Board Activities:

In September the Board of Trustees took the following actions:

• Amended the 2005/2006 Budget to show the correct cash balance (reasonably healthy!), and the actual state aid received. The SCRLC budget is now better organized to indicate more clearly the pass through funds such as WALDO payments and grants.
• Reviewed briefly the annual report now submitted to the Division of Library development online. The current printed version is not very user friendly so SCRLC has produced a published Annual Report to the membership (online at http://www.lakenet.org/scrlc/04-05annualreport.pdf)
• Accepted a report from the Nominating Committee with the slate of Board members to be elected at the Annual Meeting:

William Demo, Tompkins Cortland Community College, academic library seat, for a first full term, 2006-2010.

Patricia Neal, Tompkins Seneca Tioga BOCES, School Library System, school library seat, for a partial term, 2006.

Sue Bretscher, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, special library seat, for a first full term, 2006-2010.

David Karre, Four County Library System, public library seat, for partial term, 2006-2007.

Nan Hyland, Cornell University, largest academic library seat, for a first full term, 2006-2010.

• Amended the By Laws to simplify the mission and add an article about what to do in the event of the dissolution of the organization (not imminent let me assure you!).
• Approved the Resource Sharing Subsidy. SCRLC makes $25,000 available to regional libraries based on their borrowing and lending to each other within the region. Thanks to everyone for their generosity.
• Approved the merger of the Advisory Committee on Information Technology and Services and the Electronic Resources Committee. This will take effect in 2006.
• Reviewed the almost completed, totally revised, Employee Handbook. There was some discussion of vacation leave and retirement benefits which the Personnel Committee will resolve. This final version should be ready for approval and legal review by the end of the year.

October Board Meeting

At the short meeting of the Board of Trustees at the Annual Meeting, the Board took the following actions:

• Tabled the Audit for more detailed discussion in December. The auditor praised the Council for exemplary business practices!
• Approved a resolution to expand the number of people who can access the safe deposit box. The Council stores microform copies of important archives such as Board minutes, annual reports etc. at the bank.

(JC)