MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE

JANUARY 13, 2010

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

Luke Tirrell called the meeting to order at 5:00pm.  The following were in attendance:

Luke Tirrell – Joe Krimko – Mike Palermo – Teretha Jones – Kevin McMillan – Connie King  -

Meghan Plevier

New Board member, Meghan Plevier, was greeted and welcomed.

Connie King, Kevin McMillan and Meghan Plevier read and signed the Oath of Office as per the NJ Citizen Service Act of 2009.  Motion to approve the reading and signing was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Kevin McMillan.  Motion carried.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A motion was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Kevin McMillan to accept the minutes of the December 9^th 2009 meeting.  Motion carried.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Kevin McMillan made the motion that the existing slate remain in office for 2010. Teretha Jones seconded the motion.  Motion carried.

COMMITTEE SELECTIONS

The following committees were formed:

Personnel: Luke Tirrell, chair and Mike Palermo

Building: Joe Krimko, chair and Kevin McMillan

Budget: Mike Palermo, chair and Kevin McMillan

Policies: Teretha Jones, chair and Connie King

Outreach: Luke Tirrell, chair, Meghan Plevier and Connie King

Motion to accept the committee appointees was made by Mike Palermo and seconded by Meghan Plevier.  Motion  carried.

A motion was made by Kevin McMillan to go into Executive Session.  Meghan Plevier seconded the motion.   Motion carried. 

Joe Krimko made a motion to exit Executive Session.  Kevin McMillan seconded.  Motion carried.

The meeting dates for 2010 were discussed.  A motion was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Mike Palermo to accept the meeting dates for 2010.   Motion carried.

Teretha Jones made the motion to reconfirm Deborah Mayhue as recording secretary for 2010.   Kevin McMillan seconded the motion.  Motion carried.

TREASURER’S REPORT

The report was read by Mike Palermo. 

----check for $3379.63  to the General Fund (Bills for Dec. 09 and Jan 11, 2010)

Motion to accept the treasurer’s report and pay the bills was made by Joe Krimko  and seconded by Connie King.  Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS

The value of collection material returned to the library for 2009 is a total of $4963.47.  The collection fees for the year amounted to $1093.95.

Renovation update: The new furniture has arrived and will be stored until the construction is finished .  We have received a lot of positive comments on the new circulation desk  top downstairs.  

NEW BUSINESS

Resolution #R1 -10: Confirming  a contractual relationship with the vendors listed for the year 2010.

Motion to approve  was made by Mike Palermo and seconded by Teretha  Jones.  Motion carried.

Resolution #R2-10: Confirming a contractual relationship with Shore Systems as the library Computer Consultant for the year 2010. Motion to approve was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Mike Palermo.  Motion carried.

Resolution #R3-10: Classifying Mollie Graham as a Permanent part-time Library Assistant effective immediately.  Motion to approve was made by Mike Palermo and seconded by Meghan Plevier.  Motion carried.

Resolution #R4-10: Correcting the salary of John Bonney effective  January 1, 2010. Motion to approve was made by Mike Palermo and seconded by Joe Krimko.  Motion carried.

The library will be hosting a retirement party for Marge Beatty on March 10, 2010 at 12 noon.    All Board members are invited.

 We  may have to close several days for the carpet install.  Marian will keep the Board informed as we get closer to that point.

We will be receiving  $575 from an anti-trust settlement administered through the State Library.  The money will be used to replace classical music and to purchase children’s CD’s.

A discussion was held on our video games.  We have 227 games in circulation and have collected $520 in that three month period.   Marian stated that the parents  are really happy with  the game rentals because it gives the family a chance to see if they  like the games before they spend the money to purchase it.

National Library Week starts April 12^th and Marian  with the help of the Library Friends,  will correlate that into the Township Committee Meeting that night.

We will participate in the statewide “Library Champions” campaign this year  by signing up our regular patrons.

Luke Tirrell complimented the staff  on the way the weather related   closings were handled.   He stated that the phone calls he received were very professional ,  everyone was calm and reported relevant information needed to make the decisions.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn was made by Mike Palermo and seconded by Joe Krimko.  Motion carried.  

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