Board Meeting of the Board of Library Trustees

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM 123 East Scranton Avenue, Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044

Minutes

  1. Call to Order – Trustee Friedeman called the meeting to order at 7:02pm
  2. Roll Call – Trustee Friedeman, Jardine, Shaul, Sobolak were in attendance. Trustee Reidy attended virtually. Director Starosta and Martha Trotter from Sikich were also in attendance.
  3. Virtual Attendance: Trustee Shaul made a motion to allow Trustee Reidy to attend virtually due to illness. Motion seconded by Trustee Sobolak. All aye. Motion carried.
  4. Additions and Corrections to the Agenda – No additions or corrections were proposed.
  5. Members of the Public to Address the Board – No public members in attendance.
  6. Consent Agenda – Trustee Shaul motioned to approve the minutes from the January 6, 2026 and November 18, 2025 minutes. Trustee Jardine seconded the motion. All aye. Motion carried.
  7. Library Director Updates –
    1. Library Director’s and Managers’ Monthly Report – Director Starosta answered questions on the monthly report.
    2. November and December 2025 Statistics Reports
  8. Financial Reports –
    1. Trustee Sobolak made a motion to approve the November and December 2025 Revenue and Expenditure Report. Trustee Reidy seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Aye: Trustees Friedeman, Jardine, Reidy, Shaul, Sobolak. Nay: none. Motion carried.
    2. Approval of the check disbursement report was moved to February.
  9. New Business
    1. DISCUSSION: FY25 Audit Report – presented by Martha Trotter from Sikich – Ms. Trotter presented an overview of the FY2025 audit report and answered Trustee questions.
    2. ACTION: Policies –
      1. Updated INF 1 & 2 – Trustee Shaul made a motion to approve the policies INF 1 & 2 Reference and Inter Library Loan Policy with changes – spelling of deferred and adding ILL abbreviation. Trustee Jardine seconded the motion. All aye. Motion carried.
      2. Trustee Jardine made a motion to rescind MGN-8 Bulletin Board Policy. Trustee Sobolak seconded the motion. All aye. Motion carried.
      3. Trustee Sobolak made a motion to approve MNG-8 Community Information and Solicitation Policy with corrections – changing the word “district” to “library service area”. Trustee Friedeman seconded the motion. All aye. Motion carried.
      4. Trustee Reidy made a motion to approve MNG-12 Fund-Raising Policy. Trustee Jardine seconded the motion. All aye. Motion carried.
      5. Trustee Sobolak made a motion to approve Resolution 26-1 Authorizing the Adoption of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Trustee Shaul seconded the resolution. All aye. Motion carried.
  10. Library Correspondence and Communications
    1. Comment Cards – Comment cards were reviewed.
  11. President comments:
    1. Director’s review: All trustees received an email from Trustee Friedeman about the director’s evaluation which is due on January 30th.
    2. Trustee retreat: Proposed date of April CoW (7th) meeting.
  12. Adjournment (8:20pm) Trustee Friedeman made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:21pm. Trustee Sobolak seconded the motion. All aye. Motion carried.

Upcoming Board Meeting

  • February 3, 2026 at 7:00PM (Committee of the Whole)
  • February 17, 2026 AT 7:00PM (Board)