FOIA

 

Freedom Of Information Officers:  Jacque Holsapple & Sara Zumbahlen

NEWTON  PUBLIC  LIBRARY  DISTRICT – THE ILLINOIS FREEDOM  OF INFORMATION  ACT

  1. A brief description of our public body is as follows:  Our purpose is to provide materials and services for the recreational, social,  informational, and educational needs of the community

          Names of trustees are listed below.  Staff members are:

             Library  Director – Jacque Holsapple

           Librarians – Sara Zumbahlen, Patricia  Seale, Amy Short, & Marilyn Reisner

           The total amount of our operating budget for  FY 16-17  is:  $493,000

Funding sources are property and personal property replacement taxes, state and federal grants, fines, charges, and donations.

Tax levies are:

  1. Corporate purposes (for general operating expenses)
  2. IMRF (provides for employee’s retirement)
  3. Social Security
  4. Maintenance (for maintaining the building)
  5. Tort Liability (insurance premiums, attorney’s fees , unemployment and worker’s compensation insurance)
  6. Working Cash
  7. Debt Service (for bond and interest payments)
  8. The office is located at this address:   100 South Van Buren Street

                                                                                Newton, Illinois  62448

  • We have the following number of persons employed:
  • Full-time             2
  • Part-time             3
  • The following organization exercises control over our policies and procedures:
  • NEWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES, WHICH MEETS MONTHLY ON THE 3RD Monday of each month at 5pm at the library.

                Its members are:  Travis Farley, President; Ilene Woods,

                Vice-President; Deborah Urfer, Secretary; Donna Connor,

                Treasurer; PETER PASERO,  Pam Bierman,

                 and Jeanette Hickox.

 

  1. We are required to report and be answerable for our operations to:

                 Illinois State Library, Springfield, Illinois.  Its members are:  State

                 Librarian, JESSE WHITE(Secretary of State); Director of State Library,

                 ANNE CRAIG; and various other staff.

 

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