MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
NEPTUNE
January
14, 2004
· Peggy Auerbacher called the meeting to order at 4:35.
· The following members were in attendance: Peggy Auerbacher, Kathy Golub, Joseph Krimko, Angela Ricciuti and Teretha Jones.
·
A welcome statement was read for the new Board members. The
statement was prepared by Peggy Auerbacher and it stated that the Board members have the legal
responsibility to make sure the library has what it needs to function and are
accountable to the township in the way that we use tax monies.
·
Kathy Golub gave a tour of the library for our new members.
·
Election of Officers was tabled until next meeting when we
have a full roster of Board members.
·
A motion was made by Kathy Golub and seconded by Peggy
Auerbacher to approve the minutes of
the December 12, 2003 meeting. Motion
passed.
·
The Board approved a Trustee Budget in December. Peggy Auerbacher explained this budget and
the services it will cover. Also in December, from the 8th through
the 13th, the money collected from fines and videos/DVD rentals was used to buy food certificates
for our “angel tree” families. We
collected a total of $540.00. The
certificates ranged from $45 to $150 and we were able to feed eight families.
Marian thanked the Board for allowing us to use the money.
·
The financial report was discussed. Teretha Jones made a motion to transfer
$9500 from the Trustee Account to the General Account in order to open Purchase
Orders for 2004. Joseph Krimko seconded the motion. The motion was passed. Future purchase orders being paid from Trustee monies will not
require a Board member signature before processing if they are for budgeted
items.
·
A motion was made by Joseph Krimko and seconded by Kathy
Golub to accept the financial report and pay the bills. Motion passed.
·
A brief discussion was held on the standing committees.
Appointments were tabled until next meeting when we have a full roster of Board
members.
·
The Directors monthly report was read. Staff members have expressed an interest in
learning CPR. Marian has spoken to Mike
Bascom for information. The Board stated that payment for the training should
come from the trustee budget under staff development.
·
Marian stated that we did get the grant from Wal*mart to buy
a new color laser printer for the public.
·
The budget committee will be looking at some of the fines
and fees we are charging. Our rates have not changed since the 1980’s.
·
The State Dept of Community Affairs has not notified any
applicants about the grant to replace the carpeting.
·
The new reference shelving will be arriving next week. The Board would like to have a set of
old shelves put in the lobby for a
“book swap” provided it can be bolted to the wall.
·
Angel Hunter, a local author, will be doing a program Feb. 26th entitled “ Following Your Dreams”.
·
A discussion was held on the meeting day and time. It was decided to move the meetings to the
second Wednesday of each month at 4:30 in the meeting room on the second
floor. (Amendment # BA04-01) Motion passed.
·
The Board accepted the resignation of Meredith Rosenberg.
(Resolution #R1-04) Motion passed.
·
The contracted vendors of books and library materials were
named. (Resolution# R2-04) Motion
passed.
·
The Library will be having an African American film festival
during the month of February.
·
Motion to adjourn was made by Joseph Krimko and seconded by
Teretha Jones.
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