Members of the public are welcome to attend Cambridge Public Library Board meetings.
Members of the public are welcome to attend Cambridge Public Library Board meetings.
All Cambridge Public Library Board meetings are open to the public to attend. Please email Chrissy Hodgins, the Chief Executive Officer, at: chodgins@ideaexchange.org by 1:00 pm on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 to request to attend.
Members of the public are also welcome to request to delegate.
Individuals or groups requesting to delegate must provide the following information to the CEO at least four (4) business days ahead of the meeting: summary of the delegation topic, speaker or speakers’ name, and contact information.
Members of the public may submit written comments as a form of delegation. For delegates that wish to speak at the meeting, please refer to additional details for delegates in the library board’s delegation policy. All written and in-person delegations will form part of the public record, recorded and published in the approved meeting minutes.
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
Board Meeting Agenda – December 11, 2024, 4:30p.m.
Regular Board Meeting at Queen’s Square Library
I Acceptance of Agenda
II Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
III Consent Agenda
a) Minutes of the Previous Meeting: November 28, 2024
b) Staff report: Buzz Report – November 2024
c) Staff report: Financial Report – October 2024
d) Staff report: Gallery Report – Q4 2024
IV Business Arising from Previous Minutes - none
V New Business
a) Policy review:
i) Library Membership Policy
ii) Service Fees Policy
b) Staff Report- CEO Report
i) In-Camera Session: matters relating to the security of the property of the board & personal matters about an identifiable individual – labour relations
c) Staff Report- Yearend recap of Strategic Actions Progress
VI Chair’s Remarks
a) OLA Super Conference: Board Bootcamp – February 1, 2025
VII Location and Date of Next Regular Board Meeting: February 26, 2025, starting at 4:45 p.m. at Queen’s Square.
VIII Adjournment
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