GOSHEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Minutes of Board of Directors Regular Meeting
February 8, 2010
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:03 P.M. by Vice-president Diana Bernard.
PRESENT: Lynn Steinmayer, Henrietta Horvay, Cathy Nygren, Pat Reilly, Lucia Miller and Diana Bernard.
Excused: Jeff Johnson
SECRETARY’S MINUTES: Motion to accept minutes of January 11, 2010 by Cathy Nygren and seconded by Lucia Miller. Motion passed by all present.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Lynn Steinmayer reviewed her report (attached). She checked with the Westport library about the Kindle. They have Sony readers as well as Kindles. Lynn will be sending a memo to the teachers at Goshen Center to ask them to have the students use the library as a source for their various reports.
TREASURER REPORT: Cathy Nygren. Cathy stated the CD balance is $7,239.87. Cathy received a check from the State Library Grant for $1,257+ and will be turned in to the Town. The monthly budget was reviewed. (Report Attached).
Preliminary Report on the proposed budget for 2010-2011 Cathy and Pat reviewed the 2010 -2011 budget. Cathy stated that the budget for 2010-2011 year should be reduced by $4,983 (per Rhonda) to maintain last year total expenditures.
OLD BUSINESS:
Library Physical Plant: Lynn and Pat worked on the Proposed Capital Budget for 2010-2105 and will have a complete proposal for the next meeting.
Motion by Cathy Nygren and seconded by Lucia Miller to hold the Library Board of Directors meetings on the second Monday of the month at 4:00 P.M.. Motion passed by all present.
Meeting adjourned at 5:02 P.M. by Diana Bernard and seconded by Cathy Nygren.
Executive Session:
Motion to go into Executive session at 5:04 P.M. by Diana Bernard and Cathy Nygren.. Motion passed by all present.
1. Board’s views on question 5-14 of evaluation of Library Director.
2. Library Director’s evaluation of staff.
3. Evaluation of library Director
Motion to go out of executive session at 5:35 P.M. by Henrietta Horvay and seconded by Pat Reilly. Motion passed by all present.
Lynn returned for the meeting with figures for the director’s report.
Motion to adjourn at 5:36 p.m. by Cathy Nygren and seconded by Diana Bernard. Motion passed by all present.
Next Meeting will be a regular meeting on MONDAY
MARCH 8, 2010 AT 4:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Henrietta C. Horvay
Secretary
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