26 January 2022
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 47 subject tags
The Library Board of Trustees met January 26 and approved minutes from December. The treasurer reported a cash balance over $900,000, with revenue $25,000 over budget due to individual contributions and grants, and expenses $64,000 under budget, primarily from lower personnel costs. The board noted the township’s first quarterly payment of about $46,000 is due in March. The board approved the treasurer’s report. The library director reported that the 2021 state report is underway, and the library is waiting on year-end statistics from the Allegheny County Library Association. Corporate grants from Leonard, FedEx and Eaton are being carried over, restricted for STEM and STEAM. A $6,000 request to MIDA targets four projects: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, 100 Books Before Graduation, a digital gaming collection, and Battle of the Books sponsorship. The library received $6,000 from the Norbell Foundation for general operations. COVID-19 protocols continue with staff masking and high-touch surface cleaning; book sanitizing is no longer required. Programming is offered in-person, virtual and hybrid. The library is partnering with Moon Area High School students on a wellness series. RAD Experience Passes are now available countywide. The board approved the director’s report. Committee reports included a Moe’s fundraiser that sold 50 kits for $500, and planning for a spring photo fundraiser and a dine-to-donate event with the 412 Project. The Friends of the Library are assisting with a Downton Abbey Tea and Kindergarten Roundup book donations. Building improvements have no update; an employee will email supervisors for meeting dates. The board reorganized committees: Fundraising (chaired by a board member, with three board members) meets second Monday at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom; Finance (chaired by a board member, with two board members) meets second Wednesday; Bylaws (chaired by a board member, with two board members) meets as needed; Personnel (chaired by a board member, with two board members) will review the personnel handbook; Building Improvements (chaired by a board member, with two board members) dates depend on supervisors. The next meeting is February 16 at 6 p.m. in the Sky Room. The meeting adjourned at 7:29 p.m.The Library Board of Trustees met January 26 and approved minutes from December. The treasurer reported a cash balance over $900,000, with revenue $25,000 over budget due to individual contributions and grants, and expenses $64,000 under budget, primarily from lower personnel costs. The board noted the township’s first quarterly payment of about $46,000 is due in March. The board approved the treasurer’s report.
The library director reported that the 2021 state report is underway, and the library is waiting on year-end statistics from the Allegheny County Library Association. Corporate grants from Leonard, FedEx and Eaton are being carried over, restricted for STEM and STEAM. A $6,000 request to MIDA targets four projects: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, 100 Books Before Graduation, a digital gaming collection, and Battle of the Books sponsorship. The library received $6,000 from the Norbell Foundation for general operations. COVID-19 protocols continue with staff masking and high-touch surface cleaning; book sanitizing is no longer required. Programming is offered in-person, virtual and hybrid. The library is partnering with Moon Area High School students on a wellness series. RAD Experience Passes are now available countywide. The board approved the director’s report.
Committee reports included a Moe’s fundraiser that sold 50 kits for $500, and planning for a spring photo fundraiser and a dine-to-donate event with the 412 Project. The Friends of the Library are assisting with a Downton Abbey Tea and Kindergarten Roundup book donations. Building improvements have no update; an employee will email supervisors for meeting dates.
The board reorganized committees: Fundraising (chaired by a board member, with three board members) meets second Monday at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom; Finance (chaired by a board member, with two board members) meets second Wednesday; Bylaws (chaired by a board member, with two board members) meets as needed; Personnel (chaired by a board member, with two board members) will review the personnel handbook; Building Improvements (chaired by a board member, with two board members) dates depend on supervisors. The next meeting is February 16 at 6 p.m. in the Sky Room. The meeting adjourned at 7:29 p.m.
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