Agenda 09-26-18
City of Boynton Beach
BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
115 N. Federal Highway
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
A G E N D A
Date: September 26, 2018
Location/Time: INTRACOASTAL PARK CLUBHOUSE, 1st FLOOR, 6:00 P.M.
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I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes – August 22, 2018
III. Correspondence and Communications
IV. Public Audience (Individual Speakers Will Be Limited to 3 Minute Presentations)
V. Chair’s Report
VI. Unfinished Business:
Library Construction Update
Career Online High School (COHS) Update
AmeriCorps Update
VII. New Business:
Read Together Palm Beach County – Best State Ever: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland
by Dave Barry
New Resources: Value Line – Stocks/Investment Information; RB Digital Audiobooks; Ancestry.com
– Genealogy Database; Novelist – Author/Books Series Information (Coming in October)
Currently Recruiting – Assistant Library Director, Librarian/Archivist, Library Aide PT, Library Page PT
VIII. Library Director's Report/Statistics
Monthly Report for August 2018 – N/A
News/Media Coverage
IX. Announcements
Next Library Board Meeting – October 24, 2018 at Intracoastal Park
X. Adjournment
NOTICE
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CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING, HE/SHE WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND, FOR SUCH PURPOSE,
HE/SHE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES
THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. (F.S. 286.0105)
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EXPLANATION OF SUMMARY PAGE
ACCOUNT STATLIS REPORT
Left Column
Accounts Submitted:Total number of accounts submitted for collection,
Bankruptcies:Total number of accounts in bankruptcy.
Incorrect Addresses:Total number of accounts for which we do not have correct addresses yet. Skip tracing efforts
continue for quite some time so this number is very dynamic.
Patron Disputes/Suspends: Total number of accounts where collection efforts have been stopped be use the patron
disputed the debt or the Library suspended collection efforts as a result of payment arrangements, mistakes,etc.
Accounts in Process:Total number of accounts being processed through our collection service. This number is arrived
at by subtracting Bankruptcies, Incorrect Addresses and Patron Disputes/Suspends from the total number of
Accounts Submitted.
#of Accounts Activated:Total number of accounts that have responded in some way to reduce their balance. They
could have returned material, made a payment or a combination of both.
%of Accounts Activated: Percentage of processed accounts that have responded in some way
(#of Accounts Activated divided by Accounts in Process).This percentage is a good measure of response rate
because it measures the percentage of patrons that have actually responded due to the collection process.
Middle Column
Dollars Submitted: Total dollar amount due from all accounts submitted for collection.
Dollars in Bankruptcy: Total dollar amount due from all accounts in bankruptcy.
Dollars in Skips:Total dollar amount due for accounts with incorrect addresses.
Dollars in Dispute:Total dollar amount for all accounts that have been disputed..
Dollars in Process:Total dollar amount for all accounts being processed. This number is equal to the Dollars
Submitted minus Dollars in Bankruptcy, Dollars in Skips,and Dollars in Dispute,as well as the dollar amount due
for all suspended and closed accounts(not detailed on this report). Its purpose is to show the total dollar amount actually
being worked,
Total Activated:Total original amount due by all Accounts Activated. The difference between this number and the
sum of Dollars Received,Material Returned, and Dollars Waived is the remaining balance due by all Accounts
Activated.
%of Dollars Activated: Percentage of processed dollars that have been activated(Total Activated divided by Dollars
in Process).
Right Column,
Dollars Received:Actual money'recovered as reported by the Library.
Material Returned:Actual value'of material returned as valued and reported by the Library.
Dollars Waived.Actual dollars waived by the Library as reported by the Library.
https://web.unique-mgmt.com/help_fjles/summary.asp 3/6/2017
UNIQUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES,INC.
MS JEANNIE TAYLOR
BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
208 S SEACREST BLVD '
BOYNTON BEACH FL 33435
CREDITOR: 1581 -- BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY
DATES LISTED: C1/C1/1900 TO 08/31/2018
ALL AMOUNTS LISTED
Accounts Submitted 2,363 Dollars Submitted 1-83,891.75 Dollars Received 21,181.70
Bankruptcies 0 Dollars in Bankruptcy 0.00 Material Returned 42,164.82
Incorrect Addresses 434 Dollars in Skiptracing 24,526.88 Dollars Waived 12,232.43
Patron Disputes/Suspends 1 Dollars in Dispute 37.00
Accounts in Process 1,928 Dollars in Process 149,221.78
4 of Accounts Activated 1,145 Total Activated 92,494,46
% of Accounts Activated 59.39% % of Dollars Activated 61.98%
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West Palm Beach.The event requires an RSVP and is free,
but a suggested donation is welcome.More details are City, State,Zip
available on the Literacy Coalition's website,LiteracyPBC.org.
We expect a crowd of 500 at the November 28th finale where Telephone Fax
we will feature a silent auction.We are asking businesses
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