Boston Public Library Trustees Meeting

Call to Order

Dr. Ray Liu, Chair

A. Read Trustees Affirmation Statement

B. Roll Call

C. Approval of Meeting Minutes from June 4, 2024

II. Discussion of the Strategic Plan Timeline

Dr. Ray Liu, Chair

III. Vote for Executive Session

Dr. Ray Liu, Chair and Pamela Carver, Clerk

*The purpose of the Executive Session is to conduct a strategy session for negotiations with a nonunion staff member under exemption 2 of the MA Open Meeting Law.

*The Clerk will take roll call vote to enter into an Executive Session; held immediately following the adjournment of the public meeting. The Committee will not be reconvening in a public session.

VOTED: “that, the Trustees Executive Committee of the Public Library of the City of Boston vote to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing negotiations with a nonunion staff member and to discuss updates to Collective Bargaining agreements under Exemption 2 of the MA Open Meeting Law.”

IV. New Business

V. Public Comment

*Please sign up for public comment within the first 30 minutes of the meeting to support effective time management. On occasion, additional public comments on matters formally on the agenda may be allowed at the discretion of the Chair, and time allowing. Members of the public are also reminded that comments may be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Board for distribution to the Trustees. Comments made in the Chat will not be acknowledged.

VI. Adjournment

Dr. Ray Liu

Trustees Executive Committee

• Dr. Ray Liu, Chair; Evelyn Arana Ortiz, Vice Chair,
• Joe Berman, Cheryl Cronin, John Hailer, Jeff Hawkins, and Christian Westra
• President, David Leonard
• Clerk of the Board, Pamela Carver

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