The Batavia Public Library District Board of Trustees met Oct. 18 to determine the amount of money needing to be raised by the new tax levy.
Here is the meetings' agenda, as provided by the board:
w w w. B a t a v i a P u b l i c L i b r a r y. o r g
STATEMENT OF MISSION: The mission of the Batavia Public Library is to provide and ensure
access to materials and services to meet the lifelong learning needs of residents and organizations, as
well as to create a welcoming place to gather, exchange ideas, and participate in cultural events.
10 South Batavia Avenue • Batavia, IL 60510-2449 • (630) 879-1393 • FAX (630) 879-9118
AGENDA
Board of Trustees of the Batavia Public Library District
0BRegular Meeting
Tuesday ? 18 October 2016 ? 7:00 p.m.
Elizabeth L. Hall Conference Room ? Batavia Public Library ? 10 South Batavia Avenue ? Batavia
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
3. Call the Roll
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4. Comments from the Audience
Comments are subject to the “Policy on Public Participation at Meetings and Other Communications,” copies of which are
available at meetings. Visitors are welcome to attend at any open meeting of the Board of Library Trustees.
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5. Approve the Consent Agenda (ACTION ITEM)
Any Board member may request removal of item(s) to the regular agenda for further discussion, or the addition of item(s) from
the regular agenda to the consent agenda.
a. Minutes:—
(1) Regular Meeting, Tuesday, 20 September 2016
b. Expenditures:—
(1) Expenditures (“Cash Disbursement Detail Report”): September 2016
c. Other Action Items:—
(1) An Ordinance Levying an Additional Tax of 0.02% for Buildings and Equipment for Library
Purposes, and Maintenance, Repairs, and Alterations of Library Buildings and Equipment in the
Batavia Public Library District, in the Counties of Kane and DuPage, Illinois, for the Fiscal Year
2016–2017 (Standing Committee on Finance): ORDINANCE 2015–008
(2) A Resolution Declaring Selected Library Furniture, Furnishings, Equipment, and Supplies to Be
Surplus Property, and Authorizing the Disposition of the Surplus Property (Standing Committee on
Facilities): RESOLUTION 2016–010
(3) Drinking Fountain with Integral Bottle-Filling Station (Standing Committee on Facilities)
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6. Approve the Agenda
AGENDA ? 18 OCTOBER 2016 ? PAGE 2
7. President’s Report
8. Good News / Comments from the Board
9. Correspondence and Communications
10. Director’s and Librarians’ Reports: September 2016
11. Committee and Official Representative Reports:—
a. Standing Committee on Facilities (Deitchman)
b. Standing Committee on Finance (Von Lunen)
c. Standing Committee on Outreach (Henders)
d. Standing Committee on Services (Sullivan) — NO REPORT / NO MEETING
e. Batavia Public Library Foundation (Schuster)
f. Friends of the Batavia Public Library (Von Lunen)
g. Library Integrated Network Consortium (LINC) (Scheetz)
h. Batavia Access Television (BATV) (Schuster)
12. Financial Reports:—
a. Financial Reports: September 2016
? 2016–2017 Working Budget
? 2016–2017 Statement of Revenue and Expenditures
? 2016–2017 Investment Report
b. Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2016 (Independent Auditor’s Report and
Financial Statements), presented by Jamie L. Wilkey, partner, or designee, Lauterbach & Amen LLP
c. A Resolution Determining the Amount of Money Estimated to Be Necessary to Be Raised by the
Tax Levy (Standing Committee on Finance) (ACTION ITEM) RESOLUTION 2016–011
“The Truth in Taxation Act” [35 Illinois Compiled Statutes 200 / 18–55 et seq.], requires the Library District to determine
the amount of money estimated to be necessary to be raised by the tax levy for each year (“levy”) upon the taxable property
in the Library District, not less than twenty (20) days prior to the adoption of the levy.
13. Insurance Policies (Business Package, Automobile, Commercial Liability Umbrella, Workers
Compensation) (Standing Committee on Finance) (ACTION ITEM)
14. Snow-Removal Services (Standing Committee on Facilities) (ACTION ITEM)
15. Future Agenda Items (REPORT)
16. Next Meetings or Events:
a. 150th Anniversary of Library Service in Batavia (1866–2016), January–December 2016 — Theme: “A
new story… 150 years in the making”
b. ILA Annual Conference (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont), Tuesday–Thursday, 18–20
October 2016
c. Daylight Saving Time Ends (Standard Time Resumes) at 2:00 a.m. (1st Sunday in November), Sun, 6
November 2016
d. General Election Day (in even-numbered years, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November),
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
e. Veterans Day, Friday, 11 November 2016, Library Open
f. Board of Library Trustees (Regular Meeting), Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 7:00 p.m., Elizabeth L. Hall
Conference Room, Batavia Public Library
g. International Games Day @ your library® (formerly National Gaming Day) (3rd Saturday in
November), Saturday, 19 November 2016 — launched in 2008 to focus on the social and recreational
side of gaming
17. Adjournment
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