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Burlington Library AssociationAnnual Meeting MinutesGo to: 5/14/08 5/9/07 5/17/06 5/11/05 5/12/04 Go to: Regular meetings May 14, 2008 Called to order at 7:02 PM in the Anne Walluk Community Room. Attending was Berton, Eberhard, Mantel, Mazeau, Merriman, German, Winter, Walluk and Library Director Hasskarl. Small and Miller absent. Total attendance was 34 with BLA members listed on attached sheet. Introduction: President Berton welcomed guests and introduced the BLA Board members. Berton also recognized resigning Board member P. Michael Ragaisis for his dedication and years of service to the Association. Minutes: Secretary Walluk gave a brief summary of the minutes from last years annual meeting, recommending that members go to the web site to read more detailed minutes. Mazeau moved to accept; seconded by Winter. Minutes were passed. Election of Board: Len Berton and Jenny Mantel were nominated for another three year term. No nominations from the floor. Eberhard moved to accept, seconded by Mazeau. Motion passed. Board members then voted on officers for another two year term. President: Berton Vice president: Winter Treasurer: Mazeau Secretary: Walluk No nomination from the floor. Motion was passed. Summary: Nancy Winter summarized the accomplishments of the year highlighted by the two book sales, the fall pie sale and the first annual cookie sale. Treasurer: Sanford Mazeau reported that the organization made $4,376.96 over
budget thanks to the successful membership drive and memorial donations. Walluk
moved to accept the 2007 year end report, seconded by Winter. Motion was passed. Business from the floor: None Adjourned: 7:16 PM A program on hiking in Burlington was presented by Paul Rochford, president of the Burlington Land Trust and Dan Casey, Manager of the Lower Tunxis Trail was presented. Refreshments were enjoyed at the conclusion after Q & A from the very interested audience. Respectfully Submitted, Anne Walluk, Secretary May 9, 2007, held in the Anne L. Walluk Community Room. President Len Berton called the "Friends" meeting to order at 7:06pm. and introduced board members Elaine Eberhard, Jenny Mantel, treasurer Sandy Mazeau, Pat Miller, Mike Ragaisis, Pat Small and vice-president Nancy Winter, and Library Director Marie Spratlin Hasskarl, . He commented that newly elected Secretary Anne Walluk had to miss her first annual meeting in over 20 years because she was in Denver visiting her new baby granddaughter, and that Honorary Board member Bob Merriman was unable to attend. Fourteen members of the general public were also present. Approval of 2006 Minutes - The motion was made by Pat Small to accept last year's minutes; Pat Miller seconded. Unanimous. (First time these were not read aloud; posted on our web-site instead.) Re-election of Board Members to 3-yr. Terms - Nancy Winter moved to re-elect both Elaine Eberhard and Pat Miller. Jenny Mantel seconded. All in favor. Accomplishments - Nancy Winter gave brief highlights of the past year: our first ever experience marching as the BPL Book Cart Brigade in the Bicentennial parade last Sept.; our support of children's programs (Bubbles Demo noted); our major fund raisers, the fall & spring book sales & our traditional fall pie sale raised $6411. She thanked all the dedicated, hard-working volunteers who make this possible, and noted that names of all pie bakers appear on our web-site. Treasurer's Report - Sandy Mazeau handed out detailed budget reports for 2006
& 2007. In 2006 our expenses totalled $27,680. Business from the Floor - none Solicit Memberships/Donations - Len Berton encouraged the audience to pick up donation envelopes and consider adding their names to our email and mailing address list. President Len Berton adjourned the meeting at 7:20pm to introduce our speaker for the evening, Walt Landgraf, who presented an interesting, entertaining slide show, "Parks & Forests of NW CT." Respectfully submitted, May 17, 2006. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by President Len Berton. In attendance were Sanford Mazeau, Pat Miller, Craig & Nancy Winter. Pat Small, Anne Walluk, Jenny Mantel, Carol Troiani, Terry Foley, Carmen and Bob Merriman, Mike Ragaisis, Lauretta Schulz, Carl and Mary Rose Fiore, and Gjyl Mustafa-Kozlu. Berton read the minutes of the 2005 annual meeting. A motion was made to approve the minutes by Walluk and seconded by Miller. The motion was passed. Miller made a motion to re-elect board members Pat Small, Nancy Winter, Sandy Mazeau and Anne Walluk to new 3-year terms. Craig Winter seconded and the motion was passed. Berton presented a slate of officers and the following were elected by the Board to new 2-year terms. President- Len Berton, Vice President – Nancy Winter, Secretary – Gjyl Mustafa-Kozlu, and Treasurer- Sandy Mazeau. The motion was made by Pat Small and seconded by Mike Ragaisis. The officers were approved. Library Director Anne Walluk recognized the hard work of dedicated volunteers: Jenny Mantel, Alice Taricani, Trudy Coleman, Delores Ravenscroft, Pat and Tom Small, and Steve Romanzi. She also thanked the Association