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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

Luke Tirrell called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. The following were in attendance:

Luke Tirrell – Joe Krimko – Teretha Jones – Kevin McMillan – Mike Palermo – Claudia Mooij

 The new Board member has been selected and is waiting to be approved.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A motion was made by Joe Krimko to accept the minutes of the August 12, 2009 meeting.  Mike Palermo seconded the motion.  Motion carried. 

TREASURER’S REPORT

The report was read by Mike Palermo.   State Aid for October will be 8.79% less than last year. We will be receiving $25,613.

----check  for $185 to the Friends   dues from   8-1-08 to 8-31-09

----check to the general fund for $1544.32    bills for 8/24 meeting.

Joe Krimko made the motion to accept the report and pay the bills.  Mike Palermo seconded.  Motion carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

There were no reports for the month of August.

OLD BUSINESS

Claudia submitted a report from the meeting  with the auditors.  A discussion

was held on this issue.  A cash- management policy will be put together with the help of the policy committee. 

 The sonic firewall  has been  installed. 

Marian will be sending a letter to the Township engineer  stating that she needs to attend  any meeting  regarding the library construction.

A discussion was held on the library participation at the First Day programs at the Elementary and Middle schools.  Marian felt that our time would be better spent at the “Back to School Night”  programs. It was suggested that instead of opting out next year,  to have a better communication system in place and to purchasing table top literature display so that we could leave pamphlets and flyers for the parents.

Board members will have one more month to have their final plan for the 2010  holidays.  A draft for the final proposal  will be done at the  October meeting.  Approval  of the proposal will happen at the November meeting and the calendar will be created at the December meeting. 

The Gaming Policy and Permission Form was examined by the Board.  After changes were made to the policy for better wording , a motion was made by Mike Palermo to accept the policy,  with changes  and to accept the permission form.  Joe Krimko seconded the motion.  Motion carried.

Marian will be attending court on October 8^th. This will be the first court appearance in our collections effort.

NEW BUSINESS

Resolution #11-09: Accepting the resignation, with regrets, of Marge Beatty, effective September 9, 2009. Motion to accept was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Mike Palermo.  Motion carried.

Resolution: #10-09: Accepting the library audit with addendum.  Motion to accept was made by Joe Krimko and seconded by Mike Palermo.  Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT

Mike Palermo made the  motion to adjourn.  Teretha Jones seconded the motion.  Motion carried.

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