FONDULAC DISTRICT LIBRARY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING

January 7, 2009

Members of the Fondulac District Library Board of Trustees met in special session on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. President Hale called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.

On roll call the following members were present: Mrs. Cole, Mr. Hale, Mrs. Herring, Mrs. Humphrey, Mr. Johnston and Mr. Lasswell. Also present were Ms. Falasz-Peterson, Director, Mrs. Hensley, Assistant Director and Mrs. Geier, Business Manager. Seth Mingus, attorney Brian Mooty and board appointee Mary Robison were also in attendance.

M/S/P (Lasswell/Cole) to appoint Mary Robison to fill the vacant board seat. Mr. Hale seated Mary Robison as the newest board member.

Former board member Seth Mingus has agreed to help the board with fundraising for the referendum campaign. He stated that he will help develop ideas that may get the referendum passed, but that it will be the board’s responsibility to follow through with the ideas. Mr. Mingus stated that he felt one of the reasons the last campaign may have failed was lack to knowledge in the community

Mr. Mingus stated that he has met several times with Ms. Falasz-Peterson, Mrs. Hensley and Mrs. Herring about how to raise money for a campaign. The idea that came from these meetings was to hold a spaghetti dinner. The dinner will be held at the FOLEPI building on January 27, 2009 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Tickets will be $10 for adults, children 12 and under eat free. The responsibility for getting people to attend this fundraiser will be the boards, with each board member responsible for selling at least 20 tickets. Mr. Mingus suggested that other local elected boards be contacted to purchase tickets.

The money raised from this fundraiser will be spent on yard signs and mailings. Mr. Mingus stated that he thought the yard signs should be out by March 1. Mr. Hale and Mrs. Herring will be opening a checking account at a local bank for any money raised.

M/S/P (Lasswell/Johnston) to go into executive session at 6:05 p.m. All present voting yea.

M/S/P (Johnston/Humphrey) to return to regular session at 6:36 p.m. All present voting yea.

M/S/P (Johnston/Humphrey) to approve the intergovernmental agreement at the library’s regular meeting on January 26, 2009, pending the final copy from the City of East Peoria.

M/S/P (Humphrey/Johnston) to adjourn the meeting at 6:40 p.m.