Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Coldwater Branch Library
10 E. Chicago St., Coldwater MI 49036
Monday, November 19, 2012
6:00 PM

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL / ATTENDANCE

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
Board members should indicate now if they would like any items moved from the CONSENT AGENDA to the DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS section.

TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is a time for participation from the public. Those wishing to speak should indicate their desire to do so now and identify themselves for the record. Some questions may require research, in which case no answer may be available at this time.

CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 1-12)
Items listed in the CONSENT AGENDA are considered to be routine matters or items not needing further discussion. Approval of these items will be enacted in one motion.

Meeting Minutes

1. BDL Regular Board Meeting of October 15, 2012
2. CPL Regular Board Meeting of October 8, 2012

Reports from Branches & Departments

3. Branches: November 12, 2012
4. Coldwater Kids’ Place: November 2012
5. Automation*: November 14, 2012
* The Automation Librarian continues to monitor and assure compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act.

Finances

6. Financial Statements: October 31, 2012 and 2011
7. Branch County Penal Fine Report: October 2012

Statistical Reports & Informational Items

8. Monthly Statistical Report: October 2012
9. Book Budget: October 2012
10. Capital Projects: October 2012
11. Geek the Library Launch Party Announcement

Correspondence & Patron Comments

12. Patron comments

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS (ITEMS 13-19)

13. Bills: October 19, 2012 and November 2, 2012
14. Director's Report: November 14, 2012
15. Capital Improvement Fund Breakdown
16. Personnel Committee Report, October 24, 2012
17. Finance Committee Report, October 24, 2012
      • HSA Information
18. 2013 Special Revenues Budget
19. Second Reading of the 2013 Budget: 
      • Budget trends & projections
      • 2013 Budget (1-page version)
      • 2013 Budget (Full Excel version)
      • 2013 Budget (Full PDF version)

ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMENTS
The next scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held Monday, December 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library.

ADJOURNMENT