June 17, 2015 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Consent Agenda

3.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of May 20, 2015

3.B. Approve Minutes of the Special Board Meeting of June 9, 2015

3.C. Approve the payment of the bills for operating expenses of $215,935.27; payroll expenses of $240,294.77; Special Reserve expenses of $0.00 for a total monthly expense of $456,230.04

3.D. Approve payment to VISOgraphic in the amount of $6,442.49

3.E. Adopt Ordinance Setting the Schedule of Meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Niles Public Library District for the Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2015 and Ending June 30, 2016

3.F. Adopt Ordinance for the Prevailing Wage Rates for Laborers, Workers, and Mechanics Employed by the Niles Public Library District

4. Public Comment

5. Treasurer's Report

5.A. Review Financial Report

6. Director's Report

6.A. Highlights

6.B. Monthly Statistics

7. Communications

8. Committee Reports

8.A. Special Reserve Plan Committee

8.B. Employee Benefits Committee

9. Liaison Reports

9.A. Friends of the Library

9.B. Legislative

9.C. RAILS

10. New Business

10.A. Approve the recommended expenditure of $16,534.66 (2 year rate guarantee) with Principal to provide life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, long term disability insurance, and short term disability insurance to all of the Library's full time employees for the 2015/2016 fiscal year

10.B. Approve the recommended price tags to be charged for health insurance beginning on July 1, 2015 and ending on June 30, 2016

10.C. Approve the recommended renewal of the healthcare insurance plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield (E2EC1705) beginning on July 1, 2015 and ending on June 30, 2016

10.D. Approve the recommended purchase of liability and workers' compensation insurance in the total amount of $50,503 for the 2015-2016 fiscal year

10.E. Approve the appointment of and payment to McClure Inserra & Company Chartered in the estimated amount of $14,500 to perform the audit of the Niles Public Library District as of and for the year ending June 30, 2015

10.F. Approve that the Niles Library continue to participate in the Non-Resident Library Card Illinois Program and change an annual fee of $290.00 based on the formula established by the Illinois State Library

10.G. Discussion - Consideration of the adoption of "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES OF THE NILES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AMENDING THE BYLAWS OF THE NILES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT"  which would by delete the language located at the end of the first paragraph in Section XI of the Bylaws

11. Unfinished Business

12. Executive Session-To discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the Niles Public Library District; discussion of minutes of closed session meetings

13. Final Action-if any, on closed session subjects

14. Other- Viewing of Short Takes for Trustees video What It Means to Be a Trustee

15. Adjournment