Carbondale Reporter

City of Carbondale Public Library Board of Trustees met October 9. 

Here is the agenda as provided by the board:

Call to order.

Roll call.

Introductions, audience and visitors. Visitors are asked to introduce themselves at this time and present any issues they wish to discuss. Visitors wishing to address specific agenda items will be granted two to five minutes at the discretion of the President, not to exceed a total of twenty minutes. The Library Board may cut short any comments that are irrelevant, repetitious, or disruptive. (Id. at 1425-26).

President’s report.

1. Proposed bylaws amendment to add religious holidays to list of excusable absences for Trustees.

2. Request of the Vice President to excuse 10/9/19 absence for President Barbara Levine. 

Secretary’s report.

1. Approval of September 11, 2019 minutes.

Correspondence and communications.

Financial report.

1. Approval of bills payable up to and including bills due October 16, 2019 to November 15, 2019.

2. Acceptance of the financial report for September 2019.

3. FY20 budget amendment decreasing grant funds and construction expenditures.

4. Resolution to separate IMRF, Social Security, Medicare, and Tort/Liability levy from the General Corporate Fund levy, so that these levies are issued separately.

5. FY21 levy and preliminary budget adoption.

Librarian’s report.

1. Building and grounds maintenance.

2. Per Capita grant requirements. Discussion of Trustee Facts File chapters: Chapter 13 on Public Relations.

3. Other.

Committee reports.

Unfinished business.

New business.

Other.

1. Patron behavior.

Adjournment.

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