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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
Lewis Uhrig, Bronson
Martha Watson, County-at-Large

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Coldwater Branch Library
  10 E. Chicago St., Coldwater MI 49036
Monday, December 21, 2015
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-Q)

    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: November 16, 2015
    2. BDL Special Board Meeting Minutes:  November 18, 2015
    3. BDL Special Board Meeting Minutes:  December 14, 2015
    4. CPL Regular Board Meeting Minutes:  November 9, 2015
    5. CPL Special Board Meeting Minutes:  November 18, 2015
    6. Financial Statements: November 2015
    7. Branch County Penal Fine Report: November 2015
    8. Director's Report:  December 18, 2015
    9. Branch Reports:  December 13, 2015
    10. Coldwater Kids’ Place Report: December 2015
    11. Coldwater Adult Programming:  December 2015
    12. Systems Librarian Report*:  December 18, 2015
      * The Systems Librarian continues to monitor and assure compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act.
    13. Monthly Statistical Report:  November 2015
    14. Book Budget:  November 2015
    15. Capital Projects:  November 2015
    16. Correspondence from the City of Coldwater:  November 11, 2015
    17. Newspaper Coverage:  December 18, 2015
      Patron Comments:  None

    END OF CONSENT AGENDA
  6. Approval of the Agenda
  7. BDL Attorney, Karl Butterer of Foster Swift, Collins & Smith
  8. Bills:  November 2, November 13 and November 27, 2015
  9. Credit Card Policy
  10. Volunteers / Workers' Compensation
  11. Director Search
  12. 2016 BDL Board Meeting Dates
  13. Announcements

  14. The next scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held Monday, January 18, 2016, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library.

  15. 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.

  16. 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