Minutes of the Organizational Meeting
Thrall Public Library District
of Middletown and Wallkill
Board of Trustees


January 8, 2014


  I.  Call to Order
      Mrs. Rosa Boyd, opened the reorganizational meeting of the Thrall Public Library District  
      of Middletown & Wallkill Board of Trustees at 5:00pm. 

      Attendance
      Present
      Mr. Richard C. Bell
      Mr. Carl Berkowitz
      Mrs. Rosa Boyd
      Ms. Marlena Lange
      Mrs. Lois Ruckert
      Mr. Matthew Pfisterer, Director

      Absent
      Ms. Barbara Kay (excused)
      Mrs. Tonia Crown (excused)


II.  Pledge of Allegiance
      Mrs. Rosa Boyd led the pledge.  

      
III. Election of Officers
      The nominating committee, announced the following slate of officers:
		Lois Ruckert – President
		Tonia Crown – Vice President
		Marlena Lange – Secretary
	            Barbara Kay - Treasurer

      There being no other nominations, Mr. Bell moved that the Board accept the slate of 
      officers as presented.  Ms. Lange seconded.  
		Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Boyd, Lange, Ruckert – 5
		Noes: None
		Motion declared approved.    (01/08/14 – 1)


IV.  Designation of Official Newspaper
        Mr. Berkowitz moved to designate the Middletown Times Herald Record as the official
        newspaper.  Ms. Lange seconded.
		Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Boyd, Lange, Ruckert – 5
		Noes: None
		Motion declared approved.  (01/08/14 – 2)


V.    Designation of Official Bank
        Mrs. Boyd moved to nominate the Orange County Trust Company as the official bank  
        for the library.  Ms. Lange seconded
		Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Ruckert, Boyd – 5
		Noes: None
		Motion declared approved.  (01/08/14 – 3)	


VI.   Designation of Official Investment Firm
        Ms. Lange moved to nominate the Stifel-Nicholas firm as the official investment firm.  Mr.
        Berkowitz seconded.
		Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Ruckert, Boyd – 5
		Noes: None
		Motion declared approved.  (01/08/14 – 4)	


VI.   Appointment of Attorney
        Mrs. Boyd moved to appoint Robert Isseks as the Library District’s attorney.  Mr. Bell 
        seconded.  
		Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Ruckert, Boyd – 5
		Noes: None
		Motion declared approved.  (01/08/14 – 5)

VII.  Adjournment
          Ms. Lange moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:34 pm.  Mrs. Boyd seconded.
		Ayes:  Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Ruckert, Boyd - 5
 		Noes:  None
		Motion declared approved.  (1/08/14 – 6)
		


					Respectfully submitted,


					Tonia Crown, Secretary