THE ROCKFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
MINUTES REGULAR MEETING
A quorum being present, President Paul A. Logli called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
Members present: Molly M. Brauns, Bradley M. Englin, Edward J. Geeser, Jessica M. Koltz,
Paul A. Logli, Monica J. Primm
Members absent: Dawn K. Durkin, Bradley M. Long
Others present: Attorney John Rearden, Lynn Stainbrook, Fay Muhammad, Noel Devine,
Deborah Fortune, Renee Jensen, Rose Peterson, Karen Mohr Powers
Minutes of Previous Meeting
1. Jessica Koltz moved and Molly Braunseconded to approve the minutes of the August 24,
2015 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
Financial Report
2. Karen Mohr Powers directed members’ attention to the monthly financial reports included in
the packets. Members discussed the reports.
Officers Reports
3. The Officers had no reports.
Executive Committee ~ Paul Logli
4. Paul Logli deferred the election to fill the Vice President vacancy to the October meeting; he
appointed Monica Primm as Vice President Pro Tem.
5. Paul Logli appointed Trustees to committees for 2015-2016 as follows:
Financial Planning and Properties Committee: Ed Geeser, Chair; Molly Brauns, Jessica
Koltz, Brad Long
Program Planning and Service Policies Committee: Monica Primm, Chair Pro Tem; Dawn
Durkin, Brad Englin
6. Paul Logli appointed Jessica Koltz as Trustee liaison to the Rockford Public Library
Foundation Board of Directors.
7. Paul Logli appointed Molly Brauns to chair a committee to review the proposed Lewis
Lemon Branch Library/Rockford Public School District 205 Intergovernmental Agreement, as
well as library delivery services to the west end of Rockford. Brad Long and Monica Primm
were also appointed to this committee; community members from the west end will also be
invited to participate.
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Financial Planning and Properties Committee ~ Edward Geeser
8. The Financial Planning and Properties Committee recommends that the Board of Trustees
approve the 2015 Budget Amendment as presented. Karen Mohr Powers distributed a
proposed revision to the 2015 Budget Amendment based on the additional cost for the East
Branch Library parking lot repaving project, increasing the Revised total from $200,000 to
$212,033 and the Variance total from $8,766,191 to $8,778,224. Jessica Koltz moved and
Monica Primm seconded to amend the 2015 Budget Amendment as presented by Karen
Mohr Powers. Roll call vote to amend the 2015 Budget Amendment was taken. Ayes:
Brauns, Englin, Geeser, Koltz, Logli, Primm. Nays: none. Motion passed
unanimously. Roll call vote to approve 2015 Budget Amendment as amended was
taken. Ayes: Brauns, Englin, Geeser, Koltz, Logli, Primm. Nays: none. Motion
passed unanimously.
9. The Financial Planning and Properties Committee recommends that the Board of Trustees
approve the 2016 Budget as presented. Roll call vote was taken. Ayes: Brauns, Englin,
Geeser, Koltz, Logli, Primm. Nays: none. Motion passed unanimously.
Program Planning and Service Policy Committee ~ Monica Primm
10. The Program Planning and Service Policy Committee did not meet in September.
Executive Director ~ Lynn Stainbrook
11. Lynn Stainbrook directed members’ attention to her written report included in the packets.
She distributed copies of the 2015 Summer Reading Club survey responses. Stainbrook
complimented Noel Devine and Rose Peterson for smoothing the reconfiguration at the East
Branch Library by their excellent prep work.
Staff Reports
12. Administrative Staff directed members’ attention to their written reports included in the
packets. Deb Fortune, Community Relations Officer, displayed a national award received
for the Rosetta Stone commercial that was conceived by Fortune and produced by Trekk.
Unfinished Business
13. There was no unfinished business to come before the board.
New Business
14. There was no new business to come before the board.
15. With no further business to come before the board, and upon motion and second, the
meeting adjourned at 6:22 p.m.
16. The next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for Monday, October 26,
2015, at 6:00 p.m. in the Large Multipurpose Room at the Nordlof Center [please use south
entrance].
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Kathleen Hughes
Recorder
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