JACOB SEARS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Annual Meeting

5/18/2022

JACOB SEARS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING

In accordance with our Bylaws, the Annual Meeting of the Jacob Sears Memorial Library Corporation is scheduled for Thursday May 19, 2022 at 7:30 pm at the library. The meeting is open to everyone, but only “qualified voters” may vote on matters on the agenda. Under the library’s Acts of Incorporation approved by the Massachusetts Legislature, “qualified voters” must be

At least 18 years old, and
Residents of Quivett Neck for at least one year prior, as reflected in the voter registration rolls of the Town of Dennis

Qualified voters are especially encouraged to attend the meeting. Those unable to attend may cast proxy ballots in advance at the library.

Planned Agenda:

Election of one Trustee for a term of 3 years
Election of 5 Advisors for a term of 1 year each
Election of a Clerk
Librarian’s report
Treasurer’s financial report for the library’s previous fiscal year
Approval of the Library’s budget for the coming fiscal year
Amendment of the Library’s Bylaws (see below)

Election of Trustee and Advisors
The Trustees intend to nominate a slate of candidates for the Trustee and Advisor positions, as follows:

Trustee: Jennifer Kinder
Board of Advisors: Thomas Walsh (incumbent), Dyane Cooney (incumbent), Lois Katanik, Donald Hunter, and Eli Whitney
Clerk: Barbara Durst

Additional nominations may be made “from the floor” at the Annual Meeting.

Amendment of the Library’s Bylaws
The Trustees propose amendment of the Bylaws in the following ways:

Make scheduling of the Annual Meeting more flexible;
Simplify and make more flexible the Committee structures, membership, and leadership;
Simplify the Joint Trustee/Advisory Board meeting schedule and process.

A markup of the current Bylaws showing the proposed changes is available at the library, on the library’s website (jacobsearslibrary.org under the About the Library tab) or by email request from jacobsearsmemoriallibrary@gmail.com Copies of the Treasurer’s Report and Proposed FY23 Budget will also be available at the library for review prior to the Annual Meeting.

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