July 15, 2026 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 June 17, 2026 Regular Board Meeting.

4.B. Payment of the Bills

4.B.1) Approve operating expenses of $335,314.99, payroll expenses of $308,086.24, Special Reserve expenses of $202,578.89, for a total monthly expense of $845,980.12.

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 Ordinance 26-01 Setting the Schedule of Meetings of the Board of Library Trustees of the Niles-Maine District Library for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027

5.B. Action on Ordinance 26-02 Tentative ordinance providing for budget and appropriations of the Niles-Maine DIstrict Library, Cook County, Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027

6. Executive Session to discuss: 

• The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
• Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2).

7. Action, if any, on executive session items.

8. Other

9. Adjournment