Minutes – Board of Directors October 2024

Attendance:

Attending:

• Michael Jefferis, Chairperson
• Karen LaCorte-Nies, Vice Chairman
• J.P. Gellermann, Secretary & Treasurer
• Sean Gaffney
• Nancy McKibben
• Maggie Paluch
• Angela Pietras
• Cheryl Morales, Executive Director
• Martha Frenchek, Recording Secretary
• Lisa Kothe, LDAC Liaison

Not Present:

• Veronica Ettel

1. Call to Order:
   Mike Jefferis, Chairperson called the Board Meeting to order at 3:30 pm.
2. Roll Call:
   Martha Frenchek conducted Roll Call.
   Present: Mike Jefferis, Karen LaCorte-Nies, J.P. Gellermann, Sean Gaffney, Nancy McKibben,
   Maggie Paluch, Angela Pietras, Cheryl Morales, Martha Frenchek. A quorum was represented.
   Absent: Veronica Ettel
3. Minutes from August 28, 2024, Board Meeting were accepted as presented
   (LaCorte-Nies/Gaffney).
4. Monthly Financial Committee Report:
   1. Level Four Management Report: August/September 2024
   2. PDR Account Financial Statement: August/September 2024
   3. LaCorte-Nies reported that the Executive Director and the Financial Committee are reviewing possible shift in Unrestricted Funds investment account.
5. Correspondence: None
6. Executive Director’s Report – Cheryl Morales
   1. Building/Admin.
      1. Disaster recovery-water intrusion from Hurricane Milton in the TBL was quickly
         mitigated.
      2. Continued collaboration with the LDAC Public Service Policy committee.
   2. Countywide Services / Member Libraries
      1. Disaster recovery-status of closed libraries and collaborations was reported.
      2. TS Heritage Museum and The Safford House partnership launch moved to January 1, 2025.
   3. Executive Director Activities-since August Board Meeting:
      1. 9.5 – TBLC Leadership seminar
      2. 9.23 – Finalized plans for 2024 PPLC Staff Day (Postponed from 10.14 to 11.8)
      3. 10.23- NASA/STEM grant approved. Implementation in process.
   4. Upcoming:
      1. 11.8 – PPLC Staff Day
      2. 12.11-12.13 – State Library Directors meetings in Tallahassee
7. Old Business:
   1. ED Annual Review
      Discussed in Executive Session
8. New Business:
   1. Member Library Spotlight – Barbara S. Ponce Library, Pinellas Park Dave McMurrin, Director, Barbara S. Ponce Library, Pinellas Park highlighted the library services:
      1. 5th largest service population in the county
      2. 6th largest library (square footage)
      3. Open on Sundays
      4. Staff working together creating teams on Access, Patron, Awareness, Literacy and Outreach
   2. FY’25 Budget Review
      The Board unanimously approved the FY ’25 Budget as presented (Gaffney/Gellermann).
   3. EverBank Signatories
      Veronica Ettel, J.P. Gellerman, and Karen LaCorte-Nies were named signatories on the EverBank account (Gellermann/Gaffney)
9. LDAC Report – David McMurrin
   1. Minutes of LDAC Meeting, August 12, 2024
   2. Online Registration implemented.
   3. Insect Infestation Policy discussed.
10. Announcements/Miscellaneous: None
11. Public Comments: None
12. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned @4:18pm