Meeting 22
HEARTLAND LIBRARY COOPERATIVE BOARD MEETING
November 24, 1998
HLC Governing Board voting members present: Gloria Davis, Hardee; Jeanne Renton and Perry Newport, Highlands; Robbie Clarke, Okeechobee; Paul Erickson, DeSoto
Board members absent: Elizabeth Kenney (excused due to being out of town) and Charles Evans (excused due to ill health), DeSoto; Diane Hunt (excused due to other commitments) and Walter Olliff, Jr., Hardee; Ed Kilroy (excused due to other commitments), Clois Harvey (excused due to prior meeting) and Marilyn Buxton (excused due to prior commitment), Okeechobee
Other members present: Mary Myers, Cooperative Coordinator, and Carolyn Hesselink.
This emergency board meeting was called to order by Chairman Perry Newport at 10:05 a.m. A quorum was declared.
Perry turned the business portion of the meeting over to Coordinator Myers who stated that SunTrust Bank required that the board vote to authorize a board member as the co-signatory on our Heartland vendor checks. It was noted that, currently, the Clerk of Courts, L. E., Luke, Brooker, is the other signer. Mary informed that board that our Heartland funds have, from the first day, been separate from any other funds and we desire to have our own board member as a co-signer on our vendor checks.
BANK SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATION
Robbie Clarke moved that our chairman, Perry Newport, be the co-signer of our checks, seconded by Jeanne Renton. Short discussion followed. Question was called by Paul Erickson. Motion was carried by voice vote, to be ratified by a full board at our next meeting.
CHECK REGISTER REVIEW
Paul Erickson moved that the co-signer of our vendor checks, at this time Perry Newport, review the check register after each pay period. The motion was seconded by Robbie Clarke and carried by voice vote, to be ratified by a full board at our next meeting.
Paul Erickson moved adjournment, seconded by Robbie Clarke, at 10:25 a.m. Board adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Carolyn Hesselink
The mission of the Heartland Library Cooperative is to provide to the citizens of the member-county service area with enhanced
access to library materials and library services which would otherwise be unavailable under current and anticipated funding. This
cooperative venture has expanded the quality and quantity of library materials to local residents by providing greater access to
regional collections through shared technology, shared resources and cooperative collection development.