Benjamin Jewell, President, Coldwater
Martha Watson, Secretary, City of Coldwater
Susan Brooks, Trustee, County-at-Large
Kimberly Langworthy, Trustee, County-at-Large
Karen Smith, Trustee, Bronson
Susan Smith, Trustee, Quincy
[Vacant] , Trustee, Union Twp.
Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Coldwater Branch Library, 10 E. Chicago St., Coldwater MI 49036
Conducted as a Hybrid Meeting In-Person & via Zoom/YouTube due to the Coronavirus
Monday, September 20, 2021, 5:30 PM
In an effort designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Branch District Library Board of Trustees is holding this meeting via an online livestream, as permitted by the Michigan Open Meetings Act, PA 228 of 2020. Connection details are below, or see our Online Meeting Guide for help.
Members of the public wishing to participate in the meeting have the following options:
- If you wish only to observe and listen:
- We recommend you view our livestream by going to:
https://www.BranchDistrictLibrary.org/livestream. - Join the meeting on Zoom via the following address:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81020499905. - You may also call in on a telephone to listen to the meeting audio. Dial 1-312-626-6799, and enter meeting ID 810 2049 9905. A participant ID is not required to listen.
- If you wish to give public comment:
- Join the meeting on Zoom via the following address: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81020499905. Indicate you wish to speak by pressing the "Raise Hand" icon in Zoom before a public comment period.
- Send an email by 4:00pm prior to the meeting to the Library Director at director@BranchDistrictLibrary.org or to BDL Trustees listed at https://www.BranchDistrictLibrary.org/library_board.
- Use our web form at https://www.BranchDistrictLibrary.org/suggestion_box.
- Leave a voicemail by 4:00pm prior to the meeting by calling the Library Director at 517-279-7848.
- Dial 1-312-626-6799, and enter meeting ID 810 2049 9905. A participant ID is not required to listen. If you wish to make a comment, press *9 on your touchtone phone or keypad before a public comment period. When instructed, press *6 to unmute yourself.
- During the public comment periods, those indicating they wish to speak will be recognized. Individuals making public comments should state their name and where they live before their comment. The time limit for any individual's public comments will be 5 minutes.
- Call to Order
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call / Attendance
All trustees attending virtually must state their physical location for the record. - Time for Public Comments
This is a time for participation from the public. Those attending virtually wishing to speak should indicate their desire to do so by pressing the "Raise Hand" button in Zoom, or dialing *9 on their telephone keypad. 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. - 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. - BDL Regular Board Meeting Minutes: August 16, 2021
- Bills: August 2021
- Financial Statements: August 2021
- Branch County Penal Fine Report: July 2021
- Management Reports: September 17, 2021
- Branch Reports: September 17, 2021
- Monthly Statistical Report: August 2021
- Publicity and Comments: September 17, 2021
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
- Approval of the Agenda
- Accepting Tom Lowande's Resignation
- Funding Request for Algansee Branch
- Personnel Committee Report
- Memo of Understanding with Friends Groups
- Report from this Month's Branch Manager: Algansee Branch Manager, Lynnell Eash
- COVID-19 Update
- Announcements
The next scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held Monday, October 18, 2021, at 5:30 pm, at the Coldwater Branch Library. If it is to be held virtually or as a hybrid due to COVID-19, additional announcements will be made prior to the meeting. - Additional Public Comments
This is a time for participation from the public. Those attending virtually wishing to speak should indicate their desire to do so by pressing the "Raise Hand" button in Zoom, or dialing *9 on their telephone keypad. 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. - Adjournment
The Branch District Library will provide necessary and reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes 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 BDL Administrative Offices.
