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External Board · Regular

March 23, 2026

MARKHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

19:04 – 20:53 · 1h 49m
11 present · 0 absent
Michael Chan Deputy Mayor Electronic Margaret McGrory Chair Electronic Ritch Lau Councillor Electronic Amani Patel Member Electronic Edward Choi Member Electronic Gail Vlahopoulos Member Electronic Harout Manougian Member Electronic Jay Xie Member Electronic Kenneth Wightman Member Electronic Raymond Chan Member Electronic Winnie Phung Member Electronic
Staff & officers present
Angela Tse Manager, Markham Village Library Electronic Anthea Baillie Manager, Collections & Technical Services Electronic Catherine Biss CEO & Secretary-Treasurer Electronic David Zambrano Senior Manager, Virtual Services Electronic Debbie Walker Director, Library Strategy & Planning Electronic Diane Macklin Director, Community Engagement Electronic Faith Robinsoon Community Librarian Electronic Megan Garza Senior Manager, Organizational Transformation Electronic Morgan Jones Commissioner, Community Services, City of Markham Electronic Polly Chan Financial Analyst Electronic Susan Price Board Secretary Electronic

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: That the meeting be called to order.
    • · Motion 2 added: Resolved that the minutes of January 26, 2026, Library Board First Meeting be confirmed.
    • · Motion 3 added: Resolved that the Board move in camera at 7:08 p.m. to discuss a confidential personnel matter.
    • · Motion 4 added: Resolved that the motions approved In Camera be ratified.
    • · Motion 5 added: Resolved that the report entitled “CEO’s Highlights, March 2026” be received.
    • · Motion 6 added: Resolved that the Board receives the “Global Ends Report Level 1 and Level 2 (2025).
    • · Motion 7 added: Resolved that the report “Strategic Plan Update” be received.
    • · Motion 8 added: Resolved that the report entitled “Internal Monitoring Report: Executive Limitation EL-2d, Financial Condition” be received.
    • · Motion 9 added: Resolved that internal monitoring report entitled “Executive Limitation: EL-2g, Emergency Executive Succession” be received.
    • · Motion 10 added: Resolved that the Consent Agenda comprising Agenda items 7.0 to 7.1 and the same are hereby approved as written and the CEO of the Library is hereby authorized and directed to take such action that may be necessary to give effect to the re…
    • · Motion 11 added: Resolved that the report entitled “Questionnaire Results: the Board and the CEO” be received.
    • · Motion 12 added: That the meeting be adjourned.
    • · Attendance added: Edward Choi (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Michael Chan (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Raymond Chan (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Ritch Lau (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Harout Manougian (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Winnie Phung (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Gail Vlahopoulos (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Amani Patel (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Catherine Biss (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Diane Macklin (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Morgan Jones (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Debbie Walker (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Megan Garza (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Anthea Baillie (remote)
    • · Attendance added: David Zambrano (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Polly Chan (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Angela Tse (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Faith Robinsoon (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Susan Price (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Margaret McGrory (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Kenneth Wightman (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Jay Xie (remote)
    • · Participation added: Raymond Chan arrive