Groton Public Library Trustees Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 7:00 pm

ZOOM MEETING ID: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83896815823

AGENDA

Call to Order

New Business*

• New Library Trustee Kate Bettencourt

Unfinished Business*

• Approval of Meeting Minutes from Oct 13 & 14, 2020 Meetings
• Report on Action Items from Previous Meetings

• Review Trustees’ Calendar for Current Month

Standing Committee & Liaison Reports

• Budget & Finance*
• FY2022 Budget Directions & Preparations
• Draft FY2022 Library Budget
• November Meeting with Trust Commissioners
• $1,000 State Aid Request for Professional Development Opportunities
• First Quarter Financial Reports

• Building & Equipment*

• Capital Planning Advisory Committee Meeting
• Discuss FY2022-26 Capital Requests
• Community Preservation Projects

• Emergency Exit & Foundation Repair Update

• Other Building Project Updates

• Policy, Personnel, & Planning*

• Strategic Planning
• Updates on Job Postings and Hiring Processes

 

• Liaison Reports*

• GPL Endowment: FY20 Financials; Newsletter; Annual Letter; Other

• Social Media Report

 

• Library Director*

 

• Monthly Director’s Report
• Library News & Updates
• Town News & Updates
• Program & Service Updates
• Monthly Report & Statistics
• Other News & Updates

Other Business*

• Open Session for topics not anticipated 48 hours prior to meeting

Review*

• Review of Action Items from Current Meeting
• Upcoming Meetings & Events

Adjournment                                                                                                                                    

*Votes may be taken

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

Notes on Library Board of Trustees Meeting Remote Participation:

The Library Board of Trustees will be holding a remote meeting where all participants are connected via webcam and voice chat on Tuesday 11/10/2020 at 7:00 PM.

The meeting will be conducted utilizing the software ‘Zoom’. This meeting will be conducted in a Webinar format. Computer/tablet/phone users can join the meeting in the Zoom software as a participant and choose to allow video/voice chat features. Video and microphone (for voice) will be disabled for all public participants until you indicate in the software that you wish to address the meeting by using the ‘Raise Hand’ feature at the bottom of the Webinar window. At an appropriate time, the Library Director will grant you access to speak in the webinar. Your microphone feature must be enabled at that time to be heard (you optionally can enable your webcam video for that period also). After you are done speaking the Library Director will again set you to be a viewer only and disable your webcam/microphone from broadcasting. Participants also have the option of typing a question in the comments or using the Q&A feature to ask a question if they feel more comfortable asking that way.

If you have a comment/question during the meeting and are experiencing issues getting it to work properly please mail director@gpl.org with your comments and the Library Director will attempt to relay them during the meeting.

People wishing to just watch the meeting can do so through the zoom app or watch on The Groton Channel who will be broadcasting it on their government channel (Channel 41 on FIOS / 192 on Charter).

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.