November 19, 2025 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 October 15, 2025 Regular Board Meeting.

4.A.2) Minutes of the October 29, 2025 Personnel Committee Meeting.

4.B. Payment of the Bills

4.B.1) Approve operating expenses of $230,468.03, payroll expenses of $304,780.49, Special Reserve expenses of $139,546.14, for a total monthly expense of $674,794.66

4.C. Treasurer's Report

4.C.1) Review Financial Reports

4.D. Trustee Reports

4.E. Executive Director's Report

4.E.1) Library Activity Statistics

4.E.2) Monthly Program Statistics

4.E.3) Library Highlights

4.F. Communications & Committee Reports

5. New Business

5.A. Action on Policy on opioid antagonists and overdose response

5.B. Action on Master Professional Services Agreement with Sikich to continue accounting and other services for the Niles-Maine District Library

5.C. Action on proposal to engage Kone, Inc. for elevator modernization and a five-year service agreement renewal not to exceed $300,254.00.

5.D. Action on proposal to engage Western Speciality Contractors for exterior building envelope maintenance for an amount not to exceed $128,720.00.

5.E. Action on proposal to renew financial software services contract with Blackbaud for three years in an amount not to exceed $37,900.85. 

5.F. Action on proposed updates to Lending Regulations policy (3.05)

5.G. Action on proposal to add a Standards of Conduct policy section to the Personnel Policies Manual

5.H. Action on proposal to approve an updated salary schedule and 4 percent pay increases for non-union staff, except the executive director, for the 2026 calendar year

6. Executive Session to discuss:

• The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
• 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