August 20, 2014 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Project Update

4. Consent Agenda

4.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of July 15, 2014

4.B. Approve the payment of the bills for operating expenses of $367,433.39, payroll expenses of $320,909.65, and Special Reserve expenses of $52,786.50 for a total monthly expense of $741,129.54

4.C. Approve the resignation of Barb Kruser from the full-time position of Co-Interim Library Director, effective August 8, 2014

5. Public Comment

6. Treasurer's Report

7. Interim Directors' Report

7.A. Highlights

7.B. Monthly Statistics

8. Communications

9. Committee Reports

9.A. Special Reserve Plan Committee

9.B. Employee Benefits Committee

10. Liaison Reports

10.A. Friends of the Library

10.B. Legislative

10.C. RAILS

11. New Business

11.A. Approve travel requests for Donna Block, Mary Miller, Shelley Sutherland, and Sue Wilsey to attend ILA;  Cate Levinson to the Wisconsin Library Association meeting

11.A.1) Motion A.1 - New Business - Approve the request from Donna Block to attend the Illinois Library Association Conference from October 14-15, 2014

11.A.2) Motion A.2 - New Business -  Approve the request from Mary Miller to attend the Illinois Library Association Conference from October 14-16, 2014

11.A.3) Motion A.3 - New Business - Approve the request from Shelley Sutherland to attend the Illinois Library Association Conference from October 13-16, 2014

11.A.4) Motion A.4 - New Business - Approve the request from Sue Wilsey to attend the Illinois Library Association Conference from October 13-16, 2014

11.A.5) Motion A.5 - New Business - Approve the request from Cate Levinson to attend the Wisconsin Library Association Conference from November 4-7, 2014

11.B. Approve Ordinance 14-06, an Ordinance Providing for Budget and Appropriations of the Niles Public Library District, Cook County, Illinois, for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2014 and Ending June 30, 2015

11.C. Discuss/Approve the 2014-2015 Plan for the Special Reserve Fund

11.D. Approve Revised Tentative Ordinance 13-08 Budget and Appropriations 2013/2014

11.E. Discuss proposed transparency links and promotion of Sunshine Award

11.F. Discuss Illinois State Library's proposed rule changes to The Illinois Library System Act

12. Unfinished Business

12.A. Approve F. J. Kerrigan Plumbing Company Contract and Letter to the Village of Niles accepting contingent liabilities associated with the abandoned water connection

13. Executive Session- To discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the Niles Public Library District; collective negotiating matters between the Niles Public Library District and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees; discussion of minutes of closed session meetings

14. Executive Session Action

14.A. Approve compensation for Interim Director

14.B. Approve Executive Session Minutes

15. Other

16. Adjournment