MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE
OCTOBER 12, 2005
Luke Tirrell called the meeting to order at 4:45 p.m.
The following members were in attendance: Michael Palermo – Janice
Sweeney – Luke Tirrell – Joe Krimko – Angela Ricciuti.
Angela Ricciuti made the motion to approve the minutes of the September 14th meeting. Janice Sweeney seconded.
The treasurer’s report was read by Luke Tirrell. State Aid in the amount of $33,921 has arrived. The library has received a “grant for literacy” check from Wal*Mart for $1250. The money will be used to purchase books on literacy for the children’s department. It was decided to wait another month before closing the account at Monmouth Community Bank because we did not receive the final bank statement. Michael Palermo made the motion to accept the report and pay the bills. Janice Sweeney seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Changes were made to the personnel manual. The two hour increment of time has been changed to one hour increments. Changes were also made concerning the sick time eligibility upon retirement. Michael Palermo made the motion to approve the changes. Angela Ricciuti seconded. Motion passed.
Resolution was made by Angela Ricciuti to increase the salary of Jolisa Baker to $6.15 effective October 17th. Luke Tirrell seconded. Motion passed.
Resolution was made by Michael Palermo to hire Nihjer Lattimore, effective October 18th for up to 6 hours per week at a rate of $6.15. Seconded by Janice Sweeney. Motion passed.
Resolution was made by Angela Ricciuti to hire John Bonney as a part-time library assistant, effective October 17th, at an hourly rate of $12.38 with no benefits. Seconded by Michael Palermo. Motioned passed.
The discussion on purchasing fixtures for audiovisual material was tabled until next month.
Job descriptions have been passed on to staff for updating. The evaluations will be ready for review at the November meeting.
Discussions were held on the following policies. Interlibrary Loan Policy, Confidentiality of Library Records, Reference Service Policy and Programming Policy. Motion to accept any changes to the policies was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Janice Sweeney. Motion passed.
Jill Osis has resigned from the Board of Trustees effective October 12, 2005. Janice Sweeney made the motion to accept the resignation of Jill Osis with regrets and stated that sending a letter of appreciation would be appropriate. Joe Krimko seconded the motion. Motion passed.
A discussion was held on whether to elect new officers or to finish the year as is. After the discussion, it was decided that Luke Tirrell would hold the positions of President and Treasurer and Joe Krimko would hold the positions of Vice President and Secretary until new elections are held in January 2006.
Motion to adjourn was made by Joe Krimko.
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