Minutes
Morgan County Library
Board of Trustees
January 9, 2025
Present: Mary Jo Jackson, Curtis Cunningham, Ann Brinson, Melissa Hedrick, Kathy Jones, Stacey Embry.
Absent: None.
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Mary Jo Jackson at 5:45 PM. It was held at 600 N. Hunter,
Versailles, MO 65084.
Public Comment: None.
Friends Report: The next regular Friends meeting is scheduled for January 16, 5:30 PM, at the library. Planning for
the Valentines Day Dinner is under way.
Minutes: Melissa moved, Kathy seconded, to accept the November 14, 2024 minutes as presented. Motion
carried.
Vouchers/Financial Report: Balance as of December 31, 2024, is $367,209.46. Curtis moved, Kathy seconded, to
accept the November report as presented. Motion carried. Curtis moved, Melissa seconded, to accept the
December report as presented. Motion carried. Ann moved, Kathy seconded, to accept budget overages on the
2024 budget lines as follows: 6140, 6150, 6151, 6155, 6410.20, 6420.10, 6420.20, 6420.35, 6560.10, 6815.10.
Motion carried.
Director’s Report: The 2024 Annual Circulation Report showed good numbers. The Cozy Corner is nearing
completion. The heating in the Community Room has been restored. Revisions to the Procedure Manual are
nearly complete.
Old Business: The previously tabled business pertaining to salaries was dropped as no longer relevant.
New Business: Kathy moved, Melissa seconded, to accept the Circulation Librarian, Circulation Manager,
Collection Manager, Communications Manager, Part‐Time Cataloger and Program Librarian, Part‐Time
Circulation and Display Librarian, and Youth Services and Community Outreach Librarian personnel policies as
revised. Motion carried.
Ann moved, Melissa seconded, to accept the Bidding for Contracted Services policy as revised. Motion carried.
Kathy moved, Curtis seconded, to remove the Contracted Labor/Financial Assistant Job Description from use.
Motion carried.
Kathy moved, Melissa seconded, to accept the Director Succession Plan as presented. Motion carried.
Curtis moved, Kathy seconded, to accept the Benefits policy as revised. Motion carried.
Kathy moved, Melissa seconded, to accept the Social Media and the Photography and Recording policies as
presented. Motion carried.
MPLS Standards: Collections was reviewed.
The Director encouraged the board to review the library’s “talking points” in anticipation of the next meeting.
Adjournment: Curtis moved, Melissa seconded, to adjourn at 6:52 PM. Motion carried.
Mary Jo Jackson, President Ann Brinson, Secretary
These minutes approved as _________ on ____________