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

JULY 9, 2008

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

• The meeting was called to order by Luke Tirrell at 5:05pm.  The following were in attendance: Luke Tirrell – Teretha Jones – Joe Krimko – Laura Granelli – Janet Van Rooy – Mike Palermo

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• Motion was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Janet Van Rooy to accept the minutes of the June 11^th meeting.  Motion carried.

TREASURER’S REPORT

• Laura Granelli read the report.  Marian explained the discrepancies in the trust and state aid account reports.  Ed Hudson has a call into the company to find out why the reports are not working properly. Motion was made by Mike Palermo to accept the report.  Seconded by Joe Krimko.  Motion carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Personnel

• A copy of resolution #R9-08 will be sent to Constance Ogden.

Budget:

• No report

Policies

No report.

Building

• Dumpsters have been set up next door which means the actual working phase of the construction has begun.  

OLD BUSINESS

• The Census Dept. has been contacted and they will not be moving forward until 2009.  The library will reach out to them at that time.

• The summer reading club is going very well this year. Marian stated that the children’s department is so busy that we are now staffing the department with a back-up person, which is something we don’t usually do upstairs.

• A discussion was held on the township school reading list. After the discussion, it was decided that any complaints or comments should be directed to the Board of Education.

• A DVD from the NJ State Library and InfoLink has been  made available to the library for staff viewing.  The topic is Autism Spectrum Disorder. 

• We are waiting for the Township to release the check to Home Depot for the kitchen cabinets.

NEW BUSINESS

• Neptune Day is scheduled for September 6^th.   Supplies and give-a-ways have been ordered.  John Bonney will be the lead supervisor in place of Marian this year and the Friends will be running the book fair.

• It has been decided that a four-day work week will not happen for the library at this time.  However, scheduling is being done to open the library an hour earlier. There will be more information on this matter at the next meeting. 

• Marian will be reaching out to Public Works to get the letters on the front window repaired. 

ADJOURNMENT

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

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