External Board · Regular

May 21, 2026

Oakville Public Library Board

19:00 – 20:08 · 1h 8m

6 present · 3 absent

Jeff Knoll Chair — Ray Chisholm Councillor Regrets Andrew Cashman Member Regrets Avis Maher Member — Bill Smith Member Regrets Celso Mello Member — Meredith Burke Member — Rebecca Mayville Member — Roderick Sawyer Member —

Staff & officers present

C. Hicks Director of Customer Experience — J. Surgeoner Manager of Accounting — L. Harris Council and Committee Coordinator — M. Socol Director, Innovation and Integration — Matthew Ciardelli Audit Senior Manager, KPMG — P. Damaso Commissioner of Community Services — T. Wong CEO of Oakville Public Library —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Oakville Public Library Board dated April 16, 2026 be approved.
- · Motion 2 added: That the 2026 OPL Board Key Agenda Items report be received for information.
- · Motion 3 added: That the Health and Safety report be received for information.
- · Motion 4 added: That the 2025 Canadian Leisure and Ready Study report be received for information.
- · Motion 5 added: That the Performance and Measures Q1 2026 Report be received for information.
- · Motion 6 added: 1. That the 2025 Audit Findings Report for the year ended December 31, 2025, be received for information; and 2. That the draft Financial Statements of the Oakville Public Library for the year ended December 31, 2025, be approved.
- · Motion 7 added: That the Q1 2026 OPL Goals be received for information.
- · Motion 8 added: That the Occupational Health, Safety and Workplace Violence and Total Rewards policies be received for feedback
- · Motion 9 added: That the Library Board endorse the position of the Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC) regarding Alberta’s Bill 28, the Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2026, and express concern regarding its potential impact on i…
- · Motion 10 added: That the CEO Update be received for information.
- · Motion 11 added: That the Oakville Public Library Board approves the 2025 performance evaluation report with the recommended salary adjustment.
- · Motion 12 added: That this meeting be adjourned.
- · Attendance added: Ray Chisholm (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Jeff Knoll (present)
- · Attendance added: Meredith Burke (present)
- · Attendance added: Avis Maher (present)
- · Attendance added: Rebecca Mayville (present)
- · Attendance added: Matthew Ciardelli (present)
- · Attendance added: Roderick Sawyer (present)
- · Attendance added: Andrew Cashman (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Bill Smith (regrets)
- · Attendance added: P. Damaso (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Hicks (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Socol (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Surgeoner (present)
- · Attendance added: L. Harris (present)
- · Attendance added: Celso Mello (present)
- · Attendance added: T. Wong (present)