MINUTES
MEETING –BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HIGHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
14 Elting Place
Highland, NY 12528
           Tuesday April 23, 2019






In attendance: Melissa Burdash, Fran Brooks, Mark McPeck, Nancy Hammond, Joanne Loewenthal, Eric Norberg, Darlene Plavchak, Director Julie Kelsall-Dempsey
CALL TO ORDER 6:15pm




Minutes:                        March 28, 2019


Financial report:
1.  Be it resolved to accept the March  2019 financial report as prepared by Rose Woodworth, accountant (Presented in special meeting) Done in special meeting. 


1. Be it resolved to approve the warrants attached for operating expenses for the month of April 2019




                                                
Director's Report:           Security update for after hours use-rewiring /re-designing is too complicated and expensive to consider at this point. Will leave things as they are for now, as outlined in Meeting Room Policy Amendment. 
                        Generator-excavation for the slab has started (weather delays)
                        Healthy Ulster Kickoff- will be here at the Library on 4/25 at noon. 




 New Business:                Sexual harassment prevention policy amendment- adding volunteers and BOT to policy. Must be completed before 10/9. Second reading will be done at next meeting.
                        Long Range Plan (POS)-on Google drive to be reviewed.
                        Dutchess Arts Council-gave us $1000 grant, $500 of which to be used for special guest at our Comic Fest. Will be used for Jim Henson Muppets. (Also of interest, Scott Lobdell will also be in attendance).
                        
                                                


Old Business:                  Meeting room policy amendment- second reading and vote. Move- Fran, Second- Nancy, Accept-All
                        Environmental policy update-second reading and vote. Move-Fran, Second Eric, Accept- All.


Standing Committees:      Facilities-No report (Generator discussed in New Business         
                                                 Personnel-no report                                                                                                  
                                                 Trustee Training-no report        


Friends Liaison- Leslie Benson/ Eric Norberg- Next meeting April 27 - Working on garden, Summer fundraiser (BBQ basket, will run from 5/1- 7/12),  Touch a truck. 


Public Comments None. 


Board of Trustees will be entering executive session to discuss a personal matter (Done at start of meeting, 6:15-6:20)


 Other
 Adjournment 6:30