2026 April Business Meeting Minutes – Draft

President Rose Farr called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM.

Members present: Jane Pingelski, Cathy Lozier, Rose Farr, Brittney Campbell, Kari Turcotte, and Librarian Rebecca Fasulo. 

Minutes of the previous meeting: Minutes from the Jan. 5 meeting were read.  A motion was made by Cathy and seconded by Brittney to accept the minutes from the Public Annual Meeting, the Special Meeting, and the Jan. 5 Board Meeting. The motion was carried with all in favor.     

Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report was read and discussed.  A motion was made by Brittney and seconded by Jane to approve all paid bills. A motion was made Kari and seconded by Brittney to accept the treasurer’s report with corrections made.  The motion was carried with all in favor.

Librarian’s Report:  The Librarian’s report was presented with highlights as follows: 

  • Interactive exhibit “Messages From Survivors” in April with a speaker who is a local survivor
  • Annual Book Sale July 25

                                     See attachment for complete librarian’s report

A motion was made by Brittney and seconded by Kari to accept the librarian’s report.  The motion was carried with all in favor.

Old Business:   

  • Trustee Training: Reminder to board members to check the SALS website for training opportunities.  Give information to Becky as soon as training is completed.  2 hours of training are required each year.  Becky also highlighted trainings available in April & June that might be of interest to board members.
  • Library’s 100th: Committee will be meeting on Monday April 20 at 7 PM.
  • Alarm System:  Mahoney Alarms installed the alarm system on March 3.   
  • Treasurer: Reminder that Cathy would like help

New Business:

  • Policies to update: Rules of Conduct.  We need to set up a schedule for reviewing all the library policies to ensure they are kept up to date.
  • Policy to add: Security Policy. 

Adjournment: The motion was made by Jane and seconded by Cathy with all in favor to adjourn the meeting at 7:52 PM.         Next two meetings:  July 6, Oct. 5