The Board of Trustees meets to discuss issues of governance of the Library. Meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act.
The meeting will be in-person at the Main Library with the option to join on Zoom.
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Agenda
1. Roll Call and Call to Order
2. Open Public Meeting Act notification
3. Swear in of new trustee David Cantor
4. Approval of Minutes - October 16, 2023.
5. President’s Report - JoAnn McCullough
6. Treasurers’ Report - Brian Clarkson
a. Resolution #23-48 Approving the Bills and Payables between the
October 16, 2023 and November 13, 2023 Board of Trustees Meetings.
b. Resolution - #23-49 Pre-Approving Bills and Payables Due Between the November 13, 2023 and January 8, 2024 Board of Trustees Meetings.
c. Resolution #23-50 Approving the October 2023 Bank Reconciliation Statements.
7. Reports from Library Support Organizations:
a. Report from The MPL Foundation - Mary Packer
b. Friends of the Montclair Public Library - Ed Robin
c. Friends of the Bellevue Avenue Library, Inc - Ilmar Vandever
8. Library Report
a. Assistant Director’s Report - Selwa Shamy
b. Director’s Report - Janet Torsney
c. Youth Services Report - Jodi Silverman
9. Old Business
a. Nominating Committee Report - Diana Lunin
Upcoming Board of Trustees appointments
10. New Business:
a. Finance Committee report: 2024 budget
1. Resolution #23-51 Approving the 2024 Budget
b. Building Committee report
c. Resolution #23-52 Designating the Montclair Public Library
to be a Book Sanctuary
11. Public Comment
Members of the public may speak for a maximum of 3 minutes and are reminded that Board Members cannot enter into dialogue or answer questions directly while the member of the public is commenting.
12. Adjournment
Mon, Nov 04 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Tue, Nov 05 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
Wed, Nov 06 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
Thu, Nov 07 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
Fri, Nov 08 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, Nov 09 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sun, Nov 10 | 1:00PM to 6:00PM |
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