Kankakee Times

The Bradley Public Library District Board of Trustees met Aug. 24 to approve bill payment.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the board:

"The Bradley Public Library District is governed by an unpaid 7 member elected board of trustees. Terms are 6 years with no term limits. Elections are held during the Local Consolidated Election in April of odd numbered years. Requirements are residency within the Bradley Public Library District boundaries and current voter registration."

August 24, 2016

President Bayer called the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Bradley Public Library District to order at 6:02 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Present: Bayer, Grace, Benoit, Longtin, Rodgers, and Richardson Absent: Hendrickson Also present: J. DePatis, Director, and J. Ponton, Recording Secretary

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Trustee Rodgers, seconded by Trustee Benoit, that

MINUTES OF THE JULY 20, 2016 MEETING APPROVAL SESSION BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED OF MINUTES

Motion carried by unanimous vote

PUBLIC COMMENT - None

TREASURER’S REPORT Moved by Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Longtin, that

TREASURER’S REPORT FOR JULY ACCEPT

BE ACCEPTED AS SUBMITTED TREASURER’S

REPORT Motion carried by roll call vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent

PAYMENT OF BILLS Moved by Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Grace, that:

BILLS TOTALLING $34,920.20 PAYMENT BE ALLOWED AND PAID FOR JULY OF BILLS

Motion carried by roll call vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent

DIRECTOR’S REPORT - [copy attached hereto] 45 new readers were registered and 7,789 items were issued in July. Receipts: $500.92 fines on overdue books - $460.00 – fax - $548.30 – copies – $129.00 - lost/damage – $140.00 - fee cards - $75.00 – room rental - $21.50 – other. Expenses: $182.33

Moved by Trustee Longtin, seconded by Trustee Benoit that

THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S REPORT LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S

FOR JULY ACCEPTED REPORT ACCEPTED

Motion carried; all in favor

Director DePatis stated the following: PrairieCat: Director DePatis attended Delegates Assembly meeting on July 27th via the web.

Maintenance: Carpet/tile cleaning will be done on August 26th evening thru August 28th by A Touch Of Glass. Drassler room will be done the following week. Fade to Black will seal and stripe the parking lot on the same weekend, weather permitting.

Personnel: Hired 2 new pages, Colton Lucas and Rai Dominquez to replace pages leaving for college. Both are BBCHS students and volunteered during the summer programs. Chris Temple, a page and summer helper for 6 years, will be working as a part time circulation clerk and doing a monthly boy’s book club while he finishes his teaching degree at a local Junior High.

Continuing Ed: Director DePatis attended 2 webinars on August 23rd – Email Newsletters with Library Aware and Beyond Orientation by the Management Association. On August 5th, four staff attended a day long in-service training in Coal City on “3 Minutes To Live” on active shooters and emergencies in the workplace/community. Betty Chapman attended a NASCO workshop on August 5th on STEM in the classroom and 2 forthcoming book titles webinars and Art In Education webinar.

Miscellaneous: Management Association membership renewed for fiscal year 2016-2017. Director DePatis was appointed to another 3 year term on the Live & Learn Construction Grant Review Committee - Reviewer for 2017 IEEE Stem grants. No petitions were turned in for 2017-18 2% Building & Maintenance Ordinance.

COMMITTEE REPORTS The Friends of the Library’s met on August 3, 2016 at 6:30PM. Summer reading raffles brought in $199.00. Continuing with the Healthy Living series, the Friends of the Library will be sponsoring 4 sessions of Gentle Yoga. Fall Book Sale is tentatively set for October 27th thru October 29 th. The Friends of the Library are once again sending unsold books to Better World Books. The annual craft show will be held on November 12, 2016. Their next meeting is on October 5th at 6:30PM.

Personnel Committee: Director DePatis’ self-evaluation form was distributed to each trustee. Trustees were given a director evaluation which is to be returned by September 7, 2016.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Bradley National Night Out was held on August 2, 2016. Trustees and Library employees provided the community with information about the library’s programs etc. and enjoyed an evening of fun with each other and members of their community.

Entered into a 5 year contract with Martin Whalen Office Solutions for a new copier with a $1.00 buyout at the end of the contract period.

NEW BUSINESS Moved by Trustee Bayer, seconded by Trustee Rodgers to adopt Ordinance 16-03 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of the Bradley Public Library for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year

Motion carried by roll call vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent

Moved by Trustee Rodgers, seconded by Trustee Longtin to accept the renewal of the current BC/BS health insurance policy from the Gwen Hopkins Group with a 11.90% increase.

Motion carried by roll call vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays and 1 absent

The treasurer’s bond has been renewed.

COMMUNICATIONS

A thank you letter was received from the County Clerk’s office, thanking the Bradley Public Library for registering voters prior to Election Day.

Trustee Longtin moved for adjournment at 6:35PM

Next Bradley Public Library District Board meeting will be held Wednesday September 21, 2016 at 6:00 PM

Madonna Benoit Judy Ponton Secretary Recording Secretary