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September 2007 Board Packet

Regular Meeting, Board of Directors
Monday, September 24, 2007 7:00 p.m.
System Center

NOTE: An appointment of one Board member will be held at the September 24, 2007 Board meeting. One Representative will be appointed by the Board to fill the unexpired at-large term of Nancy Garn. Candidates will be asked to speak to their nomination before the appointment is made. Representatives from any type of library may stand for election by completing a self-nominating form which may be found at http://www.nsls.info/about/board/nominate.aspx.

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

4. ELECTION, SWEARING IN AND SEATING OF BOARD MEMBER (Candidates’ Self-nomination forms attached)

a. Lonnie Barefield – Public (Exhibit 4.a. – Attached)

b. Anita Forte-Scott – Public (Exhibit 4.b. – Attached)

c. Kerry Pearson – Public (Exhibit 4.c. – Attached)

d. Elaine Steiner – School (Exhibit 4.d. – Attached)

5. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

*a. Approve Minutes of NSLS Board meeting, July 23, 2007 (Exhibit 5.a. - Attached)

6. REPORTS: OFFICERS

a. President, Skip Mosshamer

b. Vice President, Kathy Caudill

c. Secretary, Sandra Norlin

d. Treasurer, Christopher Stewart

1. Wire Transfers for the months of July and August 2007 (Exhibit 6.d.1. - Attached)

2. Statement of Revenues and Expenditures From July 1 through August 31, 2007 (Exhibit 6.d.2. – Attached)

3. Schedule of Expenditures – Budget and Actual From
July 1 through August 31, 2007 (Exhibit 6.d.3. – Attached)

4. Statement of Revenues and Expenditures from July 1 through August 31, 2007 (Exhibit 6.d.4. – Attached)

*5. A motion is needed to ratify Checks/Voucher Register issued from July 1 through August 31, 2007 (Exhibit 6.d.5. - Attached)

7. REPORT: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

a. Following Up on the Board Retreat (Exhibit 7.a. – Attached)

b. Discussion of Going Green Initiative

c. Discussion of Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator (to be distributed)

d. Bridge Update

8. REPORTS: COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, LIAISONS

a. Board Development Committee, Sandra Norlin, Chair

b. Executive Committee, Skip Mosshamer, Chair

c. Finance Committee, Christopher Stewart, Chair

1. Minutes from Finance Committee meeting, September 10, 2007 (Exhibit 8.c.1. – Attached)

2. Review of FY07 Financial Audit

d. Legislative Committee, Dayle Zelenka, Chair

e. Management Affairs Committee, Kathy Caudill, Chair

1. Minutes from Management Affairs Committee meeting, September 10, 2007 (Exhibit 8.e.1. – Attached)

*2. Approval of Proposal for Selection of an Electricity Supplier (Exhibit 8.e.2. – Attached)

*3. Approval of Proposal for Minor NSLS Renovations (Exhibit 8.e.3. – Attached)

f. Nominating Committee

g. Public Library Outreach Committee, Nancy Heggem, Chair

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

10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

11. NEW BUSINESS

*a. Approval of Application for System Membership, Immanuel Lutheran School (Exhibit 11.a. – Attached)

*b. Approval of Resolution in Support of the SKILLs Act (Exhibit 11.b. – Attached)

12. COMMUNICATIONS

13. PUBLIC COMMENT

*14. ADJOURNMENT

* This symbol indicates that a motion is needed.