THE DUPAGE LIBRARY SYSTEM
MEETING OF THE BOARD
July 14, 2004
The regular meeting of the DLS board, held at the Glenside Public Library District, 25 East Fullerton Ave., Glendale Heights, IL was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Vice Pres. Kepka asked Sec. Whitehead to call the roll. The following board members were present to establish a quorum: Karen Hannah, Robert Kepka, Halle Mikyska, Pattie Piotrowski, Carolyn Roys, Marguerite Treest, and Joyce Whitehead. Board members with an excused absence were Stephen Fulton, Jackie Plourde, and Mesfin Tefera. Also absent was Robert Wagner.
DLS staff members attending were Shirley May Byrnes, Claudia Sheets, Jane Plass, Pam Kramer, Karen Odean, and Mary Jean McCleary.
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Treas. Treest moved, and Dir. Roys seconded that:
| THE AGENDA BE ADOPTED | Agenda Adopted |
Motion carried unanimously.
Dir. Mikyska moved, and Dir. Piotrowski seconded that:
| THE JUNE BOARD MEETING MINUTES BE APPROVED | June Minutes Approved |
Motion carried unanimously
Odean reported on the purchase of new computers for the VOV staff.
Staff workstations were upgraded to meet specifications for the expected new version of the circulation system software used by the talking book centers.
Treas. Treest moved that:
| THE PAYMENT OF THE JUNE 17-JUNE 30, 2004 BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $115,877.39 and the July 1-July 14 BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $76,368.80 BE APPROVED. | July bills approved for payment. |
Motion carried unanimously.
Because there will not be a meeting in August, Sec. Whitehead moved
and Dir. Hannah seconded that:
| THE AUGUST BILLS BE APPROVED FOR PAYMENT SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING. | August bills to be paid. |
July Board meeting place: Byrnes thanked the Glenside Public Library District for hosting the DLS Board meeting.
Place for September meeting: Byrnes inquired of the Board whether they wished to meet at a site other than DLS in September. Consensus was that they wish to meet at DLS.
Area & Per Capita Grant: The DLS presentation is July 14 at noon at ISL. Byrnes thanked the management team, especially Plass, for their many hours of preparation time in putting together the slide show presentation.
ALA Conference: Byrnes and Zielinski attended the conference. They heard many good speakers and attended several worthwhile programs. The Friends of the Sugar Grove Library received an award from the Friends of the Library USA (FOLUSA). Byrnes brought back pictures of the presentation.
ILSDO: ILSDO met July 8-9 at Alliance’s new headquarters. The latest report on the state budget was that there would be a 4% holdback in all departments. Jean Wilkins, ISL Director, said that there has been a lot of discussion about core services. ISL is concerned about delivery. ILSDO is planning a two-day institute in January at ALS for the consultants. ILA is planning an exhibit on the history of libraries at the fall conference. The June deadline for libraries to send in their contribution to this exhibit was extended.
PPC: The Committee met at ISL on Monday, July 12. There are several new members, primarily from academic libraries. Larry Cahall, Indian Trails Library District trustee, asked about legislation in the session starting January 2005, to help public libraries replace obsolete technology and include needed staff time. He titled it the Technology Fund Act. You will be kept informed of any progress.
Kip Kolkmeier, ILA’s Legislative Consultant, reported that the legislature was
seven weeks past the adjournment date as of the July 12 PPC meeting date, but predicted that once agreement is reached, the budget will be passed very quickly.
The 2005 legislative initiatives will be drafted at the August 2 PPC meeting. The same four headings are likely to be used for the initiatives: funding, intellectual freedom, universal service, and privacy.
ISL: Michael McCaslin, the new Illinois State Library (ISL) representative called to say he was unable to attend the July Board meeting since there is no travel money, but he did plan to attend all future meetings.
The U.S. House passed an appropriations bill with an increase of almost $22 million in LSTA funding.
Vision Insurance Plan
Sheets reported on several options for vision insurance coverage for the
DLS staff, including ones from Ameritas, Vision Service Provider (VSP), and VSP quotes from our insurance agent, Bill Miksch.
Dir. Mikyska moved and Dir. Hannah seconded to:
| ADOPT AGENT BILL MIKSCH’S QUOTE FOR VSP – $10/$25 ON THE COMPARISON SPREADSHEET | Vision insurance plan adopted. |
Motion carried unanimously.
The question was asked if the Board ever makes it a point to visit legislators when they are not in session. Byrnes said that library advocates are encouraged to visit their legislators at their district office and to invite them to the library. In addition, Dir. Mikyska said that the DLS advocacy committee is working on a short training module on advocacy to take to local board meetings.
At 8:00 p.m. Dir. Hannah moved and Treas. Treest seconded to:
| ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER ILLINOIS STATUTE 5ILS 120/2 (5). | Executive session approved. |
Motion carried unanimously.
At 8:15 p.m. Dir. Roys moved and Dir. Hannah seconded to
| RETURN TO OPEN SESSION. | Meeting reconvened. |
Motion carried unanimously.
Dir. Roys moved and Treas. Treest seconded to:
| AUTHORIZE DLS STAFF TO PURSUE MAKING AN OFFER REGARDING THE PROPERTY DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION | DLS staff authorized to make offer |
Motion carried unanimously.
At 8:17 p.m., Treas. Treest moved and Dir. Roys seconded that:
| THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. | Meeting adjourned |
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted.
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Joyce Whitehead, Secretary
___ Minutes approved as read
___ Minutes approved as amended
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Jackie Plourde, President