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


II.   Agenda
       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



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