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SWAN Board Meeting 9/20/19 Packet and Agenda Resolution Updated
by Aaron Skog 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

SWAN Board Members, In my effort to get the board meeting packet posted, I mistakenly put in May 2019 financial documents and not the August 2019 documents. The packet was updated. If you click on the link below and still see May financials, just refresh the browser window. https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/19_09_20/6636… Sorry about that! Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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SWAN Board Meeting 9/20/19 Agenda & Packet Posted
by Aaron Skog 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

Hi SWAN Board, The meeting packet is posted for Friday: https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/19_09_20/6636… Aside from the required actions, there is one big discussion topic for the meeting, which is the Strategic Plan Objective 3, Reconstitute as a Mission Driven 501c3 with Clear Representative Governance. I have provided a written summary of the legal research to-date, along with an overview of other 501(c)3 consortium. I tried to include data that I hope is meaningful in comparing SWAN to these other entities. Just to be safe, I included the 4 relevant legal opinions as well, as I think they could be referred to during the discussion. I included discussion topics on exhibit page 47 for the meeting on Friday. Please let me know if you have any questions! Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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SWAN Board Meeting 9/20 Agenda & Packet Update
by Aaron Skog 13 Sep '19

13 Sep '19

Hi SWAN Board Reps, Just a heads up that the board packet and financials will most likely be ready and posted on Tuesday next week. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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FW: SWAN by-laws
by Aaron Skog 03 Sep '19

03 Sep '19

SWAN Board, Just a heads up on this question I received today, which answered below. It may come up on Thursday at the SWAN Quarterly meeting, but I want to make sure Stacy and others are prepared (Ted is out of the country) and introduce some of our newer reps to this request that came from Kathy Berggren over 1 year ago about video conference attendance. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/> From: Aaron Skog Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 2:02 PM To: Kathy Berggren <kberggren(a)mapld.org> Subject: RE: SWAN by-laws Hi Kathy, I worked with the SWAN Board on this issue and it was discussed September 2018 after receiving a legal opinion. After reviewing this legal opinion, the SWAN Board decided that as part of the strategic planning process that ran October - December 2018 that the legal entity aspect would determine the future of electronic participation. The SWAN bylaws would have to be revised at some point. The written legal opinion is part of the September 21, 2018 SWAN Board meeting packet: exhibit pages 34-36. https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/18_09_21/6629… The SWAN Board discussion at that meeting decided that further review of this is appropriate in context to the Strategic Planning process underway. So their work has shifted to researching the 501c3 conversion. Once some decision is arrived at, the discussion on modifying the bylaws would follow. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/> From: Kathy Berggren <kberggren(a)mapld.org<mailto:kberggren@mapld.org>> Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 12:20 PM To: Aaron Skog <aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net>> Subject: SWAN by-laws Aaron, Whatever happened to my request that the by-laws be changed to allow members to vote via V-Tel? - kb Kathy Berggren, Director Matteson Area Public Library District 801 South School Street Matteson, IL 60443 Ph: 708-748-4431 x 316 Fx: 708-748-0579 Email: kberggren(a)mapld.org<mailto:kberggren@mapld.org>

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