Rochester Public Library District Board of Trustees Meeting  

DRAFT MINUTES 

7/9/26 

6:00 p.m.  

Meeting called to order: 6:00 p.m. by President Sarah Deen 

Trustees present:  

President Sarah Deen, Secretary Elaine Honomichl Lewis, Trustee Jessica Ingold, Trustee Erich Schroeder, Trustee Melissa Roselle, Trustee Johnson.  

Trustees absent: Vice President Bob Tepatti  

Library Staff: Director Janet McAllister, Patron Services Manager Alya Yeargain 

Approval of Library Board Meeting Minutes:  

A. The regular 6/11/26 minutes were reviewed. 

B.  A motion to approve the 6/11/26 regular meeting minutes by Ingold with a second by Schroeder approved by Roselle, Honomichl Lewis, Ingold, Johnson, Deen, and Schroeder. 

Treasurer’s Report/Approval of Bills:  

1.  Bills and treasurer’s report reviewed for month ending 6/30/26 

2. The new fiscal year 2026-2027 to begin on 7/1/26; a balance of $28,256.41 carried forward from the 2025-2026 fiscal year.Finance Comm. to meet 7/16. 

3. Motion to approve treasurer’s report and bills for months ending 6/30/26 by Roselle with a second by Johnson; approved by  Schroeder, Deen, Honomichl Lewis, Ingold, Roselle, and Johnson. 

Unfinished Business: None  

Committee Reports:  

1.  Personnel–did not meet; board to review Director’s eval and provide written feedback by 7/28/26. 

2.  Finance – 6/11/26 reviewed working budget for next fiscal year; to meet 7/16/26 

3. Joint Use–did not meet; concern of how roofing bids to be conducted will be raised at next Joint Meeting.  

4. FOL Liaison Friends–did not meet 

5. Ad-Hoc Building Committee–did not meet 

New Business: 

1. FOIA Request from the Data Branch; responded in appropriate timeframe. 

2. IPLAR-reviewed; a motion to approve with changes by Schroeder with a second by Johnson and approved by acclamation. 

3. Technology Plan–reviewed; a motion to approve Technology Plan by Honomichl Lewis with a second by Ingold and approved by acclamation. 

4. Marketing Plan–reviewed; a motion to approve the Marketing Plan by Ingold with a second by Roselle and approved by acclamation. 

Other Business:  None 

Communications:   

Per capita grant received in the amount of $12,818; did not receive the security grant. 

Director’s Report:  

1. Email and Web Page Hosting by July 25; new email addresses 

2. Audit company meeting 6/16 

3. Youth Services led 12 programs; 539 children in attendance 

4. Summer Reading Kick-off with 125 kids in attendance 

5. Day and Evening Book club (16); Library on Wheels deliveries (10); Rochester Estates and Carriages visit and checkouts (10); Farmers Market had 20 vendors 

6.  Stats: Checkouts (4726); Door Count (2805); New patrons (26); Computer Use (226); Card holders (5716); Book a Librarian (13); Notary (2);  Live chat (9); Sublimation (12); Cricut (6); Book Box (20) ;Test Proctoring (2); Narcan (2)  

7. Social Media/Internet Views: FB (2503); Farmers Mrt FB (2275) Instagram (268) Friends FB (607) TikTok (1759) Web Site Views (2898) 

No Closed Session 

Next Meeting Date:  August 13, 2026 @ 6:00 p.m. 

Adjournment: With no additional items to discuss, a motion for adjournment at 6:55 p.m. by Schroeder with a second by Johnson and passed by acclamation.  

Elaine Honomichl Lewis, Secretary