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The River Forest Public Library Board of Trustees received an update on the capital-reserves plan at a meeting this week.
The River Forest Public Library Board of Trustees approves policies to govern library programs and operations, budgets and monthly warrants. It also helps evaluate directors annually, as well as design and implement strategic plans.
Below is the agenda for this meeting, as provided by the board.
River Forest Public Library
Regular Board Meeting
May 18, 2015
8:00 pm
Agenda*
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Visitors and Guests
4. Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting: April 19, 2016
5. March Financial Report
a. Warrants
b. Revenue Report
c. Expense Report
d. Balance Sheet
6. Communications
a. Patron Suggestions
7. Director’s Report
8. Library Snapshot
a. Strategic Competencies
b. Key Performance Indicators
9. New Business
a. Committees: (Report/Discussion/Action)
i. Facility Committee –
-Discuss Engberg Anderson proposal for capital reserves plan update
-Approve purchase of Library book drop
ii. Finance and Development Committee –
iii. Policy Committee –
-Approve minor change to Trustee by-laws
-Review Policy workflow spreadsheet
-Prevailing Wage Ordinance
iv. Collaboration Task Force -Report
b. Other New Business
i. Appointment of Board Committees for FY 2016-17
Finance – Joan O’Connor, Katie Bevan, Tom Smedinghoff
Policy – Deborah Hill, Katie Bevan
Facilities – Alice Calabrese-Berry, Claudette Zobel, Joan O’Connor
Personnel – Kevin Crowell, Alice Calabrese-Berry
ii. New website review
10. Old Business
11. Executive Session
12. Adjournment
* All topics on the Agenda are potential Action Items. Note: Board members who have suggestions about upcoming issues are
welcome to contact the President, Chair or a Committee member. Suggestions will be noted, however, The Open Meetings Act,
prohibits discussion outside of posted public meetings.
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