Boston Public Library Board Of Trustees Meeting

Chair’s Report

Dr. Ray Liu, Chair

A. Call to Order

1. Acknowledge EDI statement

2. Roll Call

3. Review and Approval of Minutes for the September 24, 2024 Meeting

II. President’s Report

David Leonard, President

A. Remarks from Mayor Michelle Wu

B. Introduction of New Managers:

1. Jonathan Eshel, Chief of Operations

2. Jake Jacevicius, Facilities Manager

C. Governance Updates

1. BPL Fund Updates

Paula Sakey, Executive Director of BPLF and Hannah Grove, Executive Board Member

D. General BPL Updates

III. Trustees Finance and Audit Committee

Evelyn Arana-Ortiz, Committee Chair

A. NEPC Updates

B. Review of the FY24 Gift Report

Emily Tokarczyk, Chief Financial Officer

C. Vote to Approve

Emily Tokarczyk, Chief Financial Officer

1. Foreign Wire Transfer Proposal

VOTED: “that, the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston approve the use of foreign wire transfers to purchase select items that would be unobtainable through the use of standard payment methods. Foreign wire transfer option would include the following controls:

• Only utilized when all standard methods have been exhausted

• Only utilized with vendors/auction houses deemed reputable

Requires electronic approval by three senior managers (excluding requesting

personnel).”

Pamela Carver, Clerk of the Board 11.12.24 2

IV. Strategic Planning Committee

Christian Westra, Committee Chair

A. Presentation of the Draft Strategic Plan

Erin Corcoran, Gensler and Margaret Sullivan, Margaret Sullivan Studios

V. New Business

VI. 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 alternatively be submitted in writing to the Clerk for distribution to the Trustees.

VII. Adjournment

Dr. Ray Liu, Chair

*Next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 28th , 2024, at 3:00 p.m. at the Honan Allston Branch (Subject to change, please see website for details) Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston

Dr, Ray Liu, Chair; Evelyn Arana Ortiz, Vice Chair, Navjeet Bal, Joe Berman, Jim Canales, Cheryl Cronin, John Hailer, Jeff Hawkins, Julie Kim, Jonathan Lavine, Jose C. Masso III, Porsha Olayiwola, Senator Mike Rush, Christian Westra, and Lynn Perry Wooten

President, David Leonard

Clerk of the Board, Pamela R. Carver

This is an open meeting. The public is welcome to attend.