Library Board

Monday, March 21, 2022 7:00 p.m. I. Call to Order The Board of Trustees of the Wheaton Public Library held their regular Board meeting on Monday, March 21, 2022. Board President Laurie Metanchuk called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Members present in person at roll call: Christine Fenne, Al Herbach, Joe McHaley, Laurie Metanchuk, Simone Morton and Vallari Talapatra. Attending via Zoom were: Bob Lyon and Kathryn Staron, who entered at 7:05 p.m. Absent: None. Betsy Adamowski, Library Director, Ed Sirovatka, IT/Facilities Manager, and Lisa Christell-Sandri, Library Finance/Business Office Manager and recording secretary for this meeting, were also in attendance. II. Citizens to be Heard None III. Strategic Plan Action Plan Update – Dana Tieman, Head of Continuing Education & Development This presentation will be held at the April 18, 2022 Board meeting. CONSENT AGENDA IV. Minutes for the February 21, 2022 Board Meeting V. Minutes for the March 1, 2022 Special Board Meeting VI. Minutes for the March 7, 2022 Special Board Meeting VII. Financial Reports for February 2022 and Bill Listing for March 2022 Payment Mr. McHaley moved and Mrs. Fenne seconded to approve the Consent Agenda items. Roll Call Vote Ayes: Ms. Talapatra Mrs. Fenne Ms. Staron Mr. Lyon Mrs. Morton Mr. McHaley Mr. Herbach Mrs. Metanchuk Nays: None Absent: None Motion Carried VIII. Library Director’s Board Report for February 2022 Mrs. Adamowski mentioned that there have been staff leaving, being hired and moving departments. There is only one position, in the Teen Services Department, that is open. She went on to note that City Manager Mike Dzugan will present the Library’s financial plan to the City Council on March 28 and highly encouraged Board members to attend. She will send out the agenda and documents for that meeting as soon as she gets them. Mrs. Adamowski would like to have the DuPage Foundation presentation on April 26th or 27th. She will find out which date is better for our contact Mike Sitrick, DuPage Foundation Vice President for Advancement. She then turned the meeting over to President Metanchuk to go over the City’s planned City 1  WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING MINUTES March 21, 2022 Code changes concerning Boards, Commissions and Committees which will affect the Library’s Bylaws. She answered some questions from the members and added that they could send questions to Betsy also. IX. Unfinished Business: A. Library Financial Update Mrs. Adamowski noted that the update was covered in her Library Director’s report. X. New Business: A. Motion to Approve Remote Work Policy Mrs. Adamowski answered questions concerning the policy. Mrs. Fenne moved and Mr. McHaley seconded to approve the Remote Work Policy. Roll Call Vote Ayes: Mrs. Morton Mr. Herbach Ms. Staron Mr. McHaley Mrs. Fenne Mr. Lyon Ms. Talapatra Mrs. Metanchuk Nays: None Absent: None Motion Passed B. Motion to Close the Library on July 3, 2022 Mrs. Fenne moved and Ms. Talapatra seconded to approve the motion. Roll Call Vote Ayes: Mrs. Fenne Mrs. Morton Mr. Lyon Ms. Staron Mr. McHaley Ms. Talapatra Mr. Herbach Mrs. Metanchuk Nays: None Absent: None Motion Passed C. Motion to Approve Service Animals Policy Mr. Herbach moved and Mr. McHaley seconded to approve the policy. Roll Call Vote Ayes: Mr. Lyon Mrs. Fenne Ms. Morton Mr. Herbach Mr. McHaley 2  WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING MINUTES March 21, 2022 Ms. Talapatra Mrs. Metanchuk Nays: None Abstain: Mrs. Staron Absent: None Motion Carried XI. Board Member Comments (Round the Table) Mr. Herbach mentioned that the newly covered main stairs look great. Mrs. Fenne offered copies of the College of DuPage’s budget. She stated it was interesting to see how the residents’ taxes are used. Mr. Lyon said he enjoyed a visiting author program that the Library presented. Ed Sirovatka, IT Manager, stated that program was one of the first hybrid (in-person and online via Zoom) programs that the Library presented. He noted that that program actually had more people attend in-person than online. XII. Adjournment There being no further business of the Wheaton Public Library Board of Trustees, Mr. Herbach moved and Ms. Talapatra seconded that the meeting be adjourned. A voice vote was taken and the motion for adjournment carried at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Lisa Christell-Sandri Finance/Business Office Manager 3