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.