SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Huntley Area Public Library District
Minutes of the Directors Search Committee Meeting
April 6, 2026
Call to Order: A Special 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 April 21, 2026. President Threadgill-Smith called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Attendance:
Trustees Present: Linda Benigno, Sandy Domagalski, Jerry Reedy, Leslie Threadgill-Smith, and Stephanie Weil
Trustees Absent: Katie Kunde and John Schmelzer
Library Staff Present: Lindsey Jarr, Business Manager
Visitors Present: Alex Todd, Dieters and Todd
Pledge of Allegiance: President Threadgill-Smith led the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Public Comments: There were no public comments.
Dieters and Todd Presentation: Alex Todd presented to the Board an outline of the recruiting process of a new Director. A review of the Director position posting, including benefits, salary range and experience requirements, were discussed. Dieters and Todd anticipate there will be a variety of interest in the position and a qualified new Director should be in place within a four-to-five-month range.
At 6:30 p.m. Elizabeth Steffensen, Acting Director, Sergio Ramos, Head of Maintenance, Kevin Stringer, Head of IT, and Lisa Rossi-Moser, Head of Programing entered the meeting
At 7:16 p.m. Alex Todd exited the meeting
Domagalski left the meeting at 7:15 p.m. and re-entered the meeting at 7:17 p.m.
Old Business:
Overtime: Steffensen presented a list of staff that are listed as exempt and nonexempt in our system. Most department heads are listed as exempt. This issue is being brought to the Board to determine when non–exempt employees shall receive time and a half pay vs. comp time. The Board also discussed extending the time frame in which comp time can be used when an employee must accumulate a large amount of comp time for improvement projects. The Board agreed to discuss the terminology of non-exempt payment in the next Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting.
Telecommuting: The Board agreed to delay changes in this policy until a full-time Director is hired.
Emergency Closing: Board Discussion of when a non-exempt employee is required to work on premises during emergency closing. Does this constitute time and a half pay although it is during regular working hours. Debated if time and a half pay should be paid for just the time a non-exempt employee is required to be on premises and back to normal rate of pay for the rest of emergency closing. The Board will review the wording of the policy at the next Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting.
Front Loaded Vacation: No discussion occurred. Will be postponed until the next Policy and Personnel Committee Meeting.
Adjournment: Benigno motioned; Weil seconded to adjourn the Special meeting. All Ayes. No Nays. Motion carried.
Special Meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Lindsey Jarr, Recorder
