February 19, 2024 BDL Board Regular Meeting

Benjamin Jewell, President, City of Coldwater
Susan Smith, Vice President, Quincy
Kimberly Langworthy, Secretary, County-at-Large
Susan Brooks, Trustee, County-at-Large
Robert Hostetler, Trustee, City of Coldwater
Joseph Lynch, Trustee, Union Twp.
Karen Smith, Trustee, Bronson

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Coldwater Branch Library, 10 E. Chicago St.
Monday, February 19, 2024, 5:30 PM

AGENDA

1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call / Attendance
4. Consent Agenda (Items A-K)
   Items listed in the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine matters or items not needing further discussion. Board members should indicate now if they would like any items moved from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Approval of these items will be enacted in one motion.
   1. BDL Regular Board Meeting Minutes: January 15, 2024
   2. Bills: December 2023
   3. Bills: January 2024
   4. Financial Statements: January 2024
   5. Branch County Penal Fine Report: December 2023
   6. Management Reports: February 15, 2024
   7. Branch Reports: February 15, 2024
   8. Monthly Statistical Report: December 2023
   9. Monthly Statistical Report: January 2024
   10. Publicity and Comments: February 15, 2024
   11. Letter in Support of the Coldwater Community Center
5. Approval of the Agenda
6. Audit Report: Tim Taylor of Taylor, Plant & Watkins P.C.
7. Personnel Committee: Met February 12, 2024
   · Draft Employment Handbook
8. Building Committee: Met February 6, 2024
9. Announcements
   The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, March 18, 2024, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library.
10. Public Comments
    Those wishing to speak should indicate their desire to do so now. There will be a time limit of three minutes per speaker. See the Public Comment Policy at www.BranchDistrictLibrary.org/policies for the complete rules of the public comment period.
11. Adjournment

The Branch District Library will provide necessary and reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio recordings of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon one week’s notice to the Branch District Library by writing or calling the following:

Branch District Library, 10 E. Chicago St., Coldwater, MI 49036
(517) 278-2341
info@BranchDistrictLibrary.org