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

January 14, 2009

I. Call to Order
Ms. Marlena Lange, 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. Joan Hutchinson
Ms. Marlena Lange
Mrs. Lois Ruckert
Mrs. Rosa Boyd (arrived at 7:03)
Mr. Kevin J. Gallagher, Director

Absent
Ms. Barbara Kay (excused)

II. Pledge of Allegiance
Ms. Marlena Lange led the pledge.

III. Election of Officers
The nominating committee, announced the following slate of
officers:
Marlena F. Lange - President
Carl S. Berkowitz - Vice President
Joan Hutchinson - Secretary
Barbara Kay - Treasurer

Mr. Bell moved that the slate of officers be accepted as
proposed. Mrs. Ruckert
seconded.
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Hutchinson, Ruckert - 5
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/14/09 - 1)

IV. Designation of Official Newspaper
Mr. Berkowitz moved to designate the Middletown Times Herald
Record as the official
newspaper. Mrs. Ruckert seconded.
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Hutchinson, Lange, Ruckert - 5
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/14/09 - 2)


V. Designation of Official Bank
Mrs. Hutchinson moved to nominate the Orange County Trust
Company as the official bank
for the library. Mrs. Boyd seconded
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Hutchinson, Ruckert, Boyd - 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/14/09 - 3)

VI. Reappointment of Richard Guertin as Attorney
Mrs. Boyd moved to reappoint Richard Guertin as the library
district attorney. Mrs.
Hutchinson seconded.
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Hutchinson, Ruckert, Boyd - 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/14/09 - 4)

VII. Adjournment
Mr. Berkowitz moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:07 pm. Mrs.
Ruckert seconded.
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Hutchinson, Ruckert, Boyd - 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (1/14/09 - 5)


Respectfully submitted,


Joan C. Hutchinson, Secretary