MEETING –BOARD OF TRUSTEES
HIGHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
14 Elting Place
Highland, NY 12528
           Thursday September 26, 2019
Minutes
In attendance: Laura Finch, Fran Brooks, Nancy Hammond, Darlene Plavchak, Mark McPeck, Melissa Burdash, Director Julie Kelsall-Dempsey. Excused-Eric Norberg. 


CALL TO ORDER 6:02PM
Pledge


Minutes:                        July 28,  2019


Financial report:


1. Be it resolved to approve the warrants attached for operating expenses for the months of Aug and Sept 2019.  August: Move-Fran, Second-Nancy, Approve-all.  Sept: Move-Nancy, Second-Fran, Approve-all.
2.  Be it resolved to accept the July and Aug. 2019 financial reports as prepared by Rose Woodworth, accountant. July: Move-Melissa, Second-Mark, Approve-all. August:Move-Nancy, Second-Mark, Approve-all.


                                                
Director's Report:           
         * Touch a truck-next Saturday, 10-3. Firetruck, ambulance, police car, cherry      picker, Frozen Caboose, Food truck. 
         * Harvest Fest-HBA-we were asked to participate, didn’t work out. 
         * Summer reading wrap up-Went well. Registration was down from last year. The software to report has improved, so hopefully that will make things better next year.
         * New marketing-Going really well. Interaction, program participation are up. Working on updating our newsletter now. Website will be redesigned next year.
         * MHLS Annual meeting
         * USLA Annual dinner
         * Voter Registration Day-9/24. Spectrum news came to cover us helping people to register. We did register 4 voters and educated several 17 year olds to the process for next year. 
         * Pavers-Lot was paved because the pavers came to the wrong address.  Julie will contact regarding what this means for our warrantee. 








New Business:                
Noise reduction-Have been getting some complaints about the noise level, more due to adult conversation than kids or teens. Taking steps to lower the noise level. May consider soundproofing Children’s Area .


Nov and Dec meetings- combine to one on Dec 5 due to holidays. NO NOVEMBER MEETING.


                        Approve Friends Board  for 2019-2021 as follows:
                                Leslie Benson, President
                                Heidi Souleotis, Treasurer
                                Kathy Muller, Recording Secretary
                                Linda Ronk, Corresponding Secretary/Recruitment Director
                                Angela Grieco, Book Sale Director
        Move to accept-Fran, Second-Nancy, Approve-all (Except Melissa, abstaining due to personal relationship/conflict of interest)
                                                                                


Old Business:                  
Personnel Action - Appoint Donna Davies to DMM position-Digital Marketing Manager. Move-Fran, Second-Mark, Approve-All


Standing Committees:      Facilities-No report          
                                                 Personnel-no report                                                                                                  
                                                 Trustee Training-no report        
 


Friends Liaison- Leslie Benson/ Eric Norberg-  no report


Public Comments-none


 Other-none
 Adjournment 6:39