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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, December 19, 2017
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-J)

    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 21, 2016
    2. Financial Statements:   November 2016
    3. Financial Reports:  November 2016
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report:  November 2016
    5. Director's Report:  December 2016
    6. Assistant Director's Report:  December 2016
    7. Branch Reports:  December 2016
    8. Monthly Statistical Report:  November 2016
    9. Publicity and Comments:   December 2016
    10. Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption

    END OF CONSENT AGENDA
  6. Approval of the Agenda
  7. Amend corrected 2016 Budget
  8. Amend 2016 Special Revenues
  9. Finance Committee Met:  November 28 & 30, 2016
  10. Final Reading and Approval of the 2017 Budget
    A)  Budget Summary
    B) 2017 Proposed Budget
  11. Truth in Taxation Hearing
  12. Bills:  November 1, 11, 25 and November 30, 2016
  13. Capital Request:  Quincy Branch
  14. Personnel Committee:  Met December 12, 2016 
  15. Announcements

    The next scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held Monday, January 16, 2017, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room at the Coldwater Branch Library.

  16. 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.

  17. 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