Board of Trustees
of the
Huntley Area Public Library District
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
July 17, 2024
Call to Order: A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Huntley Area Public Library District was held in Program Room 3 at the Huntley Area Public Library District, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley, IL 60142 on July 17, 2024. President Budzynski called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Attendance:
Trustees Present: Chris Budzynski, Sandy Domagalski, Stephanie Duncan, Katie Kunde, Leslie Threadgill-Smith and Stephanie Weil
Trustees Absent: Shannon McKibben
Library Staff Present: Frank Novak, Library Director and Loralei Getty, Business Manager; Pamela Kampwerth, Head of Programming & Outreach Services
Visitors Present: Marjorie Smith and Lohith Seera
Pledge of Allegiance: President Budzynski led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Public Comments: There were no public comments.
Secretary’s Report: Kunde motioned, Duncan seconded that the Board approve the minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting held on June 19, 2024 as presented. All Ayes. No Nays. Motion carried.
Duncan motioned, Domagalski seconded that the Board approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on June 19, 2024 as presented. All Ayes. No Nays. Motion carried.
Financial Reports and Checks: Threadgill-Smith motioned, Duncan seconded that the Board approve the checks and financial report for June 2024 as presented. Roll call votes were: Budzynski-Aye; Domagalski-Aye; Duncan-Aye; Kunde-Aye; Threadgill-Smith-Aye; Weil-Aye. All Ayes. No Nays. Motion carried.
Monthly Income/Expense Report (Discussion): On the June 13, 2024 fnbo Business Card Activity report, Raymond Geddes Co. for $267 is for prizes purchased by Youth Services.
Library Director’s Report: Presented by Novak. Tomorrow morning, the library will be closed for staff training. Novak is working on the Budget & Appropriations Ordinance and anticipates a hearing and approval at the September Regular Board Meeting. The library is required to publish a notice of the hearing at least thirty (30) days before the date the hearing is to be held. In addition, Novak will have a tentative ordinance ready for public review at least thirty (30) days before the Budget & Appropriations hearing. The Lions Club donated $1,000 to the library for large print books.
Committee Reports:
Policy: There was no report.
Finance: There was no report.
Facilities: There was no report.
Friends’ Liaison: Presented by Kampwerth. The Friends donated $55,500 to the library on July 1 for programming and electronic resources. To date, Minilinks@thelibrary has raised $1,750 from sponsorships. The next book sale will be in September at the library.
New Business: There was no New Business.
Old Business: There was no Old Business.
Upcoming Dates: The next Regular Monthly Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees will be Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
Board Discussion: The library’s auditor reviews Novak’s personnel file each year as part of the library’s audit, and it was noticed that Novak didn’t have an evaluation in FY2023-2024. The director’s evaluation is set for the September Regular Monthly Meeting. The board would like to get back on an annual review schedule in line with Novak’s work anniversary which is in April.
Executive Session: There was no Executive Session.
Items from Executive Session for Action: None
Adjourn: Threadgill-Smith motioned, Duncan seconded to adjourn the meeting at 5:54 p.m. All Ayes. No Nays. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Loralei Getty, Recorder
