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"The HARVEY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, has been serving this community for 120 years. We have been providing our community with history, knowledge, programs, classes and events since 1898. We also offer Wi-Fi, Movies, Books, Cd’s, Free streaming movies and music, Free downloadable music, and Free online classes to our library patrons. Just come in and pay us a visit, we have many selections and services that will gain your attention."

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By mail or in person:

Freedom Of Information Act Officer
Harvey Public Library District
15441 Turlington Ave.
Harvey, IL 60426


Via e-mail:
xmenzies@harvey.lib.il.us

Via fax:
Attention Freedom of Information Act Officer
(708) 331-2835


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Financial Information

Annual Budgets

Annual Receipts and Disbursements

Salary & benefits Public Act 97-0609

A physical copy of the total compensation package information
is posted for public viewing and inspection in the main entrance vestibule of
the Harvey Public Library District's principle office located at
15441 Turlington Avenue, Harvey, Illinois 60426.

Compensation & Benefit Information

Public Act 101-0504 requires IMRF to post certain employer cost and participation information on its website. Public Act 101-0504 also requires the District to post a link to the IMRF website. You may click here to visit the IMRF website or copy and paste the following link in your internet browser: https://www.imrf.org/en/about-imrf/transparency/employer-cost-and-participation-information .

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Board of Library Trustees

PRESIDENT Tamika Price
VICE PRESIDENT Roberta Patterson
TREASURER JoAnn Nesbitt
SECRETARY Charwana Morgan
TRUSTEE Monique Williams
TRUSTEE Yadira Garcia
TRUSTEE Anthony McCaskill
LIBRARY DIRECTOR

Xavier Menzies

Managers

YOUTH SERVICES / TEEN ZONE

Kim Peake
PUBLIC SERVICES Pat Nevins
INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY Michael Richardson
LIBRARY DIRECTOR

