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Board of Directors March 2007 e-Board Packet

North Suburban Library System

Regular Meeting, Board of Directors
Monday, March 26, 2007

7:00 p.m. - System Center

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AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
    *a. Approve Minutes of Board meeting January 29, 2007
      Board of Directors meeting (Exhibit 4.a. - Attached)

5. REPORTS: OFFICERS

      a. President, Jackie Hinaber

      b. Vice President, Barbara Balbirer

      c. Secretary, Sandra Norlin

    *d. Treasurer, Skip Mosshamer

          1.  A motion is needed to ratify Wire Transfers for January and February 2007

               (Exhibit 5.d.1. - Attached)

          2.  A motion is needed to ratify Statement of Revenues and Expenditures –

               All Funds – January 1 - February 28, 2007 (Exhibit 5.d.2. - Attached)

          3.  A motion is needed to ratify Schedule of Expenditures – Budget and Actual –

               General Fund - January 1 - February 28, 2007 (Exhibit 5.d.3. - Attached)

          4.  A motion is needed to ratify Statement of Revenue and Expenditures – Budget

               and Actual - All Funds January 1 - February 28, 2007 (Exhibit 5.d.4. - Attached)

          5. A motion is needed to ratify Checks/Voucher Register issued from January 1 -

              February 28, 2007 (Exhibit 5.d.5. - Attached)

6. REPORT: SYSTEM DIRECTOR

      a. NorthStarNet Update

      b. Library Partnership Trust (LPT) Update

      c. Reminder that April NSLS Board meeting will be held at University Center of Lake        

         County in Grayslake on April 23.

      d. Reminder about Illinois Library Day on Thursday, April 19 and National Library

          Legislative Day on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1-2.

7. REPORTS: COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, LIAISONS

      a. Board Effectiveness Committee; Sandra Norlin, Chair

          1. Minutes from February 9, 2007 meeting (Exhibit 7.a.1. – Attached)

          2. Discussion of possible ‘Elevator Speeches’ (Exhibit 7.a.2. – Attached)

      b. Community Outreach Committee; Susan Boatman Garland, Chair

      c. Executive Committee; Jackie Hinaber, Chair

      d. Finance Committee; Skip Mosshamer, Chair

         1. Minutes from March 12, 2007 meeting (Exhibit 7.d.1 – Attached)

      e. Legislative Committee; Kathy Caudill, Chair

         1. Minutes from February 26, 2007 meeting (Exhibit 7.e.1. – Attached)

      f. Management Affairs Committee; Barbara Balbirer, Chair

         1. Minutes from March 12, 2007 meeting (Exhibit 7.f.1 – Attached)

       *2. Approve Delivery Task Force Report (Exhibit 7.f.2 – Attached)

     g. Nominating Committee; Barbara Balbirer, Chair

     h. Public Library Outreach Committee; Nancy Heggem, Chair

     i. Policy and Bylaws Committee; Kathy Berman, Chair

         1. Minutes from March 14, 2007 meeting (Exhibit 7.i.1. - Attached)

       *2. Reviewed audio tape transcripts of all Closed Sessions of the NSLS Board of

             Directors.

             The committee recommends and moves as follows:

   March 24, 2004: Remains closed
   July 19, 2004: Remains closed
   September 27, 2004: Make public
   May 22, 2006: Make public
   October 24, 2006: Remain closed

The transcript of the two issues to be made public will be filed chronologically with minutes

of the NSLS Board

8. REPORT: CONSULTANT, ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY, H. NEIL KELLEY

9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

10. NEW BUSINESS

     *a. Approve New Vendor for NSLS Phone System Maintenance (Exhibit 10.a. – Attached)

11. COMMUNICATIONS

12. PUBLIC COMMENT