Jill Osis called the meeting to order at 4:35.
The following members were in attendance.
Jill Osis – Peggy Auerbacher – Angela Ricciuti – Joe Krimko – Luke Tirrell – Kathy Golub
Absent: Teretha Jones
Peggy Auerbacher made the motion to accept the minutes of the September meeting. Seconded by Angela Ricciuti.
Resolution 11-04 , accepting the resignation of Grace Truppo effective October 13th , was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Peggy Auerbacher. Motion passed.
Discussion was held on getting specs and quotes for the A/C units to be included in the 2005 budget.
Discussion was also held on the meeting room. During this discussion, it was suggested that the Board have legal representation before going into any meetings with the Township Committee. Motion to approve spending $500.00 for legal exploration into the status of the building was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Luke Tirrell. Motion passed.
There will be a pre-bid meeting on Nov. 3rd concerning the roof. Bids will be accepted on Nov. 12th and awarded on Nov. 27th.
Karen Cooper from Trans World Systems Inc. a licensed collection agency gave a presentation on lost and unreturned material. The decision to hire the agency was tabled until the next meeting in order to collect data from other companies for comparison. Corrections were made to the librarys’ lost and unreturned materials policy which was reviewed by the Board. A chart of fines will be added to our web site so that the patrons can see in advance how much fines will be.
The Board feels that the library needs to be represented on Neptune Day even if it falls on a Sunday. It was suggested adding a Neptune Day policy to the personnel manual. The particulars will be worked out by the personnel committee and addressed at the next meeting.
The Library Friends steering committee meeting will be next Tuesday, October 19th at 5:30. Functions and committees within the group will be decided.
The request to have the carpets cleaned was reinstituted. After the discussion, a motion was made by Luke Tirrell to authorize up to $1500 for carpet cleaning, seconded by Kathy Golub.
The library received a check from Walmart for $500 for Grandparents Day. The money will be used to purchase books on grandparenting.
Three hundred dollars will be needed to fund the CPR program for tweens. Ten dollars is required to certify each child and free mouth guards will be given to each participant. A proposal of funds for each program will be compiled for next years budget. The motion to authorize $300 for the tween CPR program was made by Kathy Golub and seconded by Angela Ricciuti.
Next meeting will be Nov. 10th.
Motion to adjourn was made by Angela Ricciuti and seconded by Kathy Golub.
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