September 16, 2015 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Consent Agenda

3.A. Approve the Minutes of the Budget and Appropriations Public Hearing of August 19, 2015

3.B. Approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of August 19, 2015

3.C. Approve the payment of the bills for operating expenses of $167,930.21, payroll expenses of $260,947.15, Special Reserve expenses of $23,518.73 for a total monthly expense of $452,396.09

3.D. Approve the payment to Visographic for the printing of the fall issue of Chapter One

3.E. Approve the travel requests for:

3.E.1) Cyndi Rademacher, Mary Miller and Donna Block to attend the Illinois Library Association Annual Conference in Peoria, Illinois from October 21-24, 2015 for $2,500

3.E.2) Susan Lempke to attend the American Association Midwinter Conference in Boston, Massachusetts from January 7-11, 2016 for $1,800

3.E.3) Susan Lempke to attend the ILEAD Project presentations in Springfield, Illinois from October 28-29, 2015 for $300

4. Public Comment

5. Treasurer's Report

6. Director's Report

6.A. Highlights

6.B. Monthly Statistics

7. Communications

8. Committee Reports

8.A. Building and Grounds

8.B. Technology

9. Liaison Reports

9.A. Friends of the Library

9.B. Legislative

9.C. RAILS

10. Secretary's Report

10.A. A certified copy of Ordinance 15-05, an Ordinance providing for Budget and Appropriations of the Niles Public Library District, Cook County, Illinois, for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2015 and Ending June 30, 2016, was filed with the Cook County Clerk on August 20, 2015. The Ordinance was published in the Niles Herald Spectator on Thursday,September 3, 2015.

10.B. A certified copy of the Report of Receipts and Expenditures for the Niles Public Library District for the six months ending June 30, 2015, was filed with the Cook County Clerk on August 28, 2015

10.C. A certified copy of the Report of the Statement of Operations for the Niles Public Library District for the twelve months ending June 30, 2015 will be filed with the Cook County Clerk upon receipt of the Certificate of Publication.  The Statement of Operations was published in the Niles Herald Spectator on September 3, 2015

11. New Business

11.A. Introduction of Library Director's Recommended Policy Manual Changes

11.A.1) Discussion of the use of the Library for conducting business

12. Unfinished Business

12.A. Approve Policy 3.30, Rules for Patron use of the Creative Studio

12.B. Approve the recommended expenditure of $13,500 with Simplex Grinnell for the installation of the ADA Compliant Synch Notification Appliances (the “strobes”) and related equipment throughout the Library building.

12.C. Discussion of 2015-2016 Budget (Trustee Matyas)

12.D. Discussion of Board Meeting Procedures (Trustee Drblik)

12.D.1) Minutes

12.D.2) Video Recordings

12.E. Discussion of Media Lab Staffing (Trustee Drblik)

12.E.1) Personnel Requirements/Rationale

12.E.2) Job Descriptions

13. Other

14. Adjournment