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NSLS February 2001 Board Minutes

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2000-2001 MEETING
NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
26 February 2001 - 7:00 p.m.
System Center

1. CALL TO ORDER

President William Seiden called to order the regular February meeting of the Board of Directors at 7:05 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL

Directors Present: Bishop, Black, Caviness, Ente, Groh, Johnson, Kaplan, Roalkvam, Roth, Seiden, Sterling, Valauskas, Wallens

Directors Absent: Faber

3. ADDITIONS TO AGENDA

There were no additions to the agenda

4. INTERVIEW AND SELECTION OF NEW BOARD MEMBER

There were three applicants for an opening on the NSLS Board for a public library representative. Each of the three applicants - Jacqueline Hinaber, Laurie Pegler and Nancy Sheldon - spoke on why she wanted to become a member of the Board.

At 7:15 p.m. Director Kaplan made a motion to:

ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
DISCUSS A PERSONNEL MATTER

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously on a roll call vote.

At 7:45 p.m., in Executive Session, a motion was made to:

EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN TO OPEN
SESSION

The motion was passed unanimously on a roll call vote.

President Seiden announced that Jacqueline Hinaber had been appointed to the Board. President Seiden administered the Oath of Office.

5. CONSENT AGENDA

President Seiden asked for a motion to approve the items on the Consent Agenda.
Item 5.b. (Checks issued from 1/1/01 to 1/31/01) was removed from the Consent Agenda.

Director Groh moved to:

APPROVE ITEMS 5.a., 5.c.1. AND 5.c.2. ON THE
CONSENT AGENDA

The motion was seconded and approved unanimously on a voice vote.

Several questions were posed on Item 5.b. After discussion, the checks issued were approved unanimously on a voice vote.

6. NEW BUSINESS

a. Bylaws

Director Valauskas, as Chair of the Board Documents Review Committee, said that the committee was looking to change the bylaws to make a more flexible Board. There will be a public hearing on the bylaws on Tuesday, March 27th, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. at System Headquarters.

7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

a. NSLS Policies

Voting on the NSLS policies was tabled until the April meeting.

8. COMMUNICATIONS

None

9. REPORT: SYSTEM DIRECTOR

a. Monthly Milestones

b. Oral report

System Director Long reported on a meeting she had attended in New York called the 2001 Organization of the Future.

c. Cabinet member presentation

Assistant Director Jan Hayes gave a presentation on her area of expertise.

11. REPORTS

a. Officers

Director Kaplan, as chair of the Finance Committee, stated that they were beginning the budget process for 2001-2002.

Director Roalkvam spoke of the SP&D meeting in Springfield.

12. REPORTS: COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, LIAison

a. Board Orientation and Development Committee - Lillian Faber, Chair
b. Library Outreach Committee - Pat Groh, Chair
Director Groh reported on upcoming visits to libraries.
c. Public Policy Committee - Don Roalkvam, Chair
Director Roalkvam said he had heard many favorable comments on the
Legislative Breakfast.

13. REPORT OF CONSULTANT, ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY (Karen Muskopf)
ASSIGNED TO NSLS

No report

14. CALL OF REPRESENTATIVES

12. ADJOURNMENT

Director Johnson moved to:

ADJOURN FEBRUARY MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.