Blue Island Public Library Board of Trustees met June 14
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Public Comment
IV. Commendation for Trustee Rita Brown
V. Introduction of Guests- Ed Tracy from Selden Fox, Presentation of 2022 Audit
VI. Reading of May 2023 minutes (action)
VII. Swearing in of Trustee Sinde (action)
VIII. Financial Report (action)
a. Revenue & Expense
b. May Payables
c. Balance Sheet
IX. Director’s Report
a. Programming and Operations, Staffing
b. Building & Technology
c. Community and CE
d. Department Reports
X. Old Business
a. Review of Chapter 6 Illinois Standards for Safety (discuss)
XI. New Business
a. Review Policy for Public Comment (action)
b. Compensation Philosophy Statement (action)
c. Review Enberg Anderson Carpet Proposal for Lower Level (action)
d. Destruction of verbatim recordings of board meetings September 2020-October 2021(action)
XII. Legislative Updates
a. State budget passed as proposed, with online resource funding
b. HB 2789-written policy against book bans and SB 2419-License to Read Act-state library could negotiate ebook license, grants to assist with digital licenses.
XIII. General Communication
a. Staff are attending ALA Conference June 22-27 downtown Chicago
b. Yard Sale on the Hill-bring household items for FOL to conference room by June16.
c. Read State of America’s Libraries Report at bit.ly/SOALRep-23
d. Next month is Annual meeting/officer elections
e. Reminder, Director Wassenaar vacation June 15-23
XIV. Adjournment
The next meeting of the Blue Island Public Library Board of Trustees will be July 19, 2023.
Any individual requiring special accommodations as specified by the Americans with Disabilities Act is requested to notify the Blue Island Public Library Director at (708) 388-1078 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting date.
https://blueislandlibrary.org/board
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