Attending:

• Karen LaCorte-Nies, Vice Chairperson
• Veronica Ettel
• Heidi Hugh
• Maggie Paluch
• Cheryl Morales, Executive Director
• Martha Frenchek, Recording Secretary
• David McMurrin, LDAC Liaison

Absent: Michael Jefferis, J.P. Gellermann, Nancy McKibben

1. 1. Call to Order:
      Karen LaCorte-Nies, Vice Chairperson called the Board Meeting to order at 3:33 pm. However, a quorum was not present.
   2. Roll Call:
      Martha Frenchek conducted Roll Call.
      Present: Karen LaCorte-Nies, Veronica Ettel, Heidi Hugh, Maggie Paluch, Cheryl Morales, Martha Frenchek.
      Absent: Michael Jefferis, J.P. Gellermann, Nancy McKibben
      Guests: Glenn Ferdman, Director Seminole Community Library,
      Sergio Gonzalez, Partner, Barton Gonzalez & Myers CPA’s
   3. Minutes from March 26, 2025, Board Meeting. Tabled until the June meeting.
   4. Monthly Financial Committee Report:
      1. Level Four Management Report: March 2024
      2. PDR Account Financial Statement: March 2024
         LaCorte-Nies commented that all reports are on track. The Finance Committee is considering options for the unrestricted funds investment account.
   5. Correspondence: Davis McMurrin, LDAC, shared a letter he received from a patron complimenting the “library system” in Pinellas County.
   6. Executive Director’s Report – Cheryl Morales
      1. Building/Admin.
         1. Planning meetings for the 2025 Countywide Staff Development Day in Oct.
         2. Federal funding for libraries was eliminated, and local impacts are being realized
      2. Countywide Services / Member Libraries
         1. DLC and TBL reports included in the Agenda packet
      3. Executive Director Activities:
         1. 3.28 ED Annual Review Committee meeting
         2. 4.1 Webinar: “Using Written Communication for Maximum Effect”
         3. 4.7 PPLC/TBT/NASA – planning meeting “Space for All”
         4. 4.10 Safety Harbor Library- Ribbon Cutting for New Story
         5. 4.11 Webinar: “Protect Library Funding”
         6. 4.17 Tour of PPLC to County Commissioner Vince Nowicki
         7. 4.21 TBLC Reciprocal Borrowing- meeting with TBLC Director
         8. 4.22 BOCC Appointment of new PPLC Board Member (pending final decision)
         9. 4.23 PPLC/TBT/NASA- “Space for All” @ Pinellas Park
         10. 4.24 Webinar: “Managing Challenging Employees”
         11. 4.26 Clearwater Lions-Vision Care eyeglass recycling workday
      4. Upcoming:
         1. 5.1 PPLC Annual Budget presentation to the BOCC
         2. 5.3 PPLC/TBT/NASA – “Space for All” @ Lealman Exchange
         3. 5.24 PPLC/TBT/NASA – “Space for All” @ Clearwater East
         4. 5.25 Reading with the Rays kickoff at Steinbrenner Stadium
   7. Old Business:
      1. Annual Performance Evaluation Committee Update
         Tabled to June Meeting
   8. New Business:
      1. Member Library Spotlight: Glenn Ferdman, Director, Seminole Community Library Glenn Ferdman reviewed the unique and ordinary services offered by the Seminole Community Library:
         1. First (of 3 in Pinellas) joint use library with SPC (est. 2003)
         2. Nature habitat, pond, and boardwalk
         3. Tutoring sessions for K-8
         4. Founded PPLC Friends of the Library Special Interest Group (SIG), hosts
            quarterly meetings (since 2024)
      2. Audited Financial Statements: Presented by Sergio Gonzalez, Partner, Barton Gonzalez & Myers CPA’s Sergio Gonzalez presented the FY 24 Financial Audit Statements, reviewing the annual audit standards required to communicate to the Board. The audit process was smooth and consistent with no findings.
   9. LDAC Report -David McMurrin Review ofLDAC Meeting, February 10, 2025:
      1. Reading with the Rays
      2. FEL Integration
      3. Staff Accounts -update
   10. Announcements/Miscellaneous: Current events discussed.
   11. Public Comments: None
   12. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned @ 4:34 pm

The next regular board meeting: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at PPLC @3:30 pm. (No Meeting in May)