September 16, 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 August 19, 2026 Public Hearing 2026-2027 Tentative Budget-Ordinance 26-02.

4.A.2) Minutes of the August 19, 2026 Regular Board Meeting.

4.B. Payment of the Bills

4.B.1) Approve operating expenses of $273,658.15, payroll expenses of $308,013.49, Special Reserve expenses of $56,956.14, for a total monthly expense of $638,627.78.

4.C. Treasurer's Report

4.C.1) Review Financial Reports

4.D. Trustee Reports

4.E. Executive Director's Report

4.E.1) Monthly Statistics

4.E.2) Library Highlights

4.F. Communications & Committee Reports

5. Unfinished Business

6. New Business

6.A. Discussion about levy options presented by Jamie Rachlin of Meristem Advisors, LLC

6.B. Action on proposed change order to purchase a replacement service desk and benches for the Youth Services Department from Library Furniture International Inc. 

6.C. Action on proposal to approve change order to expand the KidSpace program room

6.D. Discussion about Board committees

7. Executive Session to discuss: 

• 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).
• 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).

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

9. Other

10. Adjournment