January 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order/Roll Call

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Public Comment

4. Consent Agenda

4.A. Approval of Minutes

4.A.1) Minutes of the November 12, 2024 Special Board Meeting-Levy Training.

4.A.2) Minutes of the November 20, 2024 Decennial Committee Meeting. 

4.A.3) Minutes of the November 20, 2024 Regular Board Meeting.

4.A.4) Minutes of the December 3, 2024 Policy Committee Meeting. 

4.A.5) Minutes of the December 18, 2024 Special Board Meeting.

4.B. Payment of the Bills

4.B.1) Ratify approval of operating expenses for November 2024 of $206,982.77, payroll expenses of $275,168.50, Special Reserve Expenses of $118,927.93, for a total monthly expense of $601,079.20. 

4.B.2) Approve operating expenses for December 2024 of $247,900.45, payroll expenses of $270,833.69, Special Reserve expenses of $15,654.55, for a total monthly expense of $534,388.69.

4.C. Executive Director's Report

4.C.1) Library Activity Statistics

4.C.2) Monthly Program Statistics

4.C.3) Library Highlights

4.D. Treasurer's Report

4.D.1) Review Financial Reports

4.D.1)a. November 2024

4.D.1)b. December 2024

4.D.2) Treasurer's Certification and Statement of Operations for the Fiscal Year ended on June 30, 2024

5. Trustee Reports

6. Communications & Committee Reports

7. New Business

7.A. Audit presentation for the Fiscal Year Ended on June 30, 2024

7.B. Presentation of proposal to remodel the lower level of the library by Product Architects - Action Item

7.C. Action on proposal to rescind the Library Rules Policy and the Unattended Children Policy and replace them with a Patron Code of Conduct

8. Executive Session to discuss

• the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of a specific employee or employees of the Niles-Maine District Library [5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)]

9. Action, if any, on executive session items.

10. Other

11. Adjournment