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Champaign Public Library Board of Trustees discusses five-year forecast

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Champaign Public Library Board of Trustees met Wednesday, Nov. 16.

The Champaign Public Library was established in 1876. The Library is governed by the Board of Trustees of the Champaign Public Library, comprised of nine residents of Champaign, one of whom is a current member of the City Council. The trustees are appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council for staggered terms of three years. The Board of Trustees establishes policy for the Library and appoints the Library Director, who serves as the Library’s chief executive officer.

Here is the agenda as provided by Champaign Public Library:

AGENDA

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

Wednesday ? November 16, 2016 ? 5:30 p.m.

The Julia F. Burnham 3rd Floor Conference Room ? Main Library ? 200 West Green Street ? Champaign

1. Call to Order

2. Call the Roll

3. Approve the Agenda

4. 2015/16 Audit Review: Lauterbach & Amen (Jennifer Krueger, via conference call) (ACTION ITEM)

5. Approve the Minutes:

a. Regular Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2016

6. Director’s Report

7. Five Year Forecast (Molly Talkington, City Finance Dept.)

8. Committee-of-the-Whole Policy Committee: Review of Internet Use Policy

9. 2017 Official Holiday and Closing Schedule (ACTION ITEM)

10. Financial Reports:

a. Approve Summary, Handwritten Checks, and Check Register for October 2016 (Motion to File)

b. 2016-2017 Financial Statements (Motion to Accept)

11. Correspondence and Communications

12. Committee and Liaison Reports:

a. Champaign Public Library Foundation Report (Crowley, Liaison)

b. Friends of the Champaign Public Library Report (Lansford, Liaison)

13. Comments from the Audience

14. Comments from the Board

15. Closed Session for Library Director Performance Evaluation Process: A closed session for “(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity” or (2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees,” as authorized by 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) and 5 ILCA 120/2(c)(2).

16. Next Meetings or Events:

• Regular Meeting, Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 5:30 p.m., Douglass Branch Library, Large Room

• Regular Meeting, Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 5:30 p.m., 3rd Floor Conf. Room, Main Library

• Regular Meeting, Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 5:30 p.m., 3rd Floor Conf. Room, Main Library

17. Adjournmen

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