October 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Description:  Establishment of a quorum

Description:  The Treasurer will provide a report on the library's revenue for the month and year-to-date (YTD),  as well as monthly and YTD expenditures, and monthly disbursements including payroll expenses.

Revenue
Received in September: $2,589,263.40
YTD Revenue: $6,342,776.54

Expenditures
Expended in September: $515,914.08
YTD Expenditures: $2,476,643.88

Disbursements
$276,249.89 + September Payroll $249,007.83
Grand Total for September Disbursements: $525,257.72

Description:  Gaby Tafolla, Head of Community Engagement for the Library, will attend the meeting to provide a report from her department to the Board.  

Description:  The Board will be asked to authorize FQC and library staff to prepare and issue bid documents for the library renovation project. 

Description:  The Board will consider two revisions to current policy on library cards and borrowing of materials

• approval of a change to the Library's policy on library cards in accordance with Public Act 102-0843 took effect on May 13, 2022. It expands the Illinois Cards for Kids Act by allowing public library boards to adopt regulations waiving nonresident fees for everyone under the age of 18.
• approval of limiting checkout of WiFi enabled devices to one per library card. 

Description: 

For the purpose of:
Discussion of litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.