Kane County Reporter

The Aurora Public Library Board of Directors met May 25 to review hour reduction plan.

Here are the meeting's minutes, as provided by the board:

EXECUTIVE SESSION

BOARD OF LIBRARY DIRECTORS

AURORA (ILLINOIS) PUBLIC LIBRARY

May 25, 2016

The Board of Directors adjourned to executive session at 6:22 p.m. to discuss

personnel matters pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c) (1).

Present: Trustees Stewart Beach, Jeffry Butler, Norma Gobert, Richard Hawks, Maria

Lozano, Walt Meinert, Archie Needam, John Savage, Andrew Smith

Also present were Executive Director Daisy Porter-Reynolds and Deputy Director

Michaela Haberkern.

Executive Director Daisy Porter-Reynolds updated the board on the layoff notifications

to be given staff on June 7, 2016. She reviewed the positions being eliminated, the

specific staff effected, and how senior staff identified those positions. She also reviewed

the hours reduction plan agreed upon by staff.

Executive Director Porter-Reynolds reviewed the timeline for notification of impacted

staff, their managers, and the rest of the staff. Executive Director Porter-Reynolds

informed the board that Board President John Savage would formally notify the Aurora

City Council of the Whole at their regular meeting on June 7, 2016.

One of the board members inquired about next year’s tax levy and Executive Director

Porter-Reynolds reported that the city did not yet have firm projections, based on her

conversations with the City’s Chief Financial Officer Brian Caputo.

Another board member inquired about the possibility of a strike and how such would be

handled.

On a motion from Richard Hawks seconded by Andrew Smith, the board voted

unanimously to adjourn the executive session at 7:01 p.m.

On a motion from Stewart Beach seconded by Andrew Smith, the board voted

unanimously to return to open session at 7:01 p.m.

CERTIFIED TO BE A TRUE COPY

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Secretary, Board of Directors

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