November 2024 Board Meeting - Agenda
November 28, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Strawberry Hill branch
1. Call to Order & Land Acknowledgement
Surrey Libraries recognizes that our work takes place on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) First Nations.
2. Adoption of the Agenda
3. Adoption of Consent Agenda
Trustees may adopt in one motion all items appearing in the Consent agenda or, prior to the vote, request an item be removed from the Consent agenda for discussion, voting in opposition to a recommendation, or declaring a conflict of interest.
- Minutes of September 26, 2024, Regular Meeting of the Surrey Public Library Board
- Financial Statement for the period ending October 31, 2024
- City of Surrey Corporate Report, October 7, 2024 Permissive Tax Exemption Strawberry Hill
4. New Business/Discussion
2025 Board Meeting Dates
Recommended Motion: To approve the 2025 Board meeting dates.
- Advocacy Plan Update and Priorities.
5. Information Items
- Reports
- Notice of Election
- Website Updates to Improve Accessibility
- 2024 Surrey Libraries Workplan Year-End Update
- 2024 Board Objectives Year-End Update
- Verbal Updates
- Board Chair
- InterLINK: Trustee Gillies
- Chief Librarian
- Upcoming Events
- Tree of Giving Library Fundraiser: November 21, 2024 to January 2, 2025. Pop into any branch to help decorate our festive trees and support the Library!
Trustees invited to view the events listing and attend programs of interest.
6. Roundtable
Trustees to share briefly about courses or events attended on behalf of the Library.
7. In Camera Meeting
Recommended Motion: To move in camera pursuant to policy 1.2 Library Board Meetings
8. Next Library Board Meeting
January 25, 2025, City Centre branch (pending approval of 2025 meeting dates.)
9. Motion To Adjourn
Time Allotted: 60 Minutes