Approved Minutes Board of Trustees meeting
January 14,2026 3 p.m.
City Hall Conference Room 122
203 S. Troy Street Royal Oak, Michigan 48067
/Chair Tom McGannon called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. Trustees present: Howard Collens, Sharlan Douglas, Alexander Fike, David Guest, Thomas McGannon, Darian Neubecker, John Peetz. Trustees absent: Jennifer Banovetz-Bastian, Julie Lyons Bricker, Amanda Herzog, Eric Lofquist. Trustees present constituted a quorum. Staff present: Jill Martin.
There was no public comment
Motion to approve the agenda by Fike, seconded by Collens; approved unanimously.
Motion to approve the consent agenda, removing Item B (payments) by Douglas, seconded by Neubecker; approved unanimously.
Motion approving scheduled payments and adding $100 from the community benefits fund to the library; $61.75 to Detroit Internet Marketing; $826.20 to Constant Contact; $223.92 to the Martin Luther King Day of Service, and $1,000 to Black History Month and Juneteenth. Motion by Fike, seconded by Neubecker; approved unanimously.
Motion to approve grants committee grant for Black History Month and Juneteeth by Collens, seconded by Fike; approved unanimously.
Governance committee: The committee nominated Sharlan Douglas as 2025-26 chair; Julie Lyons Bricker as Vice Chair; Howard Collens as secretary and Darian Neubecker as treasurer. There were no nominations from the floor. Motion to approve the slate of officers by Guest, seconded by Peetz; approved unanimously.
Motion to adjourn by Fike, seconded by Neubecker; approved unanimously.
