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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, April 18, 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-P)

    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:  March 21, 2016
    2. CPL Regular Board Meeting Minutes:  March 14, 2016
    3. Quarterly Financial Statements:  Three Months Ending March 31, 2016
    4. Financial Statements:  March 2016
    5. Branch County Penal Fine Report:  March 2016
    6. Acting Director's Report:  April 14, 2016
    7. Branch Reports:  April 2016
    8. Coldwater Kids’ Place Report:  April 2016
    9. Coldwater Adult Programming:  April 2016
    10. Systems Librarian Report*:   April 14, 2016
      * The Systems Librarian continues to monitor and assure compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act.
    11. Monthly Statistical Report:  March 2016
    12. Book Budget:  March 2016
    13. Capital Projects:  March 2016
    14. Community Promotions Budget:  March 2016
    15. Newspaper Coverage:   April 15, 2016
      Patron Comments: none
    16. Correspondence:  City of Coldwater Industrial facilities Tax Exemption

    END OF CONSENT AGENDA
  6. Approval of the Agenda
  7. Bills:   March 1, 4, and 18, 2016
  8. Capital Requests 
  9. Bronson City DDA
  10. Coldwater Branch Sunday Hours Update
  11. List of Fines and Fees
  12. Rescission of Outdated Policies
  13. Director Search Update
  14. Announcements

    The next scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be a special meeting on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library to announce the finalists for the Director Search.

    The next scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be a public forum with candidates for library director. The forum will be held Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 5:30 pm at the Coldwater Township Hall, 319 Sprague Road, Coldwater, Michigan.

    On Friday, May 13, 2016, at 9:00 am, the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will convene in a public meeting to conduct the interviews of the finalist candidates for library director. Interviews will also be held at the Coldwater Township Hall, 319 Sprague Road, Coldwater, Michigan.

    The next regular meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held Monday, May 16, 2016, at 5:30 pm at the Algansee 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