29 September 2021
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 31 subject tags
The Moon Township Library Board met September 29 and approved the August meeting minutes with one abstention. The board’s president reported scheduling a tour of Braddock Hall, a former residence hall owned by Robert Morris University, as a possible new library site. The board’s president also received information from the Moon Township Municipal Authority about rent and cost-sharing expectations once the library’s current 10-year lease ends, and she reached out to the township architect for a report. No proposal to extend the current building space has been received. The treasurer’s report showed a cash balance of just over $900,000, with revenue exceeding projections by $21,000 due to a challenge grant from the township. The board approved a motion to move the library’s unemployment compensation service to First Nonprofit, as recommended by the treasurer. The library director reported that the Friends of the Library donated $500 for Love Your Library month and offered to help with a social media campaign. Programming has returned to nearly all in-person, with children’s programming held outside until the weather turns. Fundraising since January totals $31,134.34, plus the challenge grant brings the total to $51,134.34. The board approved the director’s report and asked the library director to prepare two budgets for the supervisors’ meeting: one with flat funding from the state and RAD and flat township funding, and one with a slight increase. The building improvements committee reported that the library needs to secure township support and apply for grants, but also consider sustainability once grants expire. An email from MTMA indicated costs would rise even for the current space. The board discussed the Braddock Hall tour, noting the space is large but would require costly removal of rooms and bathrooms, and sole ownership is not desirable. The board plans an informal meeting with RMU and will reach out to the supervisors. The board approved the Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and the move to First Nonprofit for unemployment compensation. The next meeting is scheduled for October 27.The Moon Township Library Board met September 29 and approved the August meeting minutes with one abstention. The board’s president reported scheduling a tour of Braddock Hall, a former residence hall owned by Robert Morris University, as a possible new library site. The board’s president also received information from the Moon Township Municipal Authority about rent and cost-sharing expectations once the library’s current 10-year lease ends, and she reached out to the township architect for a report. No proposal to extend the current building space has been received.
The treasurer’s report showed a cash balance of just over $900,000, with revenue exceeding projections by $21,000 due to a challenge grant from the township. The board approved a motion to move the library’s unemployment compensation service to First Nonprofit, as recommended by the treasurer.
The library director reported that the Friends of the Library donated $500 for Love Your Library month and offered to help with a social media campaign. Programming has returned to nearly all in-person, with children’s programming held outside until the weather turns. Fundraising since January totals $31,134.34, plus the challenge grant brings the total to $51,134.34. The board approved the director’s report and asked the library director to prepare two budgets for the supervisors’ meeting: one with flat funding from the state and RAD and flat township funding, and one with a slight increase.
The building improvements committee reported that the library needs to secure township support and apply for grants, but also consider sustainability once grants expire. An email from MTMA indicated costs would rise even for the current space. The board discussed the Braddock Hall tour, noting the space is large but would require costly removal of rooms and bathrooms, and sole ownership is not desirable. The board plans an informal meeting with RMU and will reach out to the supervisors.
The board approved the Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and the move to First Nonprofit for unemployment compensation. The next meeting is scheduled for October 27.
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