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

January 11, 2012

I. Call to Order
Mr. Carl Berkowitz, opened the reorganizational meeting of
the Thrall Public Library District
of Middletown & Wallkill Board of Trustees at 7:00pm.

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

Absent
Mrs. Tonia Crown

II. Pledge of Allegiance
Mr. Carl Berkowitz led the pledge. Mr. Berkowitz thanked the
Board for making his job easier
as President.

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

There being no other nominations, Mr. Bell moved that the
secretary cast one vote for the
officers nominated by the nominating committee. Ms. Lange
seconded. Mrs. Ruckert cast one
vote for the slate of officers.
Ayes: Ruckert - 1
Motion declared approved. (01/11/12 - 1)

IV. Designation of Official Newspaper
Mrs. Ruckert moved to designate the Middletown Times Herald
Record as the official
newspaper. Mr. Bell seconded.
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Boyd, Lange, Kay, Ruckert - 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/11/12 - 2)

V. Designation of Official Bank
Ms. Lange moved to nominate the Orange County Trust Company
as the official bank
for the library. Ms. Kay seconded
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Kay, Ruckert, Boyd - 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/11/12 - 3)

VI. Designation of Official Investment Firm
Mr. Bell moved to nominate the Stifel-Nicholas firm as the
official investment firm. Mrs.
Ruckert seconded.
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Kay, Ruckert, Boyd - 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/11/12 - 4)


VI. Appointment of Attorney
Ms. Kay moved to appoint Robert Isseks as the Library
District's attorney. Mr. Bell seconded. . Ayes: Bell,
Berkowitz, Lange, Kay, Ruckert, Boyd - 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/11/12 - 5)

VII. Adjournment
Ms. Lange moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 pm. Ms. Kay
seconded.
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Kay, Ruckert, Boyd - 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (1/11/12 - 6)


Respectfully submitted,


Tonia Crown, Secretary