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NOTICE OF ZION-BENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPENINGS

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Zion-Benton Public Library District Board of Trustees Opening

We will have 3 seats for the Board of Trustees open for the consolidated election on April 21, 2021. These seats are for a full six-year term ending in April 2027. The seven-person Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall operations of the library by approving budgets and setting policies. Time commitments include monthly board meetings and occasional committee meetings as well as generally advocating for the Library within the community.

Candidate packets may be picked up during normal business hours (Monday – Thursday, 10 AM – 4 PM) from now until December 21, 2020, excluding holidays and closings (10/12/2020, 11/3/2020, & 11/26/2020).

To be eligible, a candidate must be: a registered voter, have resided in the Library District for at least one year before filing their petition for nomination, not be delinquent in paying real estate taxes or have other indebtedness to the Library District, not have a conviction for any felony or infamous crime.

Candidate nomination petitions must include at least 50 signatures from registered voters who reside within the Library District and a receipt from the County Clerk indicating that a Statement of Economic Interests has been filed for this office. Petitions may be filed between Monday, December 14, 2020 at 10 AM and Monday, December 21, 2020 at 5 PM at the Library’s Administration Offices.

Election information can be found at the Lake County Clerk’s website at http://www.countyclerk.lakecountyil.gov. For more information, please contact Assistant Library Director, Mollie Brumbaugh at 847-872-4680, ext. 109.

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Special Board Meeting Wednesday April 15, 2020 6:00 PM

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Notice is hereby given that the President and Board of Trustees of the Zion-Benton Public Library District will hold a special meeting at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2020, Online, for the following purposes:  to discuss the Directors Hiring Search.

 

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Mik Jacobsen is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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Time: Apr 15, 2020 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Special Board Meeting Saturday April 11, 2020 10:00 AM

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Notice is hereby given that the President and Board of Trustees of the Zion-Benton Public Library District will hold a special meeting at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 11, 2020, Online, for the following purposes:  to discuss the Directors Hiring Search.

Special Board Meeting April 11 2020 Agenda

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Ordinance No. 16/17-O-1

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Click Here to view Ordinance 16/17-O-1, “Combined Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Zion-Benton Public Library District for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017” (PDF).

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Notice of Special Meeting and Agenda

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Notice is hereby given that the President and Board of Trustees of the Zion-Benton Public Library District will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m., Monday, July 11, 2016, in Meeting Room B of the Library, 2400 Gabriel Ave., Zion, Illinois, for the following purposes:  to discuss the Director’s evaluation and goals.

/s/ Mary E. Martin
SECRETARY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ZION-BENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT

Click here for the agenda: 20160711 Special Meeting

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Ordinance No. 15/16-O-5

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Legal Notice
Ordinance No: 15/16-O-5
Prevailing Wage Rates

TAKE NOTICE that of the Board of Trustees of the Zion-Benton Public Library District, pursuant to “An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and other workers employed in any public works by the State, county, city or any public body or any political subdivision or by anyone under contract for public works,” approved June 2016, as amended, has determined on, and as effective from June 28, 2016, that the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics, and other workers engaged in the construction of public works coming under the jurisdiction of the Zion-Benton Public Library District is the same as determined by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois for Lake County as of June, 2016. A copy of the full Ordinance and the Department of Labor determination is available for inspection by any interested party in the main office of the Zion-Benton Public Library District, 2400 Gabriel Ave., Zion, IL, and to any employer; association of employers and any person of employee or association of employees who have filed, or file their names and addresses, requesting copies of the same.

DATED, this 28th day of June, 2016.

