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Erica Ewers, President, County-at-Large
Benjamin Jewell, Vice President, City of Coldwater
Marilyn Johnson, Secretary, Union Twp.
Daniel Gordon, City of Coldwater
Susan Smith, Quincy
Martha Watson, County-at-Large

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Coldwater Branch Library
10 E. Chicago St., Coldwater MI 49036
Monday, November 21, 2016
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. 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.

  5. Consent Agenda (Items A-M)

    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:  October 17, 2016
    2. Financial Statements:  October 2016
    3. Branch County Penal Fine Report:  September 2016
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report:  October 2016
    5. Director's Report:  October 2016
    6. Assistant Director's Report:  November 2016
    7. Branch Reports:  October 2016
    8. Monthly Statistical Report:  October 2016
    9. Book Budget:  October 2016
    10. Capital Projects:  October 2016
    11. Community Promotions Budget:  October 2016
    12. Trust Information:  October 2016
    13. Financial Information:  October 2016
    14. Publicity and Comments:  October 2016

    END OF CONSENT AGENDA
  6. Approval of the Agenda
  7. First Reading of the 2017 Operating Budget
  8. The 2017 Special Revenues Budget
  9. Finance Committee:  October 21, 2016
  10. Amending the 2016 Operating Budget
  11. Bills:  October 1, 14, 17 and October 28, 2016
  12. Building Committee:  November 3, 2016
  13. Public Services Committee: October 27, 2016
  14. Personnel Committee: November 11, 2016
  15. Donation Letter
  16. 2017 Board Meeting Dates
  17. Announcements

    The next scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held Monday, December 19, 2016, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room at the Coldwater Branch Library.

  18. Additional 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.

  19. 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 following:

Branch District Library, 10 E. Chicago St., Coldwater, MI 49036
(517) 278-2341
secretary@BranchDistrictLibrary.org