April 12, 2006

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

· Luke Tirrell called the meeting to order at 4:35. The following members were in attendance: Mike Palermo, Janice Sweeney, Teretha Jones, Laura Granelli, Luke Tirrell, Joe Krimko, Sandra Fornino.

· Jolisa Baker and her mother, Gail Baker, were also in attendance.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

· Laura Granelli made the motion to accept the minutes of the March 15th meeting. Teretha Jones seconded. Motion passed with one abstention.

TREASURER’S REPORT

· Mike Palermo read the treasurer’s report. Motion to accept the report was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Teretha Jones. Motion passed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

· Res 11-06: Accepting the resignation of Nihjier Lattimer effective April 14, 2006. Motion made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Mike Palermo. Motion passed.

· Joe Krimko made the motion to close for executive session. Seconded by Janice Sweeney.

· Motion to close for executive session and return to regular session was made by Teretha Jones and seconded by Janice Sweeney.

· Jolisa Baker read a letter to the Board concerning her termination as a Library Page. Copies of this letter will be sent to all Board members along with statements from the supervisors mentioned in the letter. All points of information will be taken into consideration and a decision will be made at the next meeting.

· Wilmont Woodworking failed to deliver on the special racks for our audio-visual collection. Storage units have been ordered through a supply catalog and are already put together and being used.

· New hires, Henrietta Dawson and Elizabeth Kelly are working out fine.

· The Township Committee has approved our library sign. The Library Friends have already written a check for half of the amount to get the project started.

· The cable has been restored to the building. We are waiting for an appointment date from Cablevision so that the modem and router can be installed for our wireless project.

PROCEDURE FOR BOARD MEMBER ABSENCES

· The Board member information list has been updated. Any member who cannot attend a meeting should contact Luke at the numbers listed, especially on matters pertinent directly to the Board.

REVIEW OF VARIOUS PROCEDURAL MANUALS

· Sections of the library by-laws and procedural manual will be reviewed at each meeting to update areas that need improvement.

OLD BUSINESS

· The mock emergency fire drill took place last Wednesday. After the drill, the staff went over what worked, what didn’t work and also held a question and answer session. Papers were signed by staff stating that emergency procedures were explained and that they had the tour. Any staff that was not present had a personal walk through with Marian. The entire drill lasted approximately two minutes. It was suggested that a log book be kept on drills and when they take place.

ADJOURNMENT

· Motion to adjourn was made by Mike Palermo and seconded by Sandra Fornino.

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Krista Wittenberg, Asst. Systems Administrator
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