Hi everyone,

I had some requests to share what I received from other libraries regarding virtual attendance and voting at Board meetings for Board members. I’ve attached a document that I received from Claire Membiela at the Library of Michigan where she covers virtual attendance and the Open Meetings Act. She included sample policies from various libraries’ bylaws (beginning on p. 2 of attached document) and I added the ones I received to her document so as to have an easy way to share the responses. Hope you don’t mind Clare. 😊. Gina Horn, from Branch District Library, also shared their policy regarding virtual attendance. A big thank you to the following individuals who replied:

Dave Conklin – Genesee District Library

Don Priest – Southgate Veterans Memorial Library

Clare Membiela – Library of Michigan

Holly Lamb – Howell Carnegie District Library

Marta Litos – East Lansing Public Library

Christine Hage – Rochester Hills Public Library

Melissa Malcolm – Lapeer District Library

Corey Friedrich – Chippewa River District Library

Gina Horn – Branch District Library

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Scott Duimstra

Executive Director

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Capital Area District Libraries - Administration

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From: Duimstra,Scott
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2019 12:09 PM
To: Michlib-l@mcls.org
Subject: Virtual Attendance at Board meetings