South Cook News

Blue Island Public Library Board of Trustees met Jan. 15 

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Public Comment

IV. Swearing in of Trustee Rita Brown for Vacant Board Seat

V. Introduction of Guests-Melissa Simms, Business Manager

VI. Meeting Minutes (action)

a. November 2024 Regular and Executive Session minutes

VII. Financial Report (action)

a. Revenue & Expense

b. Nov/Dec Monthly Payables

c. Balance Sheet

VIII. Director’s Report

a. Building

b. Operations/Technology/Programming

c. Staffing

d. Community and Continuing Education

e. Strategic Planning update

f. Department Reports

IX. Old Business

a. Radon Mitigation Quotes(action)

b. Cement Curbs replacement Quotes (action)

c. Vacation rollover (discussion/action)

X. New Business

a. Update of Library Card Policy (discussion/action)

b. Motion to approve Non-resident Card fee 2025 (action)

c. Employment Categories policy update (action)

d. Draft Resolution 2025_1 Appropriations (action)

e. Review Chapter 1 of IL Standards for Public Libraries (review)

f. Destruction of verbatim recordings of board meetings June 2022-May 2023 (action)

XI. Legislative Updates-none

XII. General Communication

a. Library hosting Black Culture Night virtual 2/14 at 7 pm on BIPL Youtube.

b. Spring newsletter planned to be sent late February

c. Trustee Continuing Ed-Social Media Best Practices for Trustees, 2/7 at 10 am, zoom, register on L2.

XIII. Adjournment

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