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Board of Library Trustees

TOWN OF DEDHAM MEETING NOTICE 

POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF M.G.L. CHAPTER 30A SECTION 20 AS AMENDED.

Board or Committee:

Board of Library Trustees

Location:

Main Library (43 Church St, Dedham, MA 02026) AND Via Teleconferencing - HYBRID MEETING

Day, Date, Time:

Thursday, July 8, 2021, 7:00 pm ET

Submitted By:

Shirin Baradaran, Chair

Date Submitted:

July 6, 2021

 

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and State of Emergency, on March 12, 2020, Governor Baker issued an Executive Order Temporarily Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A sec. 20. Pursuant to the Order, public bodies are temporarily relieved from the Open Meeting Law’s requirement that meetings be held in public places, open and physically accessible to the public, so long as measures are taken to ensure public access to the bodies' deliberations "through adequate, alternative means."

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AGENDA:

  • Call to Order
  • Public Input (5 min max)
  • Discussion and Vote: Update on the Director Hiring Process
    • Executive Session: To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel.
  • Director’s Report
  • Discussion and Vote: Update on Library Re-Opening
  • Discussion and Vote: Opening the Building Late for Staff Meetings / Staff Development
  • Discussion and Vote: Network Agreement from Minuteman
  • Discussion and Vote: Five Complaints Received from Brian Keaney Regarding Books in the Library’s Collection and the Minuteman’s Digital Collection
  • Discussion and Vote: Update from Transition Team
  • Discussion and Vote: Strategic Plan Development
  • Discussion and Vote: Approval of Minutes from June 10, 2021 and June 17, 2021
  • Old/New Business*
  • Schedule Next Meeting

*This item is included to acknowledge that there may be matters not reasonably anticipated by the Chair that could be raised during the Public Comment period by other members of the Committee, by staff or others.

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