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Ottawa Public Library Board Meeting

Agenda 13

Tuesday,
14 April 2020, 5:00 p.m.

Electronic Participation

This Meeting will be held through Electronic Participation in accordance with Bill 187, the Municipal Emergency Act, advice from the Heritage, Tourism and Culture Division, and the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act that prohibits organized public events of more than five people.

This Meeting may be viewed at: https://zoom.us/j/893235448

 

The Ottawa Public Library continues to take COVID-19 seriously, and in following the advice of municipal, provincial, and federal governments, is making significant changes to services and programming to help protect health and wellbeing of the community. OPL branches, Bookmobile stops, and Homebound delivery services are closed until further notice. City Hall is temporarily closed to help stop the spread of COVID-19. In-person Board, Committee and Council meetings have been cancelled. Such meetings, as warranted, will be held electronically until further notice. For more information about service disruptions, please visit the City of Ottawa’s COVID-19 webpage: https://ottawa.ca/en/health-and-public-safety/covid-19-ottawa

 

Persons wishing to provide comments to the Ottawa Public Board are strongly encouraged to submit such comments in writing, by email to the Board email address at [email protected]

 

Julie Tremblay, Library Board Assistant
613-580-2424 x32169

[email protected]

 

You can use the Library online:

·         Visit the OPL website and our new Isolation Recreation section for regularly updated eContent, news and resources for children, teens, and adults.

·         Contact InfoService by phone or email from Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm, for help or to gain access to OPL’s eContent with your temporary card.

·         Sign up for a temporary card here.

 

 

Board Members:

Chair:  Matthew Luloff
Vice-Chair:  Kathy Fisher
Trustees:  Steven Begg, Riley Brockington, Mary-Rose Brown,

Allan Higdon, Carol Anne Meehan, Harvey A. Slack, Tim Tierney


Accessible formats and communication supports, as well as simultaneous interpretation in both official languages, are available for any specific agenda item.  Please contact the OPL Board at [email protected] at least
two (2) business days in advance of the meeting to make a request.

REGRETS

 

DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

Minutes 12 - Tuesday, 10 March 2020

 

Confidential Minutes 3, Tuesday, 10 March 2020

 

REPORTS

 

1.

OPL RESPONSE TO COVID-19

 

That the Ottawa Public Library Board receive this verbal presentation for information.

 

2.

OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD POLICY AMENDMENT: CEO SUCCESSION PLANNING - TABLING

 

OPLB-2020-0402

 

Report to be tabled at meeting.
That, at its meeting of April 14, 2020, the OPL Board:
1.         Receive and table the OPL Board Policy Amendment: CEO Succession Planning.
That, at its meeting of May 12, 2020, the Ottawa Public Board approve:
2.         The amendment to the CEO Succession Planning Policy, as further described in this report.

 

*IN CAMERA ITEMS

 

NOTICES OF MOTION

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

INQUIRIES

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING

Tuesday, 12 May 2020

 

Note:   1.         In Camera items are not subject to public discussion or audience*.

2.         Any written or verbal submissions (including your name but excluding personal contact information) will form part of the public record and be made available to the Ottawa Public Library Board and the public.