Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - 5:45pm
Meeting Room 1B

Agenda

  1. Call to Order – John Walsh, President
  2. Consent Agenda – action item – Marilyn Wood
    1. Minutes of July 17, 2019 Board Meeting (page 1-2)
    2. Monthly Bills for Payment (page 3-8)
    3. Monthly Financial Report (page 9-51)
    4. Personnel Report (page 52-59)
    5. 2019 Board Meeting Calendar (page 60)
  3. Director’s Monthly Report – Marilyn Wood, Director (page 61-71)
  4. Old Business
    1. 2020 Budget Review – Gary Lettelleir (page 72-91)
  5. New Business
    1. Approval to Publish the Notice to Taxpayers for the 2020 Budget – Gary Lettelleir (page 92-93)
    2. Resolution to Approve Certain Property Surplus – Gary Lettelleir (page 94)
    3. Approval of Matheu Architects contract for a new branch library – Marilyn Wood (page 95-118)
    4. Approval of bid for carpeting at the Main Library – Marilyn Wood
  6. Updates:
    1. Special Audiences Services – Chris Jackson, Special Audiences Strategist
    2. Friends of the Library -- Diane Gregory, Patricia Steele
  7. Public Comment
  8. Adjournment

 

Monroe County Public Library Board of Trustees Public Comment Policy

The Library Board of Trustees shall have a time providing for public comment during all public meetings. Comments should be relevant to Library matters, excluding personnel issues. Individual speakers are asked to limit their remarks to three–five minutes. The chair shall be allowed to limit the time for individual speakers and to limit the total time for public comment.

Public comment time is provided for the public to express their opinions or concerns about matters over which the Board of Trustees has authority or responsibility. Comments are intended to be statements from speakers; speakers may not engage the Board in a question & answer exchange during public comments. Questions relating to Library or administrative procedures which could be addressed outside of a Library board meeting should be referred to the appropriate Library staff at other times. Expressions of opinion about these matters are appropriate for the public comment time on the agenda.

Approved by the Library Board of Trustees July 17, 2019