Village of Forest Park Public Library Board of Trustees met Nov. 17
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
Opening of Meeting
A. Brooke Sievers called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
B. Roll call: Trustees present: Celes Leonard, Eboni Murray, Ian Nosek, Bridgett Rummel, Brooke Sievers, and Katharine Uhrich. Staff present: Vicki Rakowski, Martha Sullivan, Deb Harris. Guests present: Paul Rosario, Audit Manager Lauterbauch & Amen
C. Leonard made a motion to approve the agenda for the November 17, 2025, Board meeting, as submitted. Nosek seconded the motion and it carried.
Leonard aye Rummel aye
Murray aye Sievers aye
Nosek aye Uhrich aye
D. Nosek made a motion to approve the October 20, 2025, Board meeting minutes, as submitted. Leonard seconded the motion and it carried.
Leonard aye Rummel aye
Murray aye Sievers aye
Nosek aye Uhrich aye
Reports
A. Director’s Report: See report
B. Treasurer’s Report: See report
C. Board Committee Reports: none
D. Trustee Reports: Sievers and Rakowski met with the Village to discuss how the library handles the unhoused population.
E. Director Evaluation in December 2025
F. Public Comment: none
Unfinished Business
New Business
A. Nosek made a motion to approve the payment of bills in the amount of $135,123.94. Murray seconded the motion and it carried.
Leonard aye Rummel aye
Murray aye Sievers aye
Nosek aye Uhrich aye
B. Leonard made a motion to approve the Presentation of the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Audit by Lauterbauch & Amen. Nosek seconded the motion and it carried.
Leonard aye Rummel aye
Murray aye Sievers aye
Nosek aye Uhrich aye
C. Leonard made a motion to approve the Resolution 025-008 Setting Forth Financial Requirements of the Forest Park Public Library for the Fiscal Year Beginning May 1, 2026 and ending April 30, 2026 . Nosek seconded the motion and it carried.
Leonard aye Rummel aye
Murray aye Sievers aye
Nosek aye Uhrich aye
D. Nosek made a motion to approve the update to Meeting Room Use and Reservation Policy as submitted. Uhrich seconded the motion and it carried.
Leonard aye Rummel aye
Murray aye Sievers aye
Nosek aye Uhrich aye
E. Leonard made a Motion to approve the Update to Board By-laws to Include Consent Agenda Format, as amended. Murray seconded the motion and it carried.
Leonard aye Rummel aye
Murray aye Sievers aye
Nosek aye Uhrich aye
No Executive Session
The Board of Library Trustees will meet in Executive Session under the exception of the Open Meetings Act ILCS Chapter 5, Act 120/2 (c ) Exceptions. “ A public body may hold closed meetings to consider the following subjects: Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting.”
Adjournment
Sievers adjourned the meeting at 8:04 pm by unanimous consent.
Leonard aye Rummel aye
Murray aye Sievers aye
Nosek aye Uhrich aye
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