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June 2001 Board Minutes

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2000-2001 MEETING
NORTH SUBURBAN LIBRARY SYSTEM
June 25, 2001 - 7:00 p.m.
System Center

1. CALL TO ORDER
President William Seiden called to order the regular June meeting of the 2000-2001 Board of Directors at 7:02 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL
Directors Present: Bishop, Black, Caviness, Ente, Faber, Groh, Hinaber, Johnson, Kaplan, Roalkvam, Roth, Seiden, Wallens

Directors Absent: Sterling, Valauskas

3. CONSENT AGENDA

a. Minutes of Board meeting May 21, 2001 (Exhibit 3.a.)

Director Johnson moved to: Approve Consent Agenda item a. after the
revision is made on President Seiden's departure time.

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.

b. Checks issued from 5/1/01-5/31/01 (Exhibit 4.b.)

c. Financial Report Eleven months ended May 31, 2001 (Exhibit 4.c.)

Financial Report Eleven months ended May 31, 2001 - General Fund Only
(Exhibit 4.c.)

Director Johnson moved to: Approve Consent Agenda items b. and c.

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.

4. ADDITIONS TO AGENDA

System Director Long asked for a discussion of the purpose of the NSLS Board electronic mail list in order to determine who should be on it. It was determined that only current NSLS Board members and the System Director should be on the electronic mail list.

5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

There was no unfinished business.

6. NEW BUSINESS

a. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Proposal (Exhibit 6.a.)

System Director Long spoke to the benefits of encouraging attendance at IFLA.

Director Groh moved to: Approve the IFLA Proposal.

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.

7. COMMUNICATIONS

a. National Legislative Day Thank You (Exhibit 7.a.)

b. Penny Severns Summer Reading Enrichment Grant (Exhibit 7.b.)

c. Test Sites for OCLC development project (Exhibit 7.c.)

d. Say it out loud: Libraries are hot (Exhibit 7.d.)

e. "Idea Stores" London's New Libraries (Exhibit 7.e.)

f. Library access to be widened - at a price (Exhibit 7.f.)

g. Live and Learn Grant Thank You (Exhibit 7.g.)

h. Benjamin P. Browne Library Thank You (Exhibit 7.h.)

i. Lighting the Fire Thank You (Exhibit 7.i.)

System Director Long spoke to all communications excluding e. which Director Faber addressed.

8. REPORT: SYSTEM DIRECTOR

a. Monthly Milestones (Exhibit 8.a.)

b. Oral report

1. System Director, Sarah Ann Long, spoke on her accomplishments (July 2000 - April 2001) (Exhibit 8.b.)

2. Project Funding (Exhibit 8.b.)

Director Faber inquired on status of Family Explorer Card Grant. System Director Long promised to e-mail NSLS Board members with an answer.

9. REPORT: OFFICERS

Oath of office to new Board members

President Seiden administered the Oath of Office to:

Barbara T. Balbirer
David F. Bishop
Mimi Palmer Black
Lori M. DeFiore
Bruce H. Ente
G. Victor Johnson
Donald Roalkvam
William S. Seiden
Barbara Stretch
Glen E. Williams, Jr.

Various expiring NSLS Board members thanked the Board for the opportunity to serve.

Vice President Roalkvam reported that he had been appointed to serve on the education task force by U.S. Congressman Mark Kirk.

10. REPORTS: COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, LIAISONS
Secretary Ente and Directors Groh and Caviness addressed the outcome of their respective outreach visits. Director Groh requested a volunteer to present to Warren Newport on August 14, 2001.

11. REPORT OF CONSULTANT, ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY
ASSIGNED TO NSLS

a. Written report only (Exhibit 11.a.)

12. CALL OF REPRESENTATIVES

Several representatives made comments.

13. ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS SYSTEM DIRECTOR'S REVIEW

Vice President Roalkvam moved to: Adjourn the June 2000-2001 Board
meeting to Executive Session.

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by roll call vote. The Board adjourned to Executive Sesssion at 7:40 PM.

14. READJOURNMENT TO REGULAR SESSION

The Board reconvened at 8:00 PM.

Vice President Roalkvam made a motion to: Approve a salary increase of 5% per year for the System Director and increase the taxable expense allowance by $600 per year effective July 1, 2001.

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

15. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM.