Approved Minutes Board of Trustees meeting
October 8, 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 3:05 p.m. Trustees present: Jennifer Banovitz- Bastian, Julie Lyons Bricker (arrived at 3:45), Christopher Bower, Sharlan Douglas, Alexander Fike (By phone, non-voting), Thomas McGannon, John Peetz. Trustees absent: Howard Collens, David Guest, Eric Lofquist, Darian Neubecker. With the arrival of Lyons Bricker, trustees present constituted a quorum.
Staff present: Jill Martin. Guests present: Keith Potter, Chelsea O’Malley of Ibex Insurance Services. There was no public comment
Motion to approve the agenda by Douglas, seconded by Peetz; approved unanimously.
Motion to approve the consent agenda by Banovitz-Bastian, seconded by Peetz; approved unanimously.
Governance: Motion to approve revisions to the bylaws as proposed: Motion by Douglas, seconded by Bower. Votes in favor: Banovitz-Bastian, Bower, Lyons Bricker, Douglas, Peetz. Abstaining: McGannon. Motion passed.
Motion to recommend that the Member appoint five trustee candidates as proposed. Motion by Douglas, seconded by Lyons Bricker; approved unanimously.
Nominations from the floor: Lyons Bricker nominated McGannon for a term ending in February, 2026. Motion to close nominations and recommend that the Member appoint McGannon by Douglas,
seconded by Lyons Bricker; approved unanimously.
Motion to adjourn by Douglas, seconded by Bower; approved unanimously at 5:20 p.m.
