July 15, 2014 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Project Update

4. Consent Agenda

4.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of June 18, 2014

4.B. Approve the payment of the bills for operating expenses of $197,223.86, payroll expenses of $318,995.80, and Special Reserve Expenses of $12,172.79, for a total monthly expense of $528,392.45

5. Public Comment

6. Treasurer's Report

7. Assistant Directors' Report

8. Communications

9. Committee Reports

9.A. Special Reserve Plan Committee

9.B. Employee Benefits Committee

10. Liaison Reports

10.A. Friends of the Library

10.B. Legislative

10.C. RAILS

11. Secretary's Report

11.A. A certified copy of Ordinance 14-04, an Ordinance Adopting the Prevailing Wage Rate for Laborers, Workers, and Mechanics Employed by the Niles Public Library District was sent to the Director of the Illinois Department of Labor and the Director of the Index Division of the Office of Secretary of State on July 1, 2014. The Notice of Determination of the Prevailing Rate of Wages was published in the Niles Herald-Spectator on June 26, 2014

11.B. A Notice of the Public Hearing on August 20, 2014, at the hour of 6:25 p.m., at the Niles Public Library District, Board Room, 6960 Oakton Street, Niles, Illinois, concerning Tentative Ordinance 14-05, a Tentative Ordinance Providing for Budget and Appropriations of the Niles Public Library District, Cook County, Illinois for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 and Ending June 30, 2015, was published in the Niles Hearld-Spectator on Thursday, July 3, 2014. The Notice of the Public Hearing along with a copy of the Ordinance was posted on the Library's website and on the Library's Information Board

11.C. Review of Budget for Fiscal Year 2014/2015

12. New Business

12.A. Approve the plan to abandon the Library's existing water connection in place (on the east side of the building to the Oakton Street water main) and assume the potential liability estimated to be $35,000 to $45,000 to repair this connection should it be needed until such time that the Oakton Street water main is replaced by the Village of Niles

12.B. Discussion on days of operation that are closed dates and Amend Policy 4.07 Holidays and Closings to remove the July 3rd closing at 5:00 p.m., from Item 1c

12.C. Discuss/Approve transparency links on website

12.D. Discuss/Approve hiring an operations review consultant

12.E. Discuss/Approve a hiring moratorium

12.F. Discussion of and action on search for the new director

13. Executive Session- To discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the Niles Public Library District; collective negotiating matters between the Niles Public Library District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees; discussion of minutes of closed session meetings

14. Executive Session Action

14.A. Approve compensation for the Assistant Directors

14.B. Approve the resignation or removal of Gregory J. Pritz from the position of Interim Director

14.C. Approve the appointment of the Interim Director(s)

14.D. Approve Executive Session Minutes

15. Other

16. Adjournment