MINUTES OF THE MEETING
THRALL PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OF MIDDLETOWN AND WALLKILL BOARD
OF TRUSTEES

January 10, 2007



I. Attendance
Mrs. Hutchinson called the roll:

Present
Mr. Richard C. Bell, President
Ms. Marlena Lange, Vice President
Mrs. Joan Hutchinson, Secretary
Mrs. Rosa Boyd, Treasurer
Ms. Eileen Connolly
Mr. Kevin J. Gallagher, Director

Absent
Mr. Carl Berkowitz (excused)
Ms. Barbara Kay (excused)

Visitors
No visitors.


II. Agenda
A. Roll Call             G. Treasurer's Report
B. Minutes               H. Library Staff Reports
C. Visitor Comments      I. Committee Report
D. Correspondence        J. Old Business
E. President's Report    K. New Business
F. Director's Report     L. Adjournment


III. Discussion and Recommendation

A. Mr. Richard C. Bell, President, opened the meeting at
7:10pm.

Mr. Gallagher announced that the representatives from the
Finkelstein Memorial Library
(Spring Valley) were unable to attend this meeting and asked if
they could attend the
February 7th meeting.


B. Minutes
Ms. Connolly moved for adoption of the minutes of the December
13, 2006 meeting. Mrs. Hutchinson seconded.

Ayes: Bell, Hutchinson, Connolly, Lange, Boyd - 5
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/10/07 - 6)

Ms. Lange moved to go into executive session at 7:12pm to
discuss contract negotiations.
Mrs. Boyd seconded.

Ayes: Bell, Hutchinson, Connolly, Lange, Boyd - 5
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/10/07 - 7)

The Board returned from executive session at 7:40pm.

Mrs. Hutchinson moved to provide the part-time personnel with a
3% increase for all part-
timers who have been employed for three months or more and give
the Director discretion
to provide merit increases to qualified candidates. Ms. Lange
seconded.

Ayes: Bell, Hutchinson, Connolly, Lange, Boyd - 5
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/10/07 - 8)

Mrs. Boyd moved to approve the salaries for the Director and
the Administrative
Assistant as the Board agreed upon in the executive session.
Ms. Connolly seconded.

Ayes: Bell, Hutchinson, Connolly, Lange, Boyd - 5
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/10/07 - 9)

Ms. Connolly moved to approve the contract as presented for the
librarians. Ms. Lange
seconded.

Ayes: Bell, Hutchinson, Connolly, Lange, Boyd - 5
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/10/07 - 10)

Ms. Connolly said the Board would like to thank Ms. Kay and
Mrs. Hutchinson for their
outstanding leadership and work.


C. Visitor Comments
No comments.


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


E. President's Report
Mr. Bell wanted to commend Mr. Gallagher for keeping things
under control. There were
a couple of days that everything was happening and he kept the
Board well informed.


F. Director's Report
(A copy of the Director's Report sent to each Board member is
attached to the official minutes.)


Discussion followed.

G. Treasurer's Report
No report.


H. Library Staff Reports
Mr. Gallagher reported that Betsey Mudrick will be resigning as
of March 1st. She is a
part-time clerk at Summitfield. They are relocating to South
Carolina.


I. Committee Reports
Building & Grounds Committee: Mr. Gallagher has been in contact
with Genesys about
the second phase of the work.

Ms. Lange reported that the claim for the December 8th leak has
been filed with the
insurance company.

Ms. Lange reported that the YA section has moved some shelving
and tables around to
make more room.

Finance Committee: Mrs. Boyd moved that the regular monthly
disbursements for December, 2006 in the amount of $76,180.14
having been audited by Barbara Kay and found to be correct, be
approved. Ms. Lange seconded.

Ayes: Bell, Boyd, Hutchinson, Lange, Connolly - 5
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/10/07 - 11)


J. Old Business
Ms. Connolly moved that the Board accept the revised six month
leave request from Debbie Libassi stating that the new start
date is December 19, 2006 and she will be using her accrued
time first then start the six month leave. Mrs. Boyd seconded.

Ayes: Bell, Boyd, Hutchinson, Lange, Connolly - 5
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/10/07 - 12)


K. New Business
The Board held discussion on the revised Public Computer Use
Policy from the library
staff. The Board tabled this for the February meeting.

The Board also tabled the draft of the Children's Department
Computer Use Policy for the
February meeting.


L. Adjournment
Ms. Connolly moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:09 pm. Mrs.
Hutchinson seconded.

Ayes: Hutchinson, Bell, Boyd, Lange, Connolly - 5
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/10/07 - 13)

Respectfully submitted,



Joan Hutchinson, Secretary






TABLE OF MOTIONS
(01/10/07 - 1) Accepted slate of officers
(01/10/07 - 2) Designated Middletown Times Herald Record as
official newspaper
(01/10/07 - 3) Designated the Orange County Trust Company as
official bank
(01/10/07 - 4) Reappointed Richard Guertin as Library District
Attorney
(01/10/07 - 5) Adjournment
(01/10/07 - 6) Approval of 12/13/06 minutes
(01/10/07 - 7) Executive Session
(01/10/07 - 8) Approved part-time salaries for 2007
(01/10/07 - 9) Approved Director & Administrative Assistant
salaries for 2007
(01/10/07 - 10) Approved the contract for librarians
(01/10/07 - 11) Approval of disbursements for December 2006
(01/10/07 - 12) Approved revised leave request for D. Libassi
(01/10/07 - 13) Adjournment