April 14, 2004

· Jill Osis called the meeting to order at 4:35 p.m.

· The following members were in attendance: Jill Osis – Peg Auerbacher – Kathy Golub – Teretha Jones – Joe Krimko – Luke Tirrell

· Absent: Angela Ricciuti

· Joe Krimko made the motion to accept the minutes of the March 10^th meeting. Seconded by Kathy Golub.

· Kathy Golub read the treasurer’s report. A motion was made by Joe Krimko to transfer $9500 (quarterly payment)) from the trustee account to the general account. Seconded by Teretha Jones. A discussion was held on our return check fee. This matter was turned over to the policy committee. Motion made by Teretha Jones to accept the report and pay the bills. Seconded by Joe Krimko.

· A discussion was held on vacation time allowed under the new manual. A motion was made that anyone who has reached a certain level of vacation days will remain at that level if it differs from the policy manual. Jill Osis made the motion. Unanimously passed.

· The non-resident rates have been changed. The following rates will become effective immediately: Non-res family: $30.00, Non-res senior (age 62): $5.00, Non-res student: $10.00, Resident visitor: $30.00 and Internet only cards will now cost $10.00 per year. Motion to raise the non-resident fees was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Peg Auerbacher. The vote carried five – one with Teretha Jones objecting.

· The decision on having a meeting with designer, Susan Globus has been tabled.

· A motion was made by Teretha Jones to adopt the Twp. price of 30 cents per mile for travel. Seconded by Joe Krimko.

· A motion was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Teretha Jones to accept the Tutoring Policy adopted by the Board of Trustees and that a copy of this policy be forwarded to Mr. Mooij at the Neptune Board of Education Office.

· After a brief discussion on the unattended children policy,and the decision to combine the language from #5 into #4, Joe Krimko made the motion to accept the policy. Seconded by Peg Auerbacher

· The Child Internet Safety policy has been tabled.

· Goals for the Team Building session were discussed. Ideas included: assertiveness training, conflict resolution, cultural competency, supervisory structure and team effort.

· The new trustee training is tentatively scheduled for October 1 and 2. This year the training will be in Long Branch and the Board is willing to pay for members attending beyond the State cost.

· The HEPA filters have been ordered. Decision has been made on the laptop computer purchase. Paperwork will be done soon.

· Motion to close for executive session made by Jill Osis and seconded by Peg Auerbacher.

· Motion was made by Jill Osis to accept the library staff structure, job title and chain of command as set forth by resolution. Motion was seconded by Peg Auerbacher.

· Motion to adjourn made by Teretha Jones.

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