MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE
January 11, 2006
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Luke Tirrell called the meeting to order at 4:35 p.m. The following members were in attendance: Luke Tirrell – Joe Krimko – Mike Palermo – Teretha Jones. New members, Laura Granelli and Sandra Fornino were greeted and introduced.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Luke Tirrell was elected as President. Nominated by Teretha Jones and seconded by Joe Krimko. Joe Krimko was elected as Vice President/Secretary. Nominated by Mike Palermo and seconded by Teretha Jones. Mike Palermo was elected as Treasurer. Nominated by Teretha Jones and seconded by Joe Krimko. All votes were unanimously passed.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion was made by Mike Palermo to approve the minutes of the December 14, 2005 meeting. Seconded by Joe Krimko.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Luke Tirrell read the treasurer’s report. A discussion was held on how to read the report. This was for the benefit of our new members.
Mike Palermo made the motion to reimburse a patron $39.95 for a lost and paid item. Seconded by Joe Krimko. Motion passed.
Mike Palermo made the motion to reimburse a patron $13.00 for a resident visitor fee refund. Seconded by Joe Krimko. Motion passed.
Mike Palermo made the motion to write a check for $1177.00 to the library to cover expenses from purchases that were approved on an earlier date. Motion was seconded by Joe Krimko. Motion passed.
MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2006
The meeting dates for 2006 were discussed. Motion to approve the time of 4:30 p.m. and the dates scheduled per month was made by Teretha Jones and seconded by Mike Palermo. Motion passed.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Building Committee: Teretha Jones as Chair and Joe Krimko.
Personnel Committee: Luke Tirrell as Chair and Mike Palermo.
Fund Raising Committee: Luke Tirrell as Chair, Laura Granelli and Sandra Fornino.
Budget Committee: Mike Palermo as Chair and Joe Krimko.
Policies Committee: Janice Sweeney and Sandra Fornino.
Motion to accept the committee assignments was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Mike Palermo. Motion passed.
DESIGNATION OF NEWSPAPERS
Mike Palermo made the motion that the Asbury Park Press and The Coaster,will be the newspaper of choice for posting legal ads and notices. Seconded by Joe Krimko. Motion passed.
RECORDING SECRETARY 2006
Deborah Mayhue was appointed as Recording Secretary for 2006. Motion made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Teretha Jones. Motion passed.
CONTRACTORS AND BOOK JOBBERS 2006
Joe Krimko made the motion to accept the vendors and contractors listed per Resolution #R1-06 for the year 2006. Seconded by Mike Palermo. Motion passed.
COMPUTER CONSULTING FIRM 2006
Joe Krimko made the motion that Shore Systems Inc. be the Computer Consultant Firm for 2006 as per Resolution #R3-06. Teretha Jones seconded. Motion passed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
As per Resolution #R2-06, Jeannie Martin will be retiring on March 1, 2006. Motion to accept this retirement was made by Mike Palermo and seconded by Joe Krimko. Motion passed.
OLD BUSINESS
For the benefit of the new members, Marian gave a recap of the patron DVD return situation that was discussed at the December 2005 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The motion to adjourn was made by Mike Palermo and seconded by Joe krimko. Motion passed.
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