/s/ Amy Onan
Secretary Pro Tem
Board of Library Trustees
Zion-Benton Public Library District
Zion, Lake County, Illinois

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Notice of Regular Meetings FY16/17

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The public is hereby notified that pursuant to the Illinois Public library district Act, 76 ILCS 15/1, et seq., and the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/1, et seq., the following are the time and place of the regular meetings of the Board of library Trustees of the ZION-BENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, Lake County, Illinois:

Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Zion-Benton Public Library District
2400 Gabriel Avenue
Zion, Illinois 60099

  • July 26, 2016
  • August 23, 2016
  • September 27, 2016
  • October 25, 2016
  • November 29, 2016
  • January 24, 2017
  • February 28, 2017
  • March 28, 2017
  • April 25, 2017
  • May 23, 2017
  • June 27, 2017

The Board of Library Trustees of the Zion-Benton Public Library District
Zion, Lake County, IL

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Notice of Availability of Audit Report

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Notice of Availability of Audit Report

Notice is given pursuant to the Public Funds Statement Publication Act of the availability of an audit report for the Zion-Benton Public Library District.

The audit report:

  1. Covers the time period from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015;
  2. The audit was conducted by Milburn Cain & Co., certified public accountants;
  3. The audit report is available for inspection at the Zion-Benton Public Library District, 2400 Gabriel Ave., Zion, Illinois between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Saturday, except for holidays.

By the Board of Library Trustees, Zion-Benton Public Library District

Click here to view the audit report (PDF file).

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Ordinance 15/16-O-4

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Click here to view Ordinance 15/16-O-4, “Levying Taxes For Corporate Purposes For The Current Fiscal Year Commencing July 1, 2015 And Ending On June 30, 2016 For Zion-Benton Public Library District, Lake County, Illinois.”

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Notice of Committee Meeting

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NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Strategic Planning Task Force of the Zion-Benton Public Library District will meet at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Zion-Benton Public Library, 2400 Gabriel Avenue, Zion, Illinois, in the Adult Group Study Room.

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Notice of Public Hearing

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Notice of Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given by the Zion-Benton Public Library District in the City of Zion, County of Lake, State of Illinois, that a tentative budget and appropriation of said library for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 is on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the Library’s Circulation Desk, 2400 Gabriel Ave., Zion, IL 60099.

Notice is hereby further given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 6:30 p.m. on September 22, 2015 in Meeting Room B at the Zion-Benton Public Library District, 2400 Gabriel Ave., Zion, IL 60099.

Dated July 29, 2015

/s/ Mary E. Martin
Secretary, Board of Library Trustees

Click here to read Tentative Ordinance 15/16-O-2.

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Public Notice

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Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that, by Ordinance adopted on the 28th day of July, 2015, the Board of Trustees of the Zion-Benton Public Library District determined to levy an additional tax of 0.02% of the value of all the taxable property in the District, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, for the purchase of sites and buildings, the construction and equipment of buildings, the rental of buildings required for library purposes, and maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment, said tax levy to be effective for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The text of said Ordinance is set forth below.

The question of levying a 0.02% tax shall be submitted to the electors of the District if a petition is filed with the Board signed by 2509 registered voters in the District asking that the question of levying said 0.02% tax be submitted to the electors of the District. Said petition must be filed within thirty (30) days after publication of this Public Notice. The date of the prospective referendum is March 15, 2016.

DATED, this 28th day of July, 2015.

/s/ Amy Onan, Secretary pro tem
Board of Library Trustees
Zion-Benton Public Library District
Zion, Lake County, Illinois

Click here to read Ordinance 15/16-O-1.

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Notice Of Regular Meetings 15-16

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Notice Of Regular Meetings

The public is hereby notified that pursuant to the Illinois Public Library District Act, 75 ILCS 15/1, et seq., and the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/1, et seq., the following are the time and place of the regular meetings of the Board of Library Trustees of the ZION-BENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, Lake County, Illinois:

Tuesdays at 6:30 PM
Zion-Benton Public Library District
2400 Gabriel Ave.
Zion, IL 60099

  • July 28, 2015
  • August 25, 2015
  • September 22, 2015
  • October 27, 2015
  • November 24, 2015
  • January 26, 2016
  • February 23, 2016
  • March 22, 2016
  • April 26, 2016
  • May 24, 2016
  • June 28, 2016

The Board of Library Trustees of the Zion -Benton Public Library District Zion, Lake County, IL

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