Minutes of Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees 
Highland Public Library
Thursday, September 7, 2017
30 Church Street
Highland, NY  12528


Attending: Joanne Loewenthal, President; Darlene Plavchak, Vice President for Internal Matters; Nancy Hammond, Vice President for External Matters; Frances Brooks, Recording Secretary and Julie Dempsey, Library Director

Absent: Melissa Burdash, Eric Norberg, Mark McPeck

The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. 

The members recited the Pledge of Allegiance

Financial Report:
Nancy moved as follows: Be it resolved to approve the warrants attached for operating expenses for the month of August, 2017.  Fran seconded.  All were in favor.

Fran moved as follows:  Be it resolved to approve the warrants listed below for the capital construction project as presented for payment August 31, 2017.

Arris - $307,966.72
Barclay Damon, LLP - $5,462.55
Barone Construction - $7,498.08
Butler Rowland Mays - $5,292.14
Central Hudson - $122.66 (for temporary power)
Profex - $34,200.00
SRI Fire Sprinkler - $16,525.44
Town of Lloyd - $3,630.30
Veith - $25,113.25
Whitman, Osterman & Hanna - $1,755.49

In addition we will continue to pay $298.08 per month for the Trailer.
Nancy seconded. All were in favor.

Nancy moved to go into Executive Session to discuss a legal issue.  Darlene seconded.  The Board went into Executive Session at 5:09 p.m.

Nancy moved to come out of Executive Session.  The Board came out of Executive Session at 5:25 p.m.

The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m.

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