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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
Bronson Branch Library
  207 N. Matteson St., Bronson, MI 49028
Monday, November 16, 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-N)

    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:  October 19, 2015
    2. CPL Regular Board Meeting Minutes:  October 5, 2015
    3. Financial Statements:  October 2015
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report:  October 2015
    5. Director's Report:  November 12, 2015
    6. Branch Reports:  November 5, 2015
    7. Coldwater Kids’ Place Report:   November 2015
    8. Coldwater Adult Programming:  November 2015
    9. Systems Librarian Report*:  November 12, 2015
      * The Systems Librarian continues to monitor and assure compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act.
    10. Monthly Statistical Report:  October 2015
    11. Book Budget:  October 2015
    12. Capital Projects:  October 2015
    13. Newspaper Coverage:  November 2015
    14. Patron Comments:  November 2015

    END OF CONSENT AGENDA
  6. Approval of the Agenda
  7. Final Reading of the 2016 operating Budget
  8. Truth in Taxation Hearing
  9. Bills:  October 1, October 2, October 16 and October 20, 2016
  10. Capital Requests:  November 12, 2015
  11. Report from this month's host branch:  Bronson Branch
  12. BDL Closing Dates
  13. Policy Review
  14. Director's Search Committee Schedule
  15. Announcements

    The next scheduled special meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library.

    The next scheduled regular meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, December 21, 2015, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of 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