MINUTES OF THE MEETING
THRALL PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OF MIDDLETOWN AND WALLKILL BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
January 11, 2012

I. Attendance



Present
Mrs. Rosa Boyd, President
Mrs. Lois Ruckert, Vice President
Ms. Barbara Kay, Treasurer, (arrived 7:07pm)
Ms. Marlena Lange
Mr. Richard C. Bell
Mr. Carl Berkowitz, President
Mr. Matthew Pfisterer, Director


Absent
Mrs. Tonia Crown, Secretary - excused


Visitors
None.


A. Roll Call G. Financial Officer's Report
B. Minutes H. Committee Report
C. Visitor Comments I. Old Business
D. Correspondence J. New Business
E. President's Report K. Adjournment
F. Director's Report

III. Discussion and Recommendation




A. Mrs. Rosa Boyd, President, opened the meeting at 7:15pm.





B. Minutes


Ms. Kay moved for adoption of the minutes of the December 14, 2011
meeting. Mr. Berkowitz seconded.



AYES: Boyd, Bell, Berkowitz, Kay, Ruckert, Lange - 6
Noes: None

Motion declared approved. (1/11/12 - 7)





C. Visitor Comments


No comments.




D. Correspondence


A copy of all correspondence sent to each Board member is attached to
the official
minutes.




E. President's Report


Mrs. Boyd is proud to take the seat as President and thanked the Board
for giving her the
opportunity.




F. Director's Report


(A copy of the Director's Report sent to each Board member is attached
to the official minutes.)
Mr. Pfisterer reported that the status of the Certificate of
Registration from DLD is in
process.




G. Treasurer's Report


No report.




H. Library Staff Reports


No report.




I. Committee Reports


Finance Committee: BUDGET AMENDMENT #8 (12/31/11)
Ms. Kay moved that the Board of Trustees of Middletown Thrall Library
amend the 2011
budget to be increased as follows:
ADD
Revenue L2705 Gifts & Donations $20.00
ADD
Appropriations L7410.8521.12.3814.5 Young Adult Books $20.00
Mr. Berkowitz seconded.



AYES: Boyd, Bell, Berkowitz, Kay, Ruckert, Lange - 6
Noes: None

Motion declared approved. (1/11/12 - 8)


Ms. Kay moved that the regularly monthly disbursements for November
2011 in the
amount of $62,205.96 having been audited by Lois Ruckert and found to
be correct, be
approved. Ms. Lange seconded.



AYES: Boyd, Bell, Berkowitz, Kay, Ruckert, Lange - 6
Noes: None

Motion declared approved. (1/11/12 - 9)


Building & Grounds: Ms. Lange reported on Building & Grounds.

Mr. Pfisterer met with a representative from Utica National Insurance
who inspected the
premises and provided a list of recommendations to improve safety,
particularly during the
winter months. He has shared these recommendations with the custodial
staff.

Brad McGovern examined the custom woodwork in the Board Room and
discovered that
some of the fallen pieces were made from plaster rather than wood. He
believes he can
fashion replacements for the damaged pieces from wood.

No word on the replacement doors for the library entrance. We were
told the doors would
be ready by mid January 2012.

Steve Dodd Plumbing was called to repair a leak in the toilet flush
handle of the first floor
women's room. He responded promptly and completed the repair.

The heating system mysteriously shut itself down twice over the course
of the past month.

Brad suspects that the water sensors in the tank may be faulty. We
have a call into Tri-
County about this.




J. Old Business


Ms. Kay reported that Ruth Kurdyla, a member of the Friends, passed
away on January 7,
2012. Discussion followed.




K. New Business


No report.

.




L. Adjournment


Mr. Berkowitz moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:41pm. Mr. Bell
seconded.



AYES: Boyd, Bell, Berkowitz, Kay, Lange, Ruckert - 6
Noes: None

Motion declared approved. (1/11/12 - 10)


Respectfully submitted,
Tonia Crown, Secretary

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TABLE OF MOTIONS

(01/11/12 - 1) Accepted slate of officers
(01/11/12 - 2) Designated Middletown Times Herald Record as official
newspaper
(01/11/12 - 3) Designated the Orange County Trust Company as official
bank
(01/11/12 - 4) Designated Stifel-Nicholas as Investment Firm
(01/11/12 - 5) Appointed Robert Isseks as Library District's Attorney
(01/11/12 - 6) Adjournment
(01/11/12 - 7) Approval of 12/14/11 minutes
(01/11/12 - 8) Approved BUDGET AMENDMENT 38 12/31/11
(01/11/12 - 9) Approved monthly disbursements for November 2011
(01/11/12 - 10) Adjournment