REVISED (2/15/08)

WARRENVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT

Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees

Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 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.         Roll Call (Trustees Arlowe, Clark, DuRocher, Goodman, Johnston, Stull)

3.         Approval of the agenda (ACTION)

Trustees may request to remove any items from the consent or regular agenda at this time.

Discussion only items may also be added to the regular agenda at this time.

4.         Presentations

5.         Public comments

6.         Correspondence

a.       Email from patron regarding Kelly James-Enger program

b.      Hotel/Motel Grant Award Letter

7.         Consent Agenda (ACTION)

a.       Approve Minutes of the January 16, 2008 Regular Board of Trustees Meeting

b.      Approve Minutes of the January 16, 2008 Closed Session

c.       Receive and file Building Construction and Investment Report for January

d.      Receive and file Financial Report for January

e.       Approve payment of non-general contractor bills for February in the amount of $5,352.50 with checks #16321-16325.

f.       Approve payment of regular bills for February in the amount of $35,409.42 with checks #16310 – 16321, 16325 – 16376. Checks #16341 and 16342 are voided.

8.         Regular Agenda

9.         Unfinished Business

10.     New Business

a.       Waive full-time employment requirement and authorize tuition reimbursement in the amount of $154.50 for part-time employee Sylvia Thompson (ACTION)

b.      Consideration of changing format and/or contents of board packet to conserve paper (discussion only) (Trustee DuRocher)

c.       Review Possible Email Communications Policy for Trustees (discussion only)

11.     Director’s Report

12.     Department Head Reports

a.       Adult Services

b.      Youth Services

c.       Circulation

d.      Technical Services

13.     President’s Report

a.       Next meetings or events

b.      DLS Public Library Board Presidents Roundtable (February 4, 2008)

14.     Treasurer’s Report

15.     Secretary’s Report

16.     Committee Reports

a.       Warrenville Library Foundation (January 24, 2008) (Trustee Arlowe)

17.     Trustee Comments

18.     Items for information and/or discussion (No Action)

a.       Review of how to get items placed on the agenda (Director Whitmer)

19.     Closed session as allowed by 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3) for the purpose of “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.     Closed session as allowed by 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(3) for the purpose of “The selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public office, when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance.”

24.     Discussion/action resulting from the above closed session (ACTION)

25.     Adjournment (ACTION)