Boston Public Library Trustees Finance And Audit Committee Virtual Meeting

• Committee Chair Report
  
  Evelyn Arana Ortiz, Chair
• Acknowledge Reaffirmation Statement
• Roll Call of Members
• Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes from 5.13.25
• Review of approval of recommendation of the BPL Draft Audited Financial Statements for FY25

Kyle Connors, CPA, Partner, Marcum Accountants & Advisors           

• VOTED: “that, the Trustees Finance and Audit Committee of the Public Library of the City of Boston recommend the Board of Trustees approve the Boston Public Library’s Draft Audited Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025.”
• Approval of Contracts

Emily Tokarczyk, Chief Financial Officer

•  (E-Rate) Metasploit Pro Subscription
• VOTED: “that, the Trustees Finance and Audit Committee of the Public Library of the City of Boston approve a contract with CDW Government LLC at 230 N Milwaukee, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 for a subscription for Metasploit Pro as a penetration testing solution to be used to assess the security of all IT assets within our organization. In the amount of (not to exceed) Eighty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Sixteen Cents. ($82,318.16) .”
• Wi-Fi Hotspot Lending Expansion
• VOTED: “that, the Trustees Finance and Audit Committee of the Public Library of the City of Boston approve a 3-year contract with T-Mobile at 99 East River Drive, East Hartford, CT  06108 for 300 Wi-Fi Hotspots in the amount of (not to exceed) at total of One Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($169,164).”
• On-Site Storage & Backup Replacement
• VOTED: “that, the Trustees Finance and Audit Committee of the Public Library of the City of Boston approve a 3-year licensing and support contract with Presidio at 12120 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 202 Reston, VA  20190 to replace end-of-service life Cohesity hardware/software on-site storage and backup solution in the amount of (not to exceed) Sixty-Six thousand Seven Hundred Six dollars and Twenty Three Cents ($66, 706.23).”
• New Business
• Public Comment                                                                                                                                                                                                      

*Please sign up for public comment within the first 30 minutes of the meeting to support effective time management.  On occasion, additional public comments on matters formally on the agenda may be allowed at the discretion of the Chair, and time permitting.  Comments may alternatively be submitted in writing to the Clerk for distribution to the Trustees no later than 24 hours prior (pcarver@bpl.org)

• Adjournment
  
  Evelyn Arana Ortiz, Chair

Trustees Finance and Audit Committee

Evelyn Arana Ortiz, Chair

Navjeet Bal, John Hailer, Jeff Hawkins, Senator Mike Rush, & David Leonard

Clerk of the Board, Pamela R. Carver                                                                     

*The Finance and Audit Committee Schedule is  posted on the BPL Website

(Subject to change)

This is an open meeting; the public is welcome to attend

For information: bpl.org

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