October 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order/Roll Call

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Public Comment

4. CONSENT AGENDA: All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no individual discussion of these items unless a Trustee so requests. The requested item will then be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered at the end of the Consent Agenda. 

4.A. Approval of Minutes

4.A.1) Minutes of the September 16, 2026 Regular Board Meeting.

4.B. Payment of the Bills

4.B.1) Approve operating expenses of $190,718.41, payroll expenses of $325,684.98, Special Reserve expenses of $311,492.99, for a total monthly expense of $827,896.38.

4.C. Treasurer's Report

4.C.1) Review Financial Reports

4.D. Trustee Reports

4.E. Executive Director's Report

4.E.1) Monthly Statistics

4.E.2) Library Highlights

4.F. Communications & Committee Reports

5. New Business

5.A. Action on proposal to approve the renewal of CDWG VMware IT software

5.B. Action on proposal to approve a budgeted Special Reserve expenditure for renovations to third floor staff areas

5.C. Discussion about trustee use of BoardBook Premier board meeting software

5.D. Discussion about library credit cards

5.E. Discussion of 2026-2027 levy options

6. Executive Session to discuss: 

• The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
• Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2).
• Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under the Open Meetings Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21).

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

8. Other

9. Adjournment