BDL Logo 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., Coldwater MI 49036
Monday, January 16, 2023, 5:30 PM

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Roll Call / Attendance
  4. Election of Officers
  5. Update Bank Signature Authorization if Changes to Officers
  6. Committee Assignments
    • Committees are described on page 2 of the bylaws
    2022 Committee Assignments were:
    • Building: Ben Jewell, Kim Langworthy, [vacant]
    • Finance: Susie Brooks, Kim Langworthy, Karen Smith
    • Personnel: Susie Brooks, Ben Jewell, Sue Smith
    • Public Services: Susie Brooks, Sue Smith, Bob Hostetler
    • Ad-Hoc/Bylaws: Susie Brooks, Ben Jewell, [vacant]
  7. Time for Public Comments
    This is a time for participation from the public. Speakers must identify themselves for the record, and there will be a time limit of five minutes per speaker. Some questions may require research, in which case no answer may be available at this time.
  8. Consent Agenda (Items A-H)
    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: December 19, 2022
    2. Bills: Not available until after the audit
    3. Financial Statements: Not available until after the audit
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report: November 2022
    5. Management Reports: January 13, 2022
    6. Branch Reports: January 13, 2022
    7. Monthly Statistical Report: Not available until after the audit
    8. Publicity and Comments: none in the past month
      END OF CONSENT AGENDA
  9. Approval of the Agenda
  10. Purchasing Request: Quincy Branch
  11. COVID-19 Update
  12. Announcements
    The next scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, January 20, 2023, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library.
  13. Additional Public Comments
    This is a time for participation from the public. Speakers must identify themselves for the record, and there will be a time limit of five minutes per speaker. Some questions may require research, in which case no answer may be available at this time.
  14. 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