Board of Trustees
of the
Huntley Area Public Library District
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
June 18, 2025
Call to Order: A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Huntley Area Public Library District was held in Program Room 3 at the Huntley Area Public Library District, 11000 Ruth Road, Huntley, IL 60142 on June 18, 2025. President Threadgill-Smith called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.
Attendance:
Trustees Present: Linda Benigno, Sandy Domagalski, Katie Kunde, Leslie Threadgill-Smith, and Stephanie Weil
Trustees Absent: None
Library Staff Present: Frank Novak, Library Director; Loralei Getty, Business Manager; Lisa Rossi-Moser, Head of Programming; Sergio Ramos, Head of Maintenance
Visitors Present: Vito Benigno, Pamela Kampwerth, Marjorie Smith, and Siddharth Thakur
Pledge of Allegiance: President Threadgill-Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Public Comments: There were no public comments.
Secretary’s Report: Weil motioned, Kunde seconded that the Board approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held on May 28, 2025 as presented. All Ayes. No Nays. Motion carried.
Financial Reports and Checks: Benigno motioned, Kunde seconded that the Board approve the checks and financial report for May 2025 as presented. Roll call votes were: Benigno-Aye; Domagalski-Aye; Kunde-Aye; Threadgill-Smith-Aye; Weil-Aye. All Ayes. No Nays. Motion carried.
Monthly Income/Expense Report (Discussion): Trustees reviewed the Income/Expense Report-May 2025 and there were no questions.
Board Committee Assignments: Threadgill-Smith made these committee appointments:
Finance – Kunde (chair), Domagalski, Weil, Threadgill-Smith (ex officio)
Policy – Domagalski (chair), Benigno, Vacant (new board member), Threadgill-Smith (ex officio)
Facilities – Weil (chair), Kunde, Vacant (new board member), Threadgill-Smith (ex officio)
Library Director’s Report: Presented by Novak. Novak discussed amending the library’s current vacation policy to allow for vacation time to be available at the beginning of the calendar year. A Policy Committee meeting will be scheduled for discussion. The library received a check from the Friends Foundation for $53,000 dated July 1, 2025. The Friends asked that the money be spent on programming and electronic resources and the library will honor that request. This donation has already been factored into the FY 2025-2026 Working Budget. The calculation for the non-resident card fee is included in the board packet and is $340 per family for FY 2025-2026.
Committee Reports:
Policy: There was no report. A meeting was scheduled for July 16, 2025 at 5 p.m. to discuss the vacation policy.
Finance: The committee met on June 3, 2025 to review the working budget. The committee directed additional funds to programming and electronic resources.
Facilities: There was no report.
Friends’ Liaison: Presented by Rossi-Moser. The June book sale raised $1,054. The Friends welcomed three new members. The June General Meeting will be held on Friday, June 20th. The program will be A Tale of Beatrix Potter by Debra Miller. The Friends continue to prepare for Minilinks@thelibrary on Friday, July 18th.
New Business:
Non-Resident Card Fee Approval: Benigno motioned, Weil seconded that the Board approve the Non-Resident Card Fee at $340 per year for a family living outside of the library district. Roll call votes were: Benigno-Aye; Domagalski-Aye; Kunde-Aye; Threadgill-Smith-Aye and Weil-Aye. All Ayes. No Nays. Motion carried.
FY 2025-2026 Working Budget: Benigno motioned, Kunde seconded that the Board approve the budget as presented. Roll call vote. Benigno-Aye; Domagalski-Aye, Kunde-Aye; Threadgill-Smith-Aye, Weil-Aye. All Ayes. No Nays. Motion carried. A total compensation package refers to the complete value of pay and benefits that an employee receives from an employer. It’s important for library staff to understand the overall value of employment. Administration should start a cycle for distributing a total compensation package for employees and perspective employees. It can be a mock example.
New Trustee Selection: Two days of interviews have been concluded, and all candidates will be contacted by the end of the week. Both positions are two-year terms.
Old Business: There was no Old Business.
Upcoming Dates: The next Regular Monthly Board Meeting of the Board of Trustees will be Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
Board Discussion: There was no Board Discussion.
Executive Session: There was no Executive Session.
Items from Executive Session for Action: None
Adjourn: Domagalski motioned, Benigno seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:03 p.m. All Ayes. No Nays. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Stephanie Weil, Secretary
