Boston Public Library Trustees Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
The Boston Public Library (BPL) Trustees Finance and Audit Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 8:30 a.m.
- Meeting ID: 882 2586 5596
- Call In: 309-205-3325, 312-626-6799, 646-558-8656, or 301-715-8592
Discussion Topics
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Agenda
- Committee Chair Report
- Evelyn Arana Ortiz, Chair
- A. Acknowledgement of EDI statement
- B. Roll Call of Members
- C. Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes from March 5, 2024
- D. Review/Approval of Annual Contracts will be deferred to Full Board at the Annual Meeting
- II. Mayor Michelle Wu’s FY25 Recommended Operating and Capital Budget Executive Summary
- Emily Tokarczyk, Chief Financial Officer
- VOTED: “that, the Trustees Finance and Audit Committee recommend approval by the Trustees of
- the Public Library of the City of Boston to accept Mayor Michelle Wu’s FY25 Recommended
- Operating and Capital Budget.”
- III. Presentation of the Draft Tax Returns (IRS Form 990)
- Emily Tokarczyk, Chief Financial Officer
- IV. Approval of Contracts
- Emily Tokarczyk, Chief Financial Officer
- A. Granite replacement for Mattapan Branch
- VOTED: “that, the Trustees Finance and Audit Committee of the Public Library of the City of Boston
- approve a purchase order with Quarra Stone Company, LLC, 333 Atlas Avenue, Madison, WI 53714
- in the amount of Eighty Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars and Zero Cents ($80,437.00)
- for replacement granite pieces for the Mattapan Branch.”
- B. MFP contract
- Keith Gillette, Chief Technology Officer
- ***Board delegated approval of the contract to F&A on 10.31.23
- VOTED: “that, the Trustees Finance and Audit Committee of the Public Library of the City of Boston
- approve the Multi-Function Printer (MFP) service and equipment 5-year contract to Xerox
- Corporation, 201 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT 06851-1056 to replace BPL’s current fleet of multi-function
- printer/copier/scanner devices and secure associated support services systemwide in the amount of,
- but not to exceed, Eight Hundred Thirty Four Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars and
- Eighty Cents ($834,238.80).”
- V. Discussion of NEPC’s Global Equity Manager recommendations
- Sebastian Grzejka, NEPC, CAIA, Partner
- A. 8:40-9:00 a.m.: Artisan Global Opportunities
- Ting Rattenaphasouk, Institutional Marketing & Client Services
- Chip Ridley, Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Specialist for the Global Opportunities Strategy
- Pamela Carver, Clerk of the Board, 5.9.24 2
- B. 9:00-9:20 a.m.: Generation Global Equity
- Michelle Huang, Partner & Product Specialist for the IM Global Equity Strategy
- C. 9:20-9:40 a.m.: Ninety One Global Franchise
- Steve Nigro, Consultant Relations Director
- Gregg Abramson, Head of Institutional- Northeast
- VI. Vote for 2024-2025 Finance & Audit Committee Meeting Schedule
- * F&A Committee meetings will be held virtually via Zoom and will be posted to the BPL website
- (dates, time, and location are subject to change)
- VOTED: “that, the Trustees Finance and Audit Committee of the Public Library of the City of Boston
- approve the 2024-2025 meeting schedule for the Finance and Audit Committee as presented. All
- meetings are subject to change.”
- Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, January 14 th , 2025 at 8:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.
- VII. New Business
- VIII. Public Comment
- “Please sign up for public comment the first 30 minutes of the meeting to support effective time management. On
- occasion, additional public comments on matters formally on the agenda may be allowed at the discretion of the Chair, and
- time allowing. Members of the public are also reminded that comments may alternatively be submitted in writing to the
- Clerk of the Board for distribution to the Trustees.”
- IX. Adjournment
- Evelyn Arana Ortiz, Chair
- Trustees Finance and Audit Committee
- Evelyn Arana Ortiz, Chair
- Navjeet Bal, John Hailer, Jeff Hawkins, Senator Mike Rush, & David Leonard
- Clerk of the Board, Pamela R. Carver
- This is an open meeting; the public is welcome to attend
- For information: bpl.org
- Join the Zoom meeting
- Meeting ID: 882 2586 5596
- Call In: 309-205-3325, 312-626-6799, 646-558-8656, or 301-715-8592