Kankakee Times

Bradley Public Library District Board of Trustees met June 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the Board:

President Bayer called the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of Bradley Public Library District to order at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, June16, 2016.

Present: Bayer, Rodgers, Richardson, Grace, Benoit, and Hendrickson Absent: Longtin Also present: J. DePatis, Director, and J. Ponton, Recording Secretary

Approval of Minutes:

Moved by Trustee Hendrickson, seconded by Trustee Rodgers, that

Minutes of the May18, 2016 Meeting Session be Approved as Corrected

Motion carried by unanimous vote

Public Comment - None

Treasurer’s Report:

Moved by Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Grace, that

Treasurer’s Report for may be Accepted as Submitted

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

Payment of Bills:

Moved by Trustee Richardson, seconded by Trustee Benoit, that:

Bills Totaling $24,962.42 Be Allowed and Paid For May

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

Director’s Report - [copy attached hereto]

33 new readers were registered and 7,516 items were issued in May.

Receipts: $521.83 fines on overdue books - $310.00 – fax - $617.75 – copies – $99.60 - lost/damage – $140.00 - fee cards - $32.60 – other.

Expenses: $200.29

Moved by Trustee Rodgers, seconded by Trustee Grace that

The Library Director’s Report for May Accepted

Motion carried; all in favor

Director DePatis stated the following:

Grants:

Director DePatis and Betty Chapman attended the annual Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley luncheon to be publicly awarded our $3,500. Sensory story- time grant.

Legal:

Prevailing Wage Ordinance posted, published in Daily Journal on June 9th and mailed to Illinois Department of Labor.

Insurance:

Worker’s Compensation audit completed and returned.

Miscellaneous:

Betty Chapman is celebrating her 10 year anniversary of employment at the Bradley Public Library.

Programs:

Adult Summer Reading Programs has 121 sign-ups.

Youth Summer Reading Programs has 318 participants with good attendance so far.

Food program is growing and more consistent than last year in terms of attendance.

6 staff members and Trustee Bayer attended the required training for food program Supervisors on May 25th.

Rails:

Rails has enough reserves to last for 3 years at current level of service.

Rails and IHLS are taking over the IL Library Delivery Service.

Committee Reports:

The Friends of the Library’s next meeting will be held on August 3, 2016 at 6:30 pm.

Unfinished Business - None

New Business:

Moved by Trustee Bayer, seconded by Trustee Hendrickson to adopt Ordinance No.16-02, Ordinance To Levy And Assess A Tax Of.2% 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 Grace to adopt updated Freedom of Information Act policy for 2016-2017

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

Moved by Trustee Rodgers, seconded by Trustee Grace to have the executive meeting minutes remain closed

Motion carried; all in favor

June 16, 2016– page three

Moved by Trustee Rodgers, seconded by Trustee Richardson to change the August board meeting to August 24, 2016

Motion carried; all in favor

Moved by Trustee Rodgers, seconded by Trustee Grace to set the Public Hearing date of July 20, 2016 for fiscal year 2017-2018 Budget and Appropriations Ordinance

Motion carried; all in favor

Personnel Committee meeting will be on July 13th at 4:00 pm.

Bradley National Night Out will be held on August 2, 2016. Director DePatis asked Trustees to save the date.

Communications – None

Trustee Hendrickson moved for adjournment at 6:34 pm

http://www.bradleylibrary.org/sites/bradleylibrary.org/files/Minutes%20June%2016%202016.pdf