MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF

THE TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE

JULY 12, 2006

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

• Luke Tirrell called the meeting to order at 4:30. The following members were in attendance:

Sandra Fornino – Laura Granelli – Teretha Jones – Joe Krimko – Mike Palermo –Janice Sweeney – Luke Tirrell

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• A brief discussion was held on items that were omitted from the minutes of the June 14^th meeting. After the discussion, a motion was made by Janice Sweeney and seconded by Mike Palermo to accept the June 14^th minutes, with corrections.

MEET THE STAFF

• The staff “star of the month” was Sue Waters, Circulation Supervisor. Some of Sue’s responsibilities include circulation desk supervision, desk scheduling, and cataloging.

• The library has approximately 70,000 books in circulation and we assist approximately 76,000 patrons per year.

TREASURER’S REPORT

• The report was read by Mike Palermo. The quarterly check in the amount of $1500.00 was received from CJRLC.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

• None of the committees had business to report for this meeting. The ceiling fell through because of a flood under the kitchen sink upstairs and caused a major problem in Deborah’s office. Maintenance was made aware of the situation and came up with a temporary solution.

OLD BUSINESS

• Janice Sweeney produced information relevant to employment files that should have been included in the minutes of June 14^th. This information was noted for the record and will be included with the minutes of the July 12^th meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

• Marian informed the Board that a staff member has requested (intermittent) FMLA leave due to an emergency family situation.

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