Xavier Menzies

Board Meeting Dates

2023
January 10 -Finance Agenda
January 12 -Planning Committee Agenda
January 12 -Board Agenda
February 7 -Finance Agenda
February 9 -Planning Committee Agenda
February 9 -Board Agenda
February 16 -Special Meeting Agenda
March 7 -Finance Agenda
March 9 -Planning Committee Agenda
March 9 -Board Agenda
2022
January 11 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
January 13 -Planning Committee Agenda
January 13 -Board Agenda - Minutes
January 24 -Emergency Board Agenda - Minutes
January 25 - Finance Agenda - Postponed
February 8 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
February 10 -Planning Committee Agenda
February 10 -Board Agenda - Minutes
February 22 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
March 8 -Finance Agenda
March 10 -Planning Committee Agenda
March 10 -Board Agenda - Minutes
April 12 -Finance Agenda
April 14 -Planning Committee Agenda
April 14 -Board Agenda - Minutes
April 26 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
May 10 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
May 12 -Planning Committee Agenda
May 12 -Board Agenda - Minutes
May 19 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
June 7 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
June 9 -Planning Committee Agenda
June 9 -Board Agenda - Minutes
July 12 -Finance Agenda
July 14 -Planning Committee Agenda
July 14 -Board Agenda
August 9 -Finance Agenda
August 11 -Planning Committee Agenda
August 11 -Board Agenda
September 6 -Finance Agenda
September 8 -Planning Committee Agenda
September 8 -Board Agenda
September 14 -Special Meeting Agenda
September 21 -Finance Agenda
October 3 -Special Meeting Agenda
October 11 -Finance Agenda
October 13 -Planning Committee Agenda
October 13 -Board Agenda
October 27 -Public Hearing Agenda
November 8 -Finance Agenda
November 10 -Planning Committee Agenda
November 10 -Board Agenda
December 6 -Finance Agenda
December 8 -Planning Committee Agenda
December 8 -Board Agenda
December 12 -Special Meeting Agenda
2021
January 7 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
January 14 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
January 14 -Board Agenda
January 21 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
January 28 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
February 2 -Special Meeting Agenda
February 11 -Finance Agenda
February 11 -Board Agenda - Minutes
March 11 -Finance Agenda
March 11 -Board Agenda - Minutes
March 17 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
April 8 -Finance Agenda
April 8 -Board Agenda
April 13 -Resched Finance Agenda - Minutes
April 13 -Resched Board Agenda< - Minutes
May 13 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
May 13 -Board Agenda - Minutes
June 10 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
June 10 -Board Agenda - Minutes
July 1 -Finance Committee Meeting Agenda
July 8 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
July 8 -Board Agenda - Minutes
July 13 -Special Meeting Agenda
August 10 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
August 12 -Board Agenda - Minutes
September 7 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
September 9 -Planning Committee Agenda
September 9 -Board Agenda
September 14 -Bldg & Grounds Committee Agenda - Minutes
September 16 -Public Hearing Agenda
September 16 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
October 12 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
October 14 -Planning Committee Agenda
October 14 -Board Agenda - Minutes
November 9 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
November 10 -Planning Committee Agenda
November 10 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
November 12 -Finance Agenda
November 17 -Bldg & Grounds Committee Agenda
November 17 -Special Meeting Agenda
November 22 -Policy Committe Meeting Agenda
December 7 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
December 9 -Planning Committee Agenda
December 9 -Board Agenda - Minutes
December 23 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
2020
January 16 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
January 16 -Board Agenda - Minutes
February 13 -Cancelled
February 13 -Cancelled
March 12 -Cancelled
March 12 -Cancelled
March 18 -Finance Cancelled
March 18 -Board Agenda - Minutes
April 9 -Finance Cancelled
April 9 -Board Agenda - Minutes
May 14 -Finance Cancelled
May 14 -Board Agenda - Minutes
June 11 -Finance Cancelled
June 11 -Board Agenda - Minutes
July 9 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
July 9 -Board Agenda - Minutes
July 15 -Committee Agenda
July 15 -Reconvened Board Agenda
July 23 -Special Meeting Agenda
August 19 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
August 19 -Board Agenda - Minutes
August 26 -Public Hearing Agenda
August 26 -Special Meeting Agenda
September 10 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
September 10 -Board Agenda - Minutes
October 8 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
October 8 -Board Agenda - Minutes
November 12 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
November 12 -Board Agenda - Minutes
November 17 -Special Meeting Agenda - Cancelled
November 23 -ReScheduled Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
December 7 -Special Meeting Agenda
December 10 -Finance Agenda
December 10 -Board Agenda - Minutes
December 17 -Special Meeting Agenda - Minutes
2019
January 10 -Finance Agenda
January 10 -Board Agenda - Minutes
January 25 -Special Agenda
February 14 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
February 14 -Board Agenda
March 14 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
March 14 -Board Agenda - Minutes
April 11 -Finance Agenda
April 11 -Board Agenda - Minutes
May 9 -Finance Agenda - CANCELLED
May 9 -Board Agenda - CANCELLED
May 16 -Special Agenda
May 30 -Finance Agenda
May 30 -Board Agenda
June 12 -Finance Agenda
June 12 -Board Agenda
June 27 -Special Agenda - Minutes
July 11 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
July 11 -Board Agenda - Minutes
August 8 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
August 8 -Board Agenda - Minutes
August 22 -Planning Committee Meeting of the Whole Agenda - Minutes
September 12 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
September 12 -Board Agenda - Minutes
September 12 -Public Hearing Agenda - Minutes
October 10 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
October 10 -Board Agenda - Minutes
November 7 -Special Agenda - Minutes
November 14 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
November 14 -Board Agenda - Minutes
December 12 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
December 12 -Board Agenda - Minutes
December 16 -Special Agenda - Minutes
2018
January 11 -Finance Agenda-Meeting Cancelled
January 11 -Board Agenda - Minutes
February 8 -Finance Agenda
February 8 -Board Agenda - Minutes
February 15 -Special Agenda - Minutes
March 8 -Meeting Cancelled
March 8 -Meeting Cancelled
April 12 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
April 12 -Board Agenda - Minutes
April 24 -Special Agenda
May 3 -Special Agenda - Minutes
May 10 -Finance Agenda
May 10 -Board Agenda
May 14 -Special Agenda- Meeting Cancelled
May 16 -Special Agenda
June 14 -Finance Agenda
June 14 -Board Agenda
July 12 -Finance Agenda
July 12 -Board Agenda
July 18 -Special Agenda
August 8 -Special Agenda
August 9 -Finance Agenda
August 9 -Board Agenda
September 13 -Special Agenda - Minutes
September 13 -Finance Agenda
September 13 -Board Agenda - Minutes
September 20 -Special Agenda
October 11 -Finance Agenda
October 11 -Board Agenda
October 18 -Planning Committee Meeting of the Whole
November 8 -Finance Agenda - Minutes
November 8 -Board Agenda
November 19 -Special Agenda - Minutes
December 13 -Finance Agenda
December 13 -Board Agenda - Minutes
December 17 -Board Agenda
2016
January 14 - Agenda - Meeting Cancelled
February 11 - Agenda - Minutes
March 10 - Agenda - Minutes
March 24 - Agenda - Minutes
April 14 - Agenda - Minutes
April 21 - Agenda - Minutes
May 12 - Agenda - Minutes
June 9 - Agenda - Minutes
June 21 - Amended Agenda - Minutes
July 14 - Agenda - Minutes
August 11 - Agenda - Minutes
September 8 - Hearing Agenda - Minutes
September 8 - Agenda - Minutes
September 8 - Agenda - Minutes
October 13 - Agenda - Minutes
November 10 - Agenda - Minutes
December 8 - Agenda - Minutes - Minutes
2015
January 8 - Agenda - Meeting Cancelled
January 12 - Agenda - Meeting Cancelled
January 20 - Agenda - Meeting Cancelled
January 24 - Agenda - Minutes
February 6 - Agenda - Meeting Cancelled
February 12 - Agenda - Minutes
March 12 - Agenda - Minutes
March 26 - Agenda - Minutes
April 9 - Agenda - Minutes
May 14 - Agenda - Minutes
May 28 - Agenda - Meeting Cancelled
June 11 - Agenda - Minutes
July 9 - Agenda - Minutes
August 13 - Agenda - Minutes
September 10 - Agenda - Minutes
September 28 - Agenda
October 8 - Agenda
October 20 - Agenda - Meeting Cancelled
October 27 - Agenda Revisited
November 12 - Agenda - Minutes
November 19 - Agenda - Minutes
December 10 - Agenda - Minutes
2014
January 9 - Agenda - Minute
February 6 - Agenda