for the annual donation of computers, museum passes, audio books, downloadable technology, landscaping, local history room support and the new LCD projector. Mazeau reported on the successful 2005 year. The Association had 242 members last year. Winter made a motion to approve the 2005 Treasurer’s report, Berton seconded. The motion was passed. Mazeau presented the 2006 budget at $27,680, including $1380 (to date) designated funds donated in memory of Association member and Burlington resident Paul Peterson. Kozlu made a motion to approve the budget. It was seconded by Winter and the budget was passed. Berton added to the list of accomplishments the work recently completed by the joint sessions of the Library Board and the Association Board. A survey on "library services and community needs" is currently being completed by this committee. Nancy Winter addressed the group with an invitation to join the Association in the Burlington Bicentennial Parade by participating in the Book Cart Drill Team. The meeting was adjourned at 7:32pm and the group joined an audience of 85 plus waiting to hear speaker Dan Deluca, talk about the historic Leatherman. Respectfully submitted: Acting Secretary, Anne Walluk May 11, 2005: called to order by President Berton at 7:00 p.m. Please see enclosed sign up sheet for attendees. Association Board of Directors: Berton and Ragaisis were re-elected for 3-year terms. Secretary's Report: Anne Walluk read the minutes from the 2004 annual meeting. Dale Sheehan made a motion to approve. Treasurer's Report: Sanford Mazeau gave an overview of the 2004 final income and spending, and the 2005 proposed Budget. He explained that for the 2004 budget year, the Association met its financial targets. There was an increase in private contributions There was no deficit spending and all goals were reached. A town-wide notice was sent out to solicit contributions, and a second notice sent out later to those who had donated before. Contributions to designated areas are doing well. In the town survey completed a while back, the library was the most popular destination for Burlington residents. Terry Foley moved that the the 2004 final results be accepted, Kim Robinson seconded, and the motion was approved. A motion was made by Dale Sheehan for the acceptance of the 2005 Budget; Mike Ragaisis seconded, and the motion was approved. See Treasurer's Report for more details. Librarian's Report: Anne Walluk spoke about Kathy Smith and her tenure at Burlington Library. Anne said Kathy was a great asset to the libray and "Thanks for general support and contributions". Congratulations to Kathy Smith for her retirement to the Berkshires. Introduction of Officers and overview of activities and accomplishments since the last Annual Meeting: President Len Berton introduced the board members: Kim Robinson, Gjyl Mustafa-Kozlu, Nancy Winter, Sandy Mazeau, Anne Walluk and Mike Ragaisis. President Berton gave an overview of activities and accomplishments: * Nine generous donors joined the Life Member plaque. A move to adjourn was made by Nancy Winter, Kim Robinson seconded; approved. May 12, 2004 (See attendance below) The 39th Annual Meeting of the Burlington Library Association was held in the Burlington Library Community Room. The meeting was called to order at 8:54 PM. Previous to the meeting the group was entertained by a slide presentation by Dr. Larry Carlton, historian from the Collinsville Historical Museum. A motion was made by Pat Miller to accept the minutes from the Annual Meeting of 2003 with corrections. Kim Robinson seconded. Approved. Treasurer Sandy Mazeau distributed handouts illustrating the income/expense report for 2003 and the proposed budget for 2004. He also distributed a "fund accounting" sheet to illustrate the financial stability of the Association's investments and accounts. The income for 2003 was $24,868 and the expenses were $14,278.08. The budget proposal for 2004 was $20,600 that included a 100% increase in the amount spent on books and materials. There is also a small increase in the landscaping budget and the addition of a line for the Local History Room. Robinson moved that we approve the 2003 Actual Budget as presented. Miller seconded. Approved. Rubino moved that we accept the 2004 Budget at presented. Schulz seconded. Approved. Schulz moved that we give the Board the authority to spend any so-called " designated contributions" when the expenditure meets the conditions of the designated contribution and also meets the goals and objectives of the Library Association. Rubino seconded. Approved. Kathleen Smith moved that the terms of Dawn Markelon and Pat Miller be renewed until 2007. Rubino seconded. Approved. Miller moved that the following slate of officers be approved. Schulz
seconded. Approved. Len thanked Betsy and Eileen for serving as officers this past year. New Business: Walluk asked that the organization start thinking of ideas for the Library's 10th anniversary that comes up in October 2004. A June meeting will be held at 7:30 in the Library Community Room to discuss ideas for an October celebration. Attendance (at the business meeting) |