Library Trustees - 9/14/2022

 

The 2^nd meeting of 2022 was opened at 5:30 pm with Trustees Roger Daniels, Lorrie Eaton, and Stacie Winsor present. Also attending were Susan Turbyne, Library Director, and T J Baumann.

Lorrie moved that the minutes from our meeting on March 8^th, 2022, be approved as presented. The motion was seconded by Stacie and unanimously passed. The approved minutes will be forwarded to the town office and placed on the Rumney Library Trustees Blog.

A cash flow report for 2022 1^st and 2^nd Quarters (January 1 – June 30, 2022) was presented. Lorrie moved that the report be approved. The motion was seconded by Stacie and unanimously approved.

Roger has made it known that he is ready for retirement and with that in mind, I have invited TJ Baumann to join us.  TJ, his wife Jordan, and their two young children live on Mill Street. He and Jordan are both in the education field, are avid readers, and are quick to volunteer when something needs to be done. For these reasons I approached him about being on the board.

Lorrie moved that the Board accept Roger Daniels’ resignation and appoint Thomas James Baumann to finish the year until next year’s town election. The motion was seconded by Stacie and unanimously approved.

It was a sad day when our chair, Roger Daniels, announced that he was ready for retirement after serving on the Library Board of Trustees for thirty-three years! Roger has been totally supportive of the goings on at the library for the eighteen years I have been here. He has brought a wealth of knowledge about the building and has always been great moral support. He will be missed. The Board thanked Roger and welcomed TJ.

Since this is our first meeting since the Rumney Town election, officers were elected. Our newest trustee, TJ Baumann, moved that Lorrie Eaton serve as chair and Stacie Winsor continue as treasurer. The motion was seconded by Lorrie and unanimously approved.

With no further business, it was agreed that we adjourn and meet again in November to approve our budget request.

Respectfully submitted,
Susan Turbyne, Director

Library Trustees - 3/8/2022

Rumney Library Trustees – Approved 9/14/2022

March 8th 2022

 

The 1st meeting of 2022 was opened at 5:30 PM with Trustees Roger Daniels, Lorrie Eaton, and Stacie Winsor present. Also attending was Susan Turbyne, Library Director.

 

Lorrie moved that the minutes from our meeting on November 4, 2021, be approved as presented. The motion was seconded by Stacie and unanimously passed. The approved minutes will be forwarded to the town office and placed on the Rumney Trustees blog.

 

A cash flow report for 2021 4th Quarter (October 1, 2021, thru December 31, 2021) was presented. Lorrie moved that the report be approved. The motion was seconded by Stacie and unanimously passed. A copy of the annual financial report completed for the Rumney Town Report was distributed.

 

At our last meeting, Stacie, our board treasurer, presented our budget request in the amount of $49,980.00 for the year 2022. The proposed budget was accepted by the Board of Selectpersons and is Article #19 on the 2022 Warrant and will need to be approved at town meeting on Thursday.

 

At our last meeting we discussed the furnace. On October 20^th, the boiler had been inspected by Stephen C Sawyer representing Travelers Insurance who recommended two repairs: replacement of the water tube indicator and the pressure relief valve. Assistant Director, Jane Kelso, contacted Pemi River Fuels and scheduled the work. After an emergency call by Pemi Fuel, we discovered that Rob Wells, who has worked on our furnace in recent years, has started his own business and no longer works for Pemi Oil. The technician who arrived at the library had to call Rob for help. At that point, we cancelled our upcoming appointment with Pemi Fuel and had Rob come clean/service the furnace. He felt comfortable about the state of the furnace and said that the repairs were not necessary. He will return at the end of the season and again in September.

 

Our “Button Up” project is now complete. The attic has all new insulation, sprayed and blown in and the library is already feeling warmer. A “walkway” was built around the sky light making it easier to clean and maintain. An access was made to get to the area above the stack room and that area was insulated. In addition, the main floor windows were caulked and the ceiling in the “safe” room was repaired. Shakes to Shingles Weatherization was a great company to work with and were very easy to communicate with. The total cost of the project came to $19,740.00. Twelve thousand was paid in December and the remainder $7740.00 is in the mail!

 

It was agreed to make a membership/donation (50.00) to the NH Preservation Alliance due to their diligence and help when we were working on our handicap access project and a thank you donation (10.00) and a note to an elderly gentleman in California who sent us a postcard showing our library. It was also agreed to purchase a Dyson cordless vac to help with our quick pickups.

 

There being no further business, it was agreed that we adjourn.

 

Respectfully submitted,
Susan Turbyne, Director

  

Library Trustees - 11/4/2021

 

Rumney Library Trustees – Approved 3/8/3022

November 4^th, 2021

 

The 3rd meeting of 2021 was opened at 5:30 PM with Trustees Roger Daniels, Lorrie Eaton, and Stacie Winsor present. Also attending was Susan Turbyne, Library Director.

 

Lorrie moved that the minutes from our meeting on September 22nd, 2021, be approved as presented. The motion was seconded by Stacie and unanimously passed. The approved minutes will be forwarded to the town office and placed on the Rumney Trustees blog.

 

A cash flow report for 2021 Third Quarter (July 1, 2021, thru September 30, 2021) was presented. Lorrie moved that the report be approved. The motion was seconded by Stacie and unanimously passed.

 

Stacie, our board treasurer, presented our budget request for the year 2022. After discussion, Lorrie moved that the budget request be approved by the trustees and forwarded to the town office. The motion was seconded by Stacie and unanimously passed.

 

On October 6th, Joe Chivell from the town office, let us know that Old Sweeps and Masonry out of Bristol would be able to come to repair the cover on the chimney that had been damaged by winds last spring. The board conferred by phone and email and took the following action. Lorrie moved that we accept the estimate of $650.00 from Old Sweeps and Masonry and have them do the work. The motion was seconded by Stacie and