February 13 - Agenda - Minutes
February 18 - Agenda
March 4 - Agenda
March 6 - Agenda
March 13 - Agenda - Minutes
March 19 - Agenda
April 10 - Agenda - Minutes
May 8 - Agenda - Minutes
May 14 - Agenda
May 19 - Agenda
June 18 - Agenda
June 23 - Agenda - Minutes
July 10 - Agenda - Minutes
July 15 - Agenda
July 18 - Agenda
August 4 - Agenda
August 14 - Agenda - Minutes
August 20 - Agenda
September 11 - Agenda - Minutes
September 19 - Agenda
September 30 - Agenda - Minutes
October 9 - Agenda - Minutes
October 31 - Agenda
November 13 - Agenda - Minutes
December 3 - Agenda - Minutes
December 8 - Agenda
December 11 - Agenda - Minutes
2013
January 10-Agenda-Minutes
February 22-Agenda-Minutes
March 14-Agenda-Minutes
April 5-Agenda
April 11-Agenda
May 9-Agenda-Minutes
June 4-Minutes
June 13-Agenda-Minutes
July 1-Agenda-Minutes
August 11-Agenda-Minutes
September 12-Agenda-Minutes
September 24-Agenda
September 26-Agenda
October 1-Agenda
October 10-Agenda-Minutes
November 14-Agenda-Minutes
December 12-Agenda-Minutes
2012
January 12-Agenda-Minutes
February 9-Agenda-Minutes
March 3-Meeting Cancelled
March 8-Agenda-Minutes
March 14-Agenda-Minutes
March 26-Minutes
April 10-Meeting Cancelled
April 12-Agenda-Agenda
April 14-Agenda-Minutes
April 19-Agenda-Meeting Cancelled
May 10-Agenda-Minutes
June 14-Agenda-Minutes
June 19-Agenda-Meeting Cancelled
July 12-Agenda-Minutes
July 16-Minutes
August-No Meeting
September 13-Agenda-Minutes
September 18-Agenda-Minutes
October 11-Agenda-Minutes
November 8-Agenda-Minutes
November 13-Agenda-Minutes
December 13-Agenda-Minutes
2011
January 13 - Agenda-Minutes
February 10-Agenda-Minutes
March 10-Agenda-Minutes
April 14-Agenda-Minutes
May 12-Agenda-Minutes
June 9-Agenda-Minutes
June 21-Minutes
June 29-Minutes
July 14-Agenda-Minutes
July 21-Agenda-Minutes
August 11-Agenda-Minutes
September 8-Agenda-Minutes
September 15-Minutes
September 21-Agenda-Minutes
October 13-Agenda-Minutes
November 10-Minutes
November 29-Agenda-Minutes
December 8-Agenda-Minutes
December 11-Agenda-Minutes
December 15-Agenda-Agenda-Minutes
2010
January 14-Agenda
February 11-Agenda
March 11-Agenda-Minutes
April 8-Agenda-Minutes
May 13-Agenda-Minutes
June 10-Minutes
July 8-Minutes
August 12-Minutes
September-Agenda
October 14-Minutes
November 4-Minutes
December 9-Agenda-Minutes
2009
January 8-Agenda-Minutes
February 12-No Meeting
March 12-No Meeting
April 9-No Meeting
May 14-Minutes
June 11-Minutes
July 9-Agenda-Minutes
August 20-Agenda-Minutes
September 10-Agenda-Minutes
October 8-Minutes
November 12-Minutes
December 10-No Meeting
2008
January 10-Minutes
February 14-Minutes
March 13-Agenda-Minutes
April 10-Agenda-Minutes
May 8-Minutes
June 12-Agenda-Minutes
July 17-Agenda-Minutes
August 14-No Meeting
September 11-Agenda-Minutes
October 9-Agenda-Minutes
November 13-Agenda-Minutes
December 11-Agenda-Minutes
2007
January 11-Agenda
February 8-Agenda
March 8-Agenda
April 12-Agenda
May 10-Agenda
June 14-Agenda
July 12-Agenda
August 9-Meeting Postponed
September 13-Agenda
October 11-Agenda
November 8-Agenda
December 13-Minutes
2006
January 12-Agenda-Minutes
February 9-Minutes
March 9-Agenda-Minutes
April 13-Agenda-Minutes
May 11-Agenda
June 8-Agenda-Minutes
July 13-Agenda-Minutes
August 10-Agenda-Minutes
September 14-Agenda
October 12-Agenda
November 9-Agenda
December 14-Agenda
2005
January 13-Minutes
February 10-Minutes
March 10-No Meeting
April 14-Minutes
May 12-Minutes
June 9-Minutes
July 14-Minutes
August 25-Minutes
September 22-Minutes
October 13-Minutes
November 10-Minutes
December 15-Minutes