MINUTES
July 10, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.
East Lansing Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting 2
Library Large Meeting Room
950 Abbot Road
The East Lansing Public Library occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg Three Fires confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.
1. Call to Order 4:35 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Trustees present: Pamela Smith, Ameenah Asante, Shawn Nicholson, Polly Synk and Amy Zaagman. Also present were Friends Representative Toba Kaplowitz, Library Director Kevin King, and Executive Assistant to Library Director Shori Teeple. Seven guests present.
3. Opening
3.1 Approval of Current Meeting Agenda as amended
Item 9.2 added for Reaffirmation of Foster Smith as legal counsel
Asante moved
Zaagman seconded
All in favor
3.2 Approval of June 12, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Zaagman moved
Nicholson seconded
All in favor
4. Communications
4.1 None
5. Audience
5.1 Public Comment - limited to five minutes per person
- None
6. Reports
6.1 City Council Liaison Report
- Written report shared.
6.2 Friends of the East Lansing Public Library Report
Kaplowitz reported:
- ~$3,000 received monthly in revenues.
- Abundant book donations received.
7. Committee Reports
7.1 Director Contract and Review -- Action
Synk moved to accept
Zaagman seconded
All in favor
7.2 Finance & Budget and Personnel Committee Charges -- Action
Zaagman moved to accept
Synk seconded
All in favor
8. Old Business
8.1 FY2024 Action Plan Update -- Discussion
- Updates discussed
8.2 Plan for Consent Agenda -- Discussion
- Plan discussed
9. New Business
9.1 2024 Meeting Schedule updates -- Action
Zaagman moved
Asante seconded
All in favor
9.2 Reaffirmation of Foster Smith as legal counsel -- Action
Synk moved
Nicholson seconded
All in favor
10. Library Reports
10.1 Financial Report
- Printed financial report shared.
10.2 Director's Report
King reported:
- Written report shared
10.3. Circulation Changes (Conner Ireland)
- Changes shared
10.4 President's Report
Smith reported:
- Thanks shared for Zaagman's leadership as board president during previous year.
11. Closed Session - Approval of Supervisory Unit Labor Contract
Motion to enter Closed Session
Synk moved
Zaagman seconded
Roll call vote
All in favor
Meeting adjourned 5:38 p.m.
Meeting called back to order at 5:39 p.m.
Smith moved
Nicholson seconded
All in favor
12. Motion to approve Supervisory Union Labor Contract
Zaagman moved
Synk seconded
All in favor
13. Adjournment
Smith adjourned the meeting at 5:53 p.m.
Board of Trustees
Pamela Smith, President
Ameenah Asante, Vice President
Shawn Nicholson, Secretary
Polly Synk
Amy Zaagman
City Council Liaison
Mayor Pro Tem Kerry Ebersole Singh
Staff Liaison
Kevin King, Library Director
