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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OLD BRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
SEPTEMBER 14, 2005
Present:
Joseph Nuzzo, President
Steven Goldman, Treasurer
Kathryn Arabia, Secretary
Dr. Joan George, Trustee
Tara Flynn-Rozanski, Trustee
Linda Seiler, Trustee
Barbara Cannon, Mayor’s Alternate
Margery Cyr, Director
Maria Nowak, Executive Assistant
Absent:
Mary Chamberlain Vice President
The President called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. and announced the meeting had been advertised and would be conducted in accordance with the Sunshine Law. The Secretary called the roll.
Executive Session
Mr. Nuzzo called for an Executive Session to discuss personnel issues.
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Kathryn Arabia, to adjourn into Executive Session at 7:37 p.m. Unanimously approved
Public Session
The Board returned to public session at 9:15 p.m. and announced matters of personnel were discussed. No action was taken.
Minutes
Motion: made by Dr. Joan George, seconded by Tara Flynn-Rozanski, to approve the minutes from the July 13, 2005 meeting. Vote: Yes: Joseph Nuzzo, Linda Seiler, Dr. Joan George, Tara Flynn-Rozanski and Barbara Cannon. Kathryn Arabia and Steven Goldman abstained.
Finance
Transfer of Monies
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Joseph Nuzzo, to approve the transfer of $47,500 from Library Capital Account to FY 2005/2006 Operating Budget Emergency Appropriation line item effective July 1, 2005. Unanimously approved
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Kathryn Arabia, to approve the transfer of $25,000 from Library Emergency Account to FY 2005/2006 Operating Budget Emergency Appropriation line item effective July 1, 2005. Unanimously approved
Budget Hearing
Mr. Goldman reported the budget hearing went exceptionally well. In attendance were Himanshu Shah, Maureen Laffey, Scott Wolman, Michael Jacobs and Councilman Volkert.
Mr. Goldman stated Councilman Volkert voiced that the Library was underfunded now and he was confident the Mayor’s budget recommendation for the Library would go through.
Payment of Bills
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Kathryn Arabia, to approve the July bill listing as presented in the amount of $121,576.42. Unanimously approved
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Barbara Cannon, to approve the August bill listing as presented in the amount of $145,563.71. Unanimously approved
PERSONNEL
New Appointments and Re-Appointments
Motion: made by Dr. Joan George, seconded by Kathryn Arabia, to table the new appointments and re-appointments until the October Board meeting. Vote: Yes: Dr. Joan George, Kathryn Arabia, Tara Flynn-Rozanski, Barbara Cannon, Steven Goldman and Joseph Nuzzo. Linda Seiler abstained.
Resignations
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Barbara Cannon, to accept the resignation of TS/Periodicals LAI, Susan Pastuszak, effective August 10, 2005. Unanimously approved
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Barbara Cannon, to accept the resignation of Circulation LAI, Gene Virgilio, effective August 27, 2005. Unanimously approved
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Barbara Cannon, to accept the resignation of part-time Reference Librarian, Kenneth Dowzycki, effective September 17, 2005. Unanimously approved
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Barbara Cannon, to accept the resignation of Library page, Lisa Glickman, effective September 28, 2005. Unanimously approved.
Termination
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Joseph Nuzzo, to approve the termination of part-time LAI, Passport Clerk, Kim LoPresti, effective July 20, 2005. Vote: Yes: Kathryn Arabia, Dr. Joan George, Tara Flynn-Rozanski, Barbara Cannon, Steven Goldman and Joseph Nuzzo. Linda Seiler abstained.
Minimum Wage
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Joseph Nuzzo, to approve the adjustment of hourly rate for Library pages to meet mandated minimum wage of $6.15 effective October 1, 2005. Unanimously approved
Personnel Committee Meeting
Mr. Goldman stated he will speak to Mary Chamberlain about scheduling a personnel committee meeting as soon as she is feeling well.
Mr. Nuzzo appointed Dr. Joan George to the Personnel Committee.
Director’s Report
The Board reviewed and accepted the Director’s Report.
Old Business
Roof Project
Mrs. Cyr reported the roof project was taken off the September 12, 2005 Council Agenda.
Joe Criscoulo informed Mrs. Cyr that the roof project needs to go out for bid; the Township can not approve the project under the state contract as previously believed. The state contract can only be used for certain types of buildings and the library and municipal buildings are not included.
Mrs. Cyr said she has signed off on the bidding paperwork.
New Business
Replacement of Water Pipe
Mrs. Cyr reported the main water pipe into the building has sprung a leak and has been temporarily repaired. The Library is waiting for a date when the repair will be made.
Township code requires that when a public building is open it should have running water. Mrs. Cyr would like to have a workshop for staff during the repair work. She is working with the speaker from Staff Development Day and hopes to have the presentation at the Bush Center should the scheduling work out.
Closing Times
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Linda Seiler, to approve opening the library at 10:00 a.m. and closing the Library at 2:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2005 and New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2005. Unanimously approved
Adjournment
Motion: made by Steven Goldman, seconded by Kathryn Arabia, to adjourn the meeting at 9:50 p.m. Unanimously approved
Respectfully submitted,
Kathryn Arabia, Secretary
Library Board of Trustees
Date Approved: October 19, 2005
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