MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE
JUNE 10, 2008
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Luke Tirrell at 5:03pm. The following were in attendance: Luke Tirrell – Joe Krimko – Laura Granelli – Janet Van Rooy – Jim Manning – Teretha Jones
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion was made by Joe Krimko to accept the minutes of the May 14th meeting. Second by Janet Van Rooy. Motion carried.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Laura Granelli read the report. The state-aid balance on the report is wrong due to an accounting error. An open purchase order amount was charged to state-aid which should have been charged to the trustee account. Calls have been made and the correction is being done.
---Quarterly check in the amount of $7782.00
---Nextreads subscription renewal for $455.00. The Friends usually pay for this
service but their next meeting is not until August of this year and the subscription
will expire before that.
Motion was made by Jim Manning to accept the report and pay the bills. Second by Joe Krimko. Motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
OUTREACH
John Bonney gave his report on outreach. He is currently building a library for Manor by the Sea from our large print discards. He stated that they absolutely adore the program.
BUILDING
The curb appeal project is off and running. The Friends provided the funds for this project.
BUDGET
The money that former employee, Kay Worrell owed to the township has been paid.
POLICIES
No report.
PERSONNEL
Resolution #R10-08: Hiring Annaleigha Ortega, from June 23, 2008 to August 29, 2008, for up to 24 hours a week, with no benefits at a rate of $8.00. Motion to accept was made by Jim Manning. Second by Janet Van Rooy. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
A discussion was held concerning the library bank account. Luke Tirrell stated that if anyone has any concerns or hears any information concerning Commerce Bank to bring it the attention of the Board.
NEW BUSINESS
Krista will be doing a computer update at the July meeting.
A discussion was held on switching over to a 4-day work week. The Board recognized a lot of positive points to this move but also felt there were issues that would be difficult to resolve. Luke Tirrell applauded our creativity and suggested that we continue to come up with new ideas. It was also suggested that we look into developing some type of flex schedule.
Motion was made by Jim Manning to close for executive session. Second by Joe Krimko. Motion carried.
Joe Krimko made the motion to come out of executive session. Laura Granelli second. Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Employee Constance Ogden attended the meeting along with Mary Walton and Barbara Burns. Mary Walton read a letter written by Constance Ogden expressing her thoughts and concerns surrounding her employment at the library. After the reading of the letter, Constance Ogden wished to address the Board before a motion was made on the resolution to terminate her. Barbara Burns, a friend of Constance Ogden also expressed her thoughts on the issue at hand and stressed that the Board look into the issues that led to this matter. Questions were asked by the Board, to the Director, concerning the library training procedures.
Resolution #09-08: Terminating probationary employee, Constance Ogden, effective June 11, 2008. By a vote of 5 to 1, the motion was carried. Joe Krimko abstained from the vote .
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn was made by Jim Manning. Second by Janet Van Rooy. Motion carried.
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