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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
😊</span>. Gina Horn, from Branch District Library, also shared <a href="https://www.branchdistrictlibrary.org/board_virtual_attendance">
their policy</a> regarding virtual attendance. A big thank you to the following individuals who replied:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dave Conklin – Genesee District Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Don Priest – Southgate Veterans Memorial Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clare Membiela – Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Holly Lamb – Howell Carnegie District Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marta Litos – East Lansing Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Christine Hage – Rochester Hills Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Melissa Malcolm – Lapeer District Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Corey Friedrich – Chippewa River District Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gina Horn – Branch District Library<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">…………………<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Scott Duimstra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Executive Director <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Pronouns: he, him, his<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Capital Area District Libraries - Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">401 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">517-367-0813| <a href="mailto:duimstras@cadl.org">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Duimstra,Scott <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 15, 2019 12:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michlib-l@mcls.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Virtual Attendance at Board meetings<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our Board is interested in researching the possibility of virtual attendance and voting at Board meetings. If any of you have policies allowing this or have updated your Board’s bylaws to allow this, could you reply to me off the list.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<br>
Scott<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Scott Duimstra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Executive Director <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Pronouns: he, him, his<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Capital Area District Libraries - Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">401 S. Capitol Avenue, Lansing, MI 48933<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">517-367-0813| <a href="mailto:duimstras@cadl.org">
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