Jack DiMuccio (arriving later), James Dwyer,
Earl Johnson, Donna McAuley, Michael Minor,
Nancy Nielson, Roxanne Pecora and Laura Petit
Kelly L. Tomaseski; Director, Marion Zimmer; Community Relations Coordinator and
Melinda J. Wright; Recording Secretary
Nancy Sleight
Roscoe T. Pecora; Building Committee Co-Chair and
Deborah Silvestro
The Board meeting of the Town of Esopus Library was called to order by President Johnson at 6:30pm with a quorum present.
None.
Minutes of meeting held January 31, 2007
MOTION
Roxanne Pecora made a motion seconded by Michael Minor
TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 31, 2007 MINUTES AS PRESENTED
AYES: 6 NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Trustee Excused: Nancy Sleight
Trustee Arriving Later: Jack DiMuccio
The Financial Report for January 2007 was reviewed and accepted.
Kelly advised that the planned moving date to the new Library is Wednesday, March 21st.
The Friends are currently working on the invitation list for the Library's Grand Opening.
The following resolutions were presented for approval:
Resolution # 4 of 2007: The Board of Trustees of the Town of Esopus Library Accepts and Approves the ordering of these February 1, 2007 to February 28, 2007 items in the amount of $17,986.96.
Resolution offered by: Michael Minor
Resolution seconded by: Donna McAuley
Jack DiMuccio AYE
James Dwyer: AYE
Donna McAuley: AYE
Michael Minor: AYE
Nancy Nielson: AYE
Roxanne Pecora: AYE
Laura Petit: AYE
AYES: 7 NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Trustee Excused: Nancy Sleight
Resolution # 5 of 2007: The Board of Trustees of the Esopus Library authorizes the Friends' monies that were not used in the 2006 fiscal year to be rolled-over into the 2007 Operating Budget for an amount of $580.33.
Resolution offered by: Roxanne Pecora
Resolution seconded by: Donna McAuley
Jack DiMuccio AYE
James Dwyer: AYE
Donna McAuley: AYE
Michael Minor: AYE
Nancy Nielson: AYE
Roxanne Pecora: AYE
Laura Petit: AYE
AYES: 7 NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Trustee Excused: Nancy Sleight
Resolution # 6 of 2007: The Board of Trustees of the Town of Esopus Library authorizes the payment of up to $1,500.00 to Daniel Adams, Esq. for legal services provided in relation to the library expansion project.
Resolution offered by: Roxanne Pecora
Resolution seconded by: Laura Petit
Jack DiMuccio AYE
James Dwyer: AYE
Donna McAuley: AYE
Michael Minor: AYE
Nancy Nielson: AYE
Roxanne Pecora: AYE
Laura Petit: AYE
AYES: 7 NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Trustee Excused: Nancy Sleight
Resolution # 7 of 2007: The Board of Trustees of the Town of Esopus Library authorizes the payment of a $100.00 deposit to the LaMirage Restaurant for the annual Community Awards Dinner. The deposit will originate from the Merrill Lynch EMA Account.
Resolution offered by: Roxanne Pecora
Resolution seconded by: Michael Minor
Jack DiMuccio AYE
James Dwyer: AYE
Donna McAuley: AYE
Michael Minor: AYE
Nancy Nielson: AYE
Roxanne Pecora: AYE
Laura Petit: AYE
AYES: 7 NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Trustee Excused: Nancy Sleight
Resolution # 10 of 2007: The Board of Trustees of the Town of Esopus authorizes the purchase of furniture and shelving necessary for the new building with expenses not to exceed $220,000.00 without Board Approval. These funds will originate from the Merrill Lynch EMA Account.
Resolution offered by: Michael Minor
Resolution seconded by: Jack DiMuccio
Jack DiMuccio AYE
James Dwyer: AYE
Donna McAuley: AYE
Michael Minor: AYE
Nancy Nielson: AYE
Roxanne Pecora: AYE
Laura Petit: AYE
AYES: 7 NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Trustee Excused: Nancy Sleight
There will be a final walk-through with Jim Willis of The Thomas Group before the move begins.
The Open House for the new Library is scheduled for April 15th, which coincides with National Library Week.
Contact has not been made with Steve Fisher (Medrex). Laura advised that she would talk to Steve and advise him that Jack would like to set up a meeting in which they could talk about clearing the land between the Library and Medrex.
Snow removal will be discussed with Art once he returns from vacation.
The following resolutions were presented for approval:
Resolution # 8 of 2007: The Board of Trustees of the Town of Esopus Library approves the Code Adam Procedure, which is a series of steps that must be followed when a child is reported missing in the Library.
Resolution offered by: Donna McAuley
Resolution seconded by: Roxanne Pecora
Jack DiMuccio AYE
James Dwyer: AYE
Donna McAuley: AYE
Michael Minor: AYE
Nancy Nielson: AYE
Roxanne Pecora: AYE
Laura Petit: AYE
AYES: 7 NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Trustee Excused: Nancy Sleight
Resolution # 9 of 2007: The Board of Trustees of the Town of Esopus Library approves the
Public Displays and Exhibits Policy.
Resolution offered by: Michael Minor
Resolution seconded by: Donna McAuley
Jack DiMuccio AYE
James Dwyer: AYE
Donna McAuley: AYE
Michael Minor: AYE
Nancy Nielson: AYE
Roxanne Pecora: AYE
Laura Petit: AYE
AYES: 7 NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Trustee Excused: Nancy Sleight
The next meeting of the Governance/Personnel Committee will be Wednesday, March 17th at 11:00am.
The next meeting of the Research and Development Committee will be Wednesday, March 7th at 6:00pm.
After discussion, the Board made a motion to appoint a Nominating Committee (Michael Minor, Nancy Nielson and Kelly L. Tomaseski as the ex-officio) in order to present the slate of Officers for next month's meeting.
MOTION
Michael Minor made a motion seconded by Roxanne Pecora
TO APPOINT MICHAEL MINOR, NANCY NIELSON AND KELLY L. TOMASESKI (EX-OFFICIO) TO THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WHICH WILL PRESENT THE SLATE OF OFFICERS AT THE MARCH BOARD
MEETING
AYES: 7 NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Trustee Excused: Nancy Sleight
The following meetings are scheduled:
MOTION
Michael Minor made a motion seconded by Roxanne Pecora
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED AT 7:25PM
AYES: 7 NOES: 0 ABSTAIN: 0
Respectfully submitted,
Melinda J. Wright
Recording Secretary