Library Board Meeting – January 19, 2009

 Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 1:

Monday, January 19, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, Beeton Auditorium,
789 Yonge Street, Toronto

January 19, 2009 Board Meeting Minutes

January 19, 2009 Board Meeting Highlights (pdf file - see p. 4)

Members:

  • Ms. Eman Ahmed (Vice Chair)
  • Dr. Kathy Gallagher Ross
  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • Mr. Okeima Lawrence
  • Mr. Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler
  • Councillor Chin Lee
  • Mr. Matthew Church (Chair)
  • Councillor Anthony Perruzza
  • Councillor Janet Davis
  • Councillor Adam Vaughan
  • Ms. Ann Decter
  • Ms. Kate Wilson
  • Ms. Tina Edan

Closed Meeting Requirements:

If the Toronto Public Library Board wants to meet in closed session (privately), a member of the Board must make a motion to do so and give the reason why the Board has to meet privately (Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.44, s. 16.1).

Agenda and Reports

  1. Call to Order
  2. Election of the Chair of the Board
    PROCEDURE FOR ELECTING THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
  3. Election of Vice Chair of the Board
    PROCEDURE FOR ELECTING THE VICE-CHAIR OF THE BOARD
    (same attachment as for Chair of the Board)
  4. Selection of Committee, Board Representatives and Association Members – 2009 and Revisions to Terms of Reference
    Selection of Committee, Board Representatives and Association Members – 2009 and Revisions to Terms of Reference
    Committees, Associations and External Groups - 2009
  5. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  6. Approval of Agenda
  7. Confirmation of December 15, 2008 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes
  8. Business Arising
  9. Chair's Report
    Board Report
  10. Presentations
    Ms. Elizabeth McRae, Librarian, Business Information Centre, Toronto Reference Library regarding Eating and Drinking in the Library – Update (Agenda Item No. 16)
  11. Communications

Items for Approval:

  1. Scarborough Centre Library Branch – Update
    Scarborough Centre Library Branch – Update
    SCARBOROUGH CENTRE MAP
  2. Toronto Public Library Board – 2009 Meeting Schedule
    Toronto Public Library Board – 2009 Meeting Schedule
    Approved 2009 Schedule of Meetings

Items for Information:

  1. Toronto Public Library Foundation – Overview – Verbal
    Presentation by Janet McKelvey, Chair and Richard Boxer, Vice Chair, Toronto Public Library Foundation
  2. 2009 Operating Budget - Update - Verbal
  3. Eating and Drinking in the Library - Update
    Eating and Drinking in the Library – Update
    RULES OF CONDUCT - III - Public Service Policies - Other
  4. Teen Fines and Fees Forgiveness Program
    Teen Fines and Fees Forgiveness Program
    Teen Fines and Fees Forgiveness Program - Map
  5. Labour Relations – Update
    (Confidential as the subject matter being considered is labour relations or employee negotiations)
  6. Adjournment

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Attendant Care Services can be made available with some notice.

Not all Board documents are available electronically. All documents are available from the City Librarian's office. Please contact Nancy Marshall at 416-393-7215 or nmarshall@torontopubliclibrary.ca

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