare presented ai new: form for personnel issues. She would like the committee to b. Amanda at City Hall and the City Attorney have been contacted for advice  research best practices for possible handbook updates.  regarding the ongoing staffissue.  Library Director's Report  The past month has been very busy. Signage for the DVD section, children's audio books and children's chapter books have been completed. Stories by the River honored the 80th anniversary of Smokey the Bear. O'Hare is working on the interim report for the ALA grant.  Concerns and Comments from Trustees: None Donation ofal bench by the THS Class of1974.  Future Agenda Items: Ad-hoc FFP committee.  The next regular meeting will be September 16, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.  Herbison/Nelson moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Adjourned at 6:15 p.m.  Respectfully submitted,  Nancy Herbison, Board ofTrustees Secretary  5