MINUTES OF THE MEETING
THRALL PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
OF MIDDLETOWN AND WALLKILL
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
January 11, 2017

I. Attendance

Mrs. Sciucco called the roll.


Present
Mr. Richard C. Bell, President
Mr. Carl Berkowitz, Vice President
Mrs. Marianne Sciucco, Secretary
Mrs. Tonia Crown, Financial Officer (arrived 5:05pm)
Ms. Marlena Lange
Ms. Linda Martini
Mr. Matthew Pfisterer, Director


Absent
Mrs. Rosa Boyd, excused


Visitors
No visitors

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. The pledge was already done during the Organizational Meeting.





B. Minutes


Ms. Lange moved for adoption of the minutes of the December 14, 2016 meeting. Mr.

Berkowitz seconded.



AYES: Bell, Berkowitz, Boyd, Lange, Martini, Sciucco - 6
Noes: None

Motion declared approved. (01/11/17 - 7)





C. Visitor Comments/Staff Report


No report.




D. Correspondence


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




E. President's Report


Mr. Bell would like to see the Board focus this year on raising the profile of the library to
the public. Discussion followed.




F. Director's Report Con't.


(A copy of the Director's Report sent to each Board member is attached to the official minutes.)
Mr. Berkowitz discussed the policy for cancelling after school activities and the
Homework Help Policy.




G. Financial Officer's Report


Mr. Pfisterer reported on the accounts and balances.




H. Committee Reports


Finance Committee: Ms. Martini moved that the regular monthly disbursements for December, 2016 in the amount of $346,746.14 having been audited by Carl Berkowitz
and found to be correct, be approved. Ms. Lange seconded.



AYES: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Boyd, Martini, Sciucco - 6
Noes: None

Motion declared approved. (01/11/17 - 8)


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

The replacement lamp posts have arrived. We will make arrangements to install them as
soon as possible.

Installation of 10 new surveillance cameras was completed during the last week in December 2016. This installation significantly increases the percentage of the building under surveillance.

The Director's Office area of the building experienced insufficient heating due to a
software problem that required a call to Day Automation. The problem had been corrected by 1-09-16.

A replacement flag has been connected to the flagpole in the front of the building to replace an older one that was torn.

Our exterminator has reported that we are currently not experiencing any infestation anywhere in the building.




I. Old Business


No report.




J. New Business


Mr. Berkowitz moved to extend the ending date of the termination of our Long Range


AYES: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Boyd, Martini, Sciucco - 6
Noes: None

Motion declared approved. (01/11/17 -9)





L. Adjournment


Mr. Berkowitz moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:50pm. Mrs. Sciucco seconded.



AYES: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Boyd, Martini, Sciucco - 6
Noes: None

Motion declared approved. (01/11/17 - 11)

Respectfully submitted,
Marianne Sciucco, Secretary

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TABLE OF MOTIONS

(01/11/17 - 1)            Accepted slate of officers
(01/11/17 - 2)            Designated Middletown Times Herald Record as official newspaper
(01/11/17 - 3)            Designated the Orange Bank and Trust as official bank
(01/11/17 - 4)            Designated Stifel-Nicholas as Investment Firm
(01/11/17 - 5)            Appointed Robert Isseks as Library District's Attorney
(01/11/17 - 6)            Adjournment
(01/11/17 - 7)            Approval of 12/14/16 minutes
(01/11/17 - 8)            Approved monthly disbursements for December 2016
(01/11/17 - 9)            Approved to extend ending date of Long Range Plan
(01/11/17-10)            Approved to amend Rules & Regulations from age 6 to 8
(01/20/17-11)            Adjournment