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July 2001 Board Minutes

Regular Meeting, 2001-2002 Board of Directors
Monday, July 23, 2001 7:00 p.m.
System Center

1. CALL TO ORDER

President William Seiden called to order the regular July meeting Board of Directors at 7:00 p.m.

2. ROLL CALL

Directors Present: Balbirer, Bishop, Black, DeFiore, Ente, Groh, Hinaber, Roalkvam, Roth, Seiden, Valauskas, Williams

Directors Absent: Johnson, Stretch, Wallens

3. CONSENT AGENDA

a. Minutes of 2000-2001Board meeting June 25, 2001
(Exhibit 3a - Attached)

Minutes of 2001-2002 Board meeting June 25, 2001
(Exhibit 3a - Attached)

Director Hinaber moved to: Approve Consent Agenda item a.

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.

b. Checks issued from 6/1/01-6/30/01

c. Financial Report twelve months ended June 30, 2001

Financial Report twelve months ended June 30, 2001 - General Fund
Only

Reports were not available.

4. ADDITIONS TO AGENDA

There were no additions to the agenda.

5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

a. NSLS Board electronic mail list

Sarah Long, System Director, asked the Board to agree to adding NSLS Cabinet Members and Executive Assistant to the electronic mail list once the list is
renamed to Board-Cabinet@maillist.nslsilus.org. There was general agreement.

6. NEW BUSINESS

a. New NSLS members (Exhibit 6a - Attached)

Director Balbirer moved to: Accept new NSLS members.

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.

b. Proposal for a Board Learning Plan, Sarah Long, System Director
(Exhibit 6b - Attached)

System Director Long spoke to the benefits of the Board Learning Plan as an investment in the future of NSLS.

Questions were posed and answered.

Director Groh moved to: Approve the Board Learning Plan.

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by roll call vote.

c. Proposed change in HVAC service provider, Jan Hayes,
Assistant Director (Exhibit 6c - Attached)

Jan Hayes, Assistant Director, and Larry Krenos, Supervisor of Delivery/Building/Grounds, spoke to the benefits of changing HVAC service providers.

Questions were posed and answered.

Director Bishop moved to: Approve the Change in HVAC service provider.

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by roll call vote.

7. COMMUNICATIONS

There were no communications.

8. REPORT: SYSTEM DIRECTOR

a. Monthly Milestones (Exhibit 8a - Attached)

b. Oral report

System Director, Sarah Ann Long, spoke on the Internet Safety Web site, Human Genome Kick Off, What's new in libraries, and the System Board Institute.

c. Foundation Update, Terry Passaro, Chair, North Suburban Library Foundation and Anne Rose Johnson, Director of Foundation
(Exhibit 8c - Attached)

Terry Passaro, Chair, North Suburban Library Foundation and Anne Rose Johnson, Director of Foundation provided a Foundation update including a potential name change.

9. REPORTS: OFFICERS

President Seiden spoke on conference with Illinois House Representative Karen
May on grants.

Vice President Roalkvam spoke on Local Officials Day and the U.S.
Congressman Mark Kirk task force.

10. REPORTS: COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, LIAISONS

Director Groh and Director Ente spoke on their respective library outreach visits.

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

There was no verbal or written report. Assistant Director, Miriam Pollack, spoke
on the Opening the Gates Grant.

12. CALL OF REPRESENTATIVES

Several representatives made comments.

13. ADJOURNMENT TO WORKSHOP SESSION TO DISCUSS BOARD
COMMITTEES FOR THE BOARD YEAR 2001-2002
(Exhibit 13 - Attached)

Director Hinaber moved to: Adjourn to Workshop Session.

The motion was seconded and passed unanimously by roll call vote. The Board adjourned to Workshop Session at 8:29 p.m.