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
Lucille E. Dearth Union Twp. Branch Library, 195 N. Broadway St., Union City MI 49094
Monday, September 18, 2023, 5:30 PM

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Roll Call / Attendance
  4. 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.
  5. Consent Agenda (Items A-I)
    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: August 21, 2023
    2. Bills: August 2023
    3. Financial Statements: August 2023
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report: July 2023
    5. Management Reports: September 14, 2023
    6. Branch Reports: September 14, 2023
    7. Monthly Statistical Report: August 2023
    8. Publicity and Comments: September 14, 2023
    9. Thank You from Coldwater Community Center: September 5, 2023
      END OF CONSENT AGENDA
  6. Approval of the Agenda
  7. 2023 Tax Rate Request Form (L-4029)
  8. Allen Twp. Penal Fines
  9. Update to Materials Selection Policy
  10. Draft BDL Partners Printing Policy
  11. Draft Public Comment Policy
  12. Updating the BDL Meeting Agenda Format
  13. Report from this month's host branch: Union Twp. Branch Manager, Maria Piper
  14. Request to Close Early for Family Fright Night, Saturday, October 7, 2023
  15. Announcements
    The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library.
  16. 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.
  17. 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