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
Sherwood Branch Library, 118 Sherman St., Sherwood MI 49089
Monday, August 21, 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-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.
    1. BDL Regular Board Meeting Minutes: July 17, 2023
    2. Bills: July 2023
    3. Financial Statements: July 2023
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report: June 2023
    5. Management Reports: August 17, 2023
    6. Branch Reports: August 17, 2023
    7. Monthly Statistical Report: July 2023
    8. Publicity and Comments: August 17 2023
      END OF CONSENT AGENDA
  6. Approval of the Agenda
  7. Elevator Building Code Change
  8. 2023 Tax Rate Request Form (L-4029) Status Update
  9. Report from this month's host branch: Sherwood Branch Manager, Traci Counterman
  10. Trustee Training: Materials Challenges
  11. Announcements
    The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, September 18, 2023, at 5:30 pm at the Lucille E. Dearth Union Twp. Branch Library.
  12. 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.
  13. 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