WARRENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
Regular Meeting of the
Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
AGENDA
Location: Board Room
Visitors are welcome
to all meetings of the Board of Trustees.
Anyone who wishes to address the Board during Public Comments must fill
out a sign up sheet prior to the start of the meeting. Speakers are limited to
three (3) minutes. The Board requests that a group appoint one (1) speaker to
present the views of the entire group. Speakers will state name and address
before addressing the Board. While the
Board appreciates all questions and comments, they will not respond at the
meeting, but may choose to do so at a later time.
1. Call to order
2. Approval of the agenda (ACTION)
Discussion only items may also be added to the regular agenda at this
time.
3. Public comments
4. Correspondence
a. Invitation to DLS Scholarship Fund Banquet
5. Consent Agenda (ACTION)
a.
Approve Minutes of the July 18, 2007 Regular
Board of Trustees Meeting
6. Treasurer’s Report
a. Receive and file Building Construction and Investment Report for July (ACTION)
b.
Receive and file Financial
Report for July (ACTION)
c. Payment of non-general contractor bills for August in the amount of $12,188.38 with checks numbered 15983,15998,16001 and 16018. (ACTION)
d. Payment of regular bills for August in the amount of $64,988.05 with checks numbered 15968-15982, 15984-15997, 15999-16021. (ACTION)
7. Director’s Report
8. Department Head Reports
9. President’s Report
10. Secretary’s Report
11. Library committee reports
a. Personnel Committee – Recommendations for Director’s Goals for FY07/08 (Trustee Clark, Trustee Stull, Director Whitmer)
b. City/Library Task Force – August 8, 2007
(Trustee Clark, Trustee Brown, Trustee Goodman, Director Whitmer)
12. Other meetings/events attended
a. Bob Walters Commons Citizens Committee – July 19, 2007 & August 9, 2007
(Trustee Arlowe, Trustee Brown, Director Whitmer)
b. City of Warrenville 175th Anniversary Committee – July 25, 2007
(Trustee DuRocher, Director Whitmer)
c. Warrenville Library Foundation – July 26, 2007
(Trustee Arlowe, Director Whitmer)
d.
Unlocking the Puzzle
of Taxes, Tax Caps, Levies, and Referenda (Trustee Training at North Suburban
Library System) – August 9, 2007
(Trustee Clark, Trustee Goodman)
13. Unfinished business
a. Adopt Revised Financial Plan (ACTION)
b. Board Development / Strategic Planning Workshop (ACTION)
c.
Library
Remodeling/Expansion (Discussion Only)
14. New Business
a.
Approve the Illinois
Public Library Annual Report for FY06/07 (ACTION)
b.
Approve Annual
Statement of Income and Disbursements for FY06/07 (ACTION)
c. Adopt Ordinance #07-08-03, an Ordinance Amending Purposes of The Special Reserve Fund (ACTION)
d. NewmanArchitecture Request to use Library Facility for Private Event (ACTION)
e. Appointment of ad hoc committee to recommend revisions to Board By-laws (ACTION)
f. Authorize library staff to direct the attorney to draft an Intergovernmental Agreement for use of developer donations (ACTION)
g. Authorize library staff to compose a letter to the City of Warrenville requesting developer donations for additional shelving in the amount of $13,427 (ACTION)
15. Trustee comments
16. Items for Information/Discussion (No Action)
17. Closed session as allowed by 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) for the purpose of “litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular 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”.
18. Discussion/action resulting from the above closed session (ACTION)
19.
Closed session as allowed by 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21) for
the purpose of the “discussion of
minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this 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.”
20. Discussion/action resulting from the above closed session (ACTION)
21. Closed session as allowed by 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5) for the purpose of “the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired”.
22. Discussion/action resulting from the above closed session (ACTION)
23. Next meetings or events
a. City of Warrenville 175th Anniversary Committee, Wednesday, August 22,
b. National Library Card Sign Up Month - September
c. Public Hearing (Budget & Appropriation Ordinance) – Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m., Board Room, Warrenville Public Library District
d. Regular Board Meeting, Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m. (immediately following Public Hearing), Board Room, Warrenville Public Library District
24. Adjournment (ACTION)