Committee of the Whole Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM 123 E. Scranton Ave. Lake Bluff, IL 60044

Minutes

  1. Call to Order – Meeting called to order at 7:00pm by President Friedeman.
  2. Roll Call – Trustees Jardine, Reidy, Friedeman, Sobolak, Shaul were in attendance. Director Starosta was also in attendance.
  3. Additions and Corrections to the Agenda – Trustee Shaul made a motion to approve the agenda with the addition of New Business C – Parks and Recreation Invitation, New Business D – Capital Facility Plan update, and New Business E – Closed minutes review update. Motion seconded by Trustee Jardine. All aye. Motion carried.
  4. Members of the Public to Address the Board – No public in attendance.
  5. New Business
    1. Discussion of Library Hours for Fall – The Board discussed the staff capacity to add additional open hours with the current budget. Discussion included other possible ways to increase access materials. This will be an action item on the August Board agenda.
    2. Discussion of the proposed update for MNG-5 Request for Reconsideration policy, and new USE-6 Notary and USE-7 Test/Exam Proctoring Policies. All three policies will be action items on the August Board agenda.
    3. Parks and Rec Board – Trustee Shaul relayed an invitation to the upcoming ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday Aug 26th 7am-9pm for the reopened pool.
    4. Capital facility plan – Director Starosta talked about what is included in a full capital facility plan and estimated costs. This will be a discussion/action item on the August ask friends for funding? – August meeting
    5. Closed session Minutes review – Director Starosta reviewed the law on closed/executive minutes and the criteria for keeping them closed and/or opening them to the public. This will be an action item on the August Board meeting agenda.
  6. Adjournment – Trustee Friedeman moved to adjourn at 8:13 pm.

Regular Board Meeting: July 15th, 2025