AGENDA
MEETING ÐBOARD OF TRUSTEES
HIGHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
14 Elting Place
Highland, NY 12528
   	Thursday March 26, 2020
MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER 6:00PM
In attendance via video/phone only due to Coronavirus crisis: Mark McPeck, Fran Brooks, Darlene Plavchak, Melissa Burdash, Eric Norberg, Director Julie Kelsall Dempsey. Excused-Laura Finch. 

Unanimously agreed to cover ESSENTIAL BUSINESS ONLY.

Minutes:			February 27, 2020 	

Financial report:

A. Be it resolved to approve the warrants attached for operating expenses for the month of March 2020

B.  Be it resolved to accept the February 2020 financial reports as prepared by Rose Woodworth, accountant 

						
Director's Report:  
		

New Business:	   	Pandemic plan/policy Read, Move-Fran, Second-Eric, Roll Call Vote:
				Mark-yes
				Fran-yes
				Darlene-yes
				Eric-yes
				Nancy-yes
				Melissa-yes
				Laura-excused.
 
			Closing of library -Effective Immediately as per Pandemic Policy.
				
Old Business:  	 	
       Resolution to override tax cap: Resolved, that the Board of Trustees of the Highland Public Library voted and approved to exceed the tax levy limit for 2020-21 by at least the sixty percent of the board of trustees as required by state law on March 17, 2020, Board of Trustees meeting date.Ê Move-Fran, Second-Nancy, Roll call vote:            Mark-yes
				Fran-yes
				Darlene-yes
				Eric-yes
				Nancy-yes
				Melissa-yes
				Laura-excused.
      
       Resolution to adopt budget: Be it resolved to approve the 2020-21 budget as presented at the Feb 27,2020 Board meeting. Move- Nancy, Second-Fran, Roll call vote:
                                                         Mark-yes
				Fran-yes
				Darlene-yes
				Eric-yes
				Nancy-yes
				Melissa-yes
				Laura-excused.
       		


Standing Committees:      Facilities-No report          
                                                 Personnel-no report	                 	                                                                 
                                                 Trustee Training- M. Burdash	
 

Friends Liaison- Leslie Benson/ Eric Norberg-  

Public Comments

 Other
 Adjournment 6:06pm
Next meeting April 21, 2020