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Benjamin Jewell, President, Coldwater
Thomas Lowande, Vice President, Union Twp.
Martha Watson, Secretary, City of Coldwater
Susan Brooks, Trustee, County-at-Large
Kimberly Langworthy, Trustee, County-at-Large
Karen Smith, Trustee, Bronson
Susan Smith, Trustee, Quincy

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Conducted Virtually on Zoom/YouTube due to the Coronavirus
Monday, March 15, 2021
5:30 PM

In an effort designed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Branch District Library Board of Trustees is holding this meeting via an online livestream, as permitted by the Michigan Open Meetings Act, PA 228 of 2020. Connection details are below, or see our Online Meeting Guide for help.

Members of the public wishing to participate in the meeting have the following options:

  • If you wish only to observe and listen:
  • If you wish to give public comment:
  • During the public comment periods, those indicating they wish to speak will be recognized. Individuals making public comments should state their name and where they live before their comment. The time limit for any individual's public comments will be 5 minutes.

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Roll Call / Attendance
    All trustees attending virtually must state their physical location for the record.
  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-I)
    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: February 15, 2021
    2. Bills: February 2021
    3. Financial Statements: February 2021
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report: January 2021
    5. Management Reports: March 12, 2021
    6. Branch Reports: March 12, 2021
    7. Monthly Statistical Report: February 2021
    8. Publicity and Comments: March 12, 2021
    9. Coldwater Branch Exterior Painting Project RFP: March 8, 2021

      END OF CONSENT AGENDA
  6. Approval of the Agenda
  7. National Library Worker's Day
  8. 2020 Statistical Review
  9. Director's Self Evaluation
  10. COVID-19 Update
  11. Announcements
    The next scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held Monday, April 19, 2021, at 5:30 pm. The BDL Board of Trustees will announce at the March meeting whether or not the April meeting will be in person or virtual. If in person, the meeting will be at the Coldwater Branch Library. If virtual, the connection details will be posted on the library website.
  12. 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.
  13. 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
info@BranchDistrictLibrary.org