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City of Rock Island Public Library Board will meet July 21

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City of Rock Island Public Library Board will meet on Tuesday, July 21.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Type of Meeting: Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting (Teleconference Option)

Meeting Facilitator: Eudell Watts III

Invitees: Karen Phillips, Pat Mahar, Jo Noon, Deborah Freiburg, Holly Sparkman, Elizabeth Russell, Jacki Nelson, Jenni Swanson; Larissa Pothoven, High School Student Board Member

I. Call to Order

II. Attendance

III. Public Comment – The public may comment during the public comment section of the agenda, in-person, by phone or by the Google Meet links listed above. Public comments may also be submitted to the Library Director at: campbell.angela@rigov.org by 4pm on the day of the meeting, and will be read aloud and recorded during the meeting.

IV. Approval of minutes – June 16, 2020

V. Board Education – IL Standards Discussion Chapters 1 & 2

VI. Correspondence

VII. Committee Reports

A) Finance – Jenni Swanson

1. Audit Presentation from the City of Rock Island Finance Department

2. *Motion whether or not to approve monthly bills for June for $ 31,032.79 (RC)

3. Review of Quarterly Financial Statements

4. Set committee meeting to discuss CY 2021 budget

B) Buildings and Grounds – No report.

C) Personnel & Policy – Debbie Freiburg

1. Set meeting for policy review session.

D) Planning & Community Relations – Holly Sparkman

1. Set meeting to evaluate COVID operations; prepare for new strategic plan.

E) Art Committee - Pat Mahar/Karen Phillips

F) Foundation

• Capital Campaign on pause

• Birdies for Charity results

• Executive Board meeting on July 31, 2020

• Quarterly Board meeting on August 13, 2020

VIII. Administrator Reports

1. Director’s Reports & Statistics – updates

2. Milan Blackhawk Area Public Library District – Next Meeting July 23, at 4pm.

IX. Unfinished Business

1. *Long Range Planning – updates

a. * Sale of Library property located at 3059 30th Street – updates and/or approval of any necessary closing documents

b. YMCA Partnership/Capital Campaign – updates and discussion

2. *Library Locations’ Hours – updates

X. New Business

1. Semi-annually, the Library Board must meet to review the minutes of any closed sessions that occurred and determine whether the minutes of those closed sessions need to remain confidential.

a. *Motion whether or not to approve releasing closed session minutes to the public.

b. *Motion whether or not to approve disposal of closed session minutes older than 18 months.

2. Review of Per Capita Aid Requirements – If available

3. *Motion whether or not to approve closing all library locations on Monday, February 15, 2021, for the annual staff in-service day.

XI. Information Sharing

• Committee List - FINAL

• July/August Mobile Library Schedule - NEW

XII. *Closed Session – If necessary

XIII. Announcements

XIV. Adjournment

https://www.rigov.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07212020-594

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