BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, June 7, 2021
Central Library Rasmussen Room
6:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

President Bernas called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT

Jillian Bernas, President; Julie Wroblewski Bosshart, Vice President/Secretary; Theresa Seyring, Treasurer; Anita Forte-Scott; Emily Gilbert; Amy Mueller; Carol Pye

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT

None

OTHERS PRESENT

Amber Creger, John Ericson, Jennifer Hunt, Blake Kindl, Annie Miskewitch, Kathy Morgan, Sarah Strzalka, Magan Szwarek, Lori Teipel, Gail Tobin, Beth Valenziano

REVIEW OF FY 2021/2022 PROPOSED BUDGET

Staff presented information on their respective departments including goals for FY 2021-2022. Those departments were Circulation; Community Engagement: Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Digital Services; Reference; and Youth.

The budget requests for the aforementioned departments were reviewed and discussed.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Trustee Forte-Scott would like the IT or Maintenance department to share their procedures for the safe disposal and recycling of used electronic items in their presentations.

The strategic planning consultant will hold a strategic planning kick-off meeting for Board members on Monday, July 26 at 7 p.m.

Information about the new Board committees will be ready by the June 2021 Board meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

Trustee Wroblewski Bosshart moved and Trustee Forte-Scott seconded that:

The Library Board adjourn regular session at 7:28 P.M.

Roll call vote:

Mrs. Wroblewski Bosshart Yes

Mrs. Seyring Yes

Ms. Forte-Scott Yes

Ms. Gilbert Yes

Mrs. Mueller Yes

Mrs. Pye Yes

Ms. Bernas Yes

 

The motion passed unanimously.