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Carmel library trustees receive clean audit, approve budget and reelect officers
Summary
Trustees heard a clean FY 2024–25 audit reporting healthy reserves, approved routine minutes, a $7,900 archival budget transfer, the 2026–27 balanced operating budget and re-elected officers; the board also reviewed restoration progress and a planned Park Branch Saturday-hours pilot.
Sheldon Shavan, the library auditor, told the Carmel Public Library Board of Trustees that the independent audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, returned an unmodified opinion — what he called “a clean audit.” The report flagged no material weaknesses, noted an unassigned fund balance of $1.129 million and a total fund balance of about $1.52 million, and described the library as a blended component of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
The audit, Shavan said, follows risk‑based GAAS procedures and includes required GASB disclosures; he emphasized the report’s “emphasis of a matter” noting the library’s status as a component unit of the city. Trustees asked no substantive follow-ups and accepted the auditor’s presentation.
In business business that followed, the board approved routine items by roll-call votes. Trustees accepted the April 29, 2026 special meeting minutes and approved the April–May check register. The board also approved a request to transfer $7,900 from the oral history program account to the local history archival supplies account to buy archival housings and related materials for a donated collection of photos. The motion to adopt the 2026–27 operating budget — described as balanced with only minor revisions since April — also passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance: - Approve April 29, 2026 minutes — Approved (5–0). Voting yes: Marguerite Blum; Joe Dinuchi; Marie Claire Gorham; Donna Jet; Mary Jo Williams. - Approve check register (Apr–May 2026) — Approved (5–0). Voting yes: Marguerite Blum; Joe Dinuchi; Marie Claire Gorham; Donna Jet; Mary Jo Williams. - Budget adjustment: transfer $7,900 to local history archival supplies — Approved (5–0). Voting yes: Marguerite Blum; Joe Dinuchi; Marie Claire Gorham; Donna Jet; Mary Jo Williams. - Adopt 2026–27 operating budget — Approved (5–0). Voting yes: Marguerite Blum; Joe Dinuchi; Marie Claire Gorham; Donna Jet; Mary Jo Williams. - Election of officers (chair, vice chair, treasurer) — Approved (5–0). Voting yes: Marguerite Blum; Joe Dinuchi; Marie Claire Gorham; Donna Jet; Mary Jo Williams.
Trustees and staff said the approvals keep the library on schedule for the Centennial restoration and day‑to‑day operations while staff complete move planning and procurement for temporary shelving and kiosks. The meeting ended with a reminder that trustees will track implementation items and return for follow-up as the restoration and the pilot programs proceed.
