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

January 19, 2011

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
Ms. Marlena Lange
Mrs. Lois Ruckert
Mr. Matthew Pfisterer, Director

Absent
Mrs. Tonia Crown

II. Pledge of Allegiance
Mr. Carl Berkowitz led the pledge.


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

There being no other nominations, Mrs. Ruckert cast one yes vote for the slate of officers. Mrs.
Boyd seconded.
Ayes: Ruckert - 1
Declared approved. (01/19/11 – 1)


IV. Designation of Official Newspaper
Ms. Kay moved to designate the Middletown Times Herald Record as the official
newspaper. Ms. Lange seconded.
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Boyd, Lange, Kay, Ruckert – 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/19/11 – 2)


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


VI. Appointment of Attorney
Ms. Kay moved that Richard Guertin be kept on as the library attorney for negotiations for the
month of January, and ask Mr. Robert Isseks to come to the February meeting for the
possibility of hiring him as the library district attorney. Discussion followed. Mr. Bell
recommended keeping Richard Guertin on for January and February. The Board agreed. Ms.
Lange seconded. .
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Kay, Ruckert, Boyd – 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (01/13/10 – 4)


VII. Adjournment
Ms. Boyd moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 pm. Mrs. Ruckert seconded.
Ayes: Bell, Berkowitz, Lange, Kay, Ruckert, Boyd - 6
Noes: None
Motion declared approved. (1/13/10 – 5)


Respectfully submitted,


Lois Ruckert, Secretary