HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020 06-18 Library Special Minutes CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
1177 N. Idaho Road
Special Meeting
June 18, 2020
A. Call to Order
A special meeting of The Board of Trustees of Apache
Junction Public Library was held June 18, 2020 at 6: 30 p.m. at
the Apache Junction Library pursuant to notice as prescribed by
law. With the president absent, vice president Frank Schoenbeck
conducted the meeting.
B. Roll Call
Present Absent
Braden Biggs Judy Borey
Samuel Graves
James Jackson
Frank Schoenbeck
Vera Walters
Staff: Pam Harrison, Library Director
Sancie Lee-Brown, Administrative Assistant
C. Acceptance of Agenda The question of accepting the
agenda for the June 18, 2020
special Meeting was placed before
the Board. Braden Biggs made a
motion to accept the agenda as
presented. Vera Walters seconded
the motion. (Voting Yes : Biggs,
Graves, Jackson, Schoenbeck and
Walters . Library Board members
Borey and Howard were not in
attendance. )
D. Agenda Items
1 . Discussion on and
possible vote for
approval of the
Apache Junction
Public Library Board
of Trustees 2019-2020
Annual Report . After a brief discussion on the
report, a motion was made by
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Samuel Graves and seconded by
Braden Biggs to approve the Apache
Junction Library Board of Trustees
2019/2020 Annual Report as
written. (Voting Yes : Biggs,
Graves, Jackson, Walters and
Schoenbeck. Library Board members
Borey and Howard were not in
attendance. )
The Annual Report includes a
Financial Statement based on
documents from the Finance
Department that reflect the
revenues and expenditures made
through June 4, 2020 for the
Apache Junction Public Library
from the General Fund (001) , the
Grants-in-trust Fund (004 ) , and
the Library Fund (007) .
2 . Discussion and
possible vote on
having no overdue
charges or collection
of late fee fines
for any library
materials . Pam Harrison discussed research
conducted prior to and during the
coronavirus pandemic and how
overdue fines disproportionally
affect the economically
disadvantaged. A motion was made
by Vera Walters and a second made
by Braden Biggs to approve no
overdue charges or collection of
late fee fines for any library
materials. (Voting Yes: Biggs,
Graves, Jackson, Walters and
Schoenbeck. Library Board members
Borey and Howard were not in
attendance. )
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3. Discussion and
possible vote on
proposed updates
to Library
Circulation
Procedures. Pam Harrison provided a brief
explanation of the proposed
updates that would be made to the
Library Circulation Procedures as
a result of the approval of agenda
item #D2 . On page 3 - all wording
under Charges, Fee Schedule will
be removed and replaced with the
wording "no late fees on library
materials. " A motion was made by
Braden Biggs and a second made by
Samuel Graves to approve proposed
updates to the Library Circulation
Procedures. (Voting Yes: Biggs,
Graves, Jackson, Walters and
Schoenbeck. Library Board members
Borey and Howard were not in
attendance. )
E. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 7 : 15 p.m.
President
Secretary