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.
Monday, January 15, 2024, 5:30 PM

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Roll Call / Attendance
  4. Election of Officers
    If there are changes to officers, a motion is required to remove prior officers and update bank access and signature cards.
  5. Committee Assignments
    · Committees are described on page two of the bylaws.
    2023 Committee assignments were:
    · Building: Benjamin Jewell, Kimberly Langworthy, Joseph Lynch, Carole Bolton (Coldwater Branch Advisory Board)
    · Finance: Susan Brooks, Kimberly Langworthy, Karen Smith
    · Personnel: Robert Hostetler, Benjamin Jewell, Susan Smith
    · Public Services: Susan Brooks, Robert Hostetler, Susan Smith
    · Ad-hoc/Bylaws: Susan Brooks, Benjamin Jewell, Joseph Lynch
  6. 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: December18, 2023
    2. Bills: Not available until after the audit
    3. Financial Statements: Not available until after the audit
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report: November 2023
    5. Management Reports: January 11, 2024
    6. Branch Reports: December 14, 2023
    7. Monthly Statistical Report: Not available until after the audit
    8. Publicity and Comments: December 14, 2023
  7. Approval of the Agenda
  8. Borrowing and Lending Policy Update
  9. Purchasing Requests
  10. Announcements
    The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, February 19, 2024, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library.
  11. 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.
  12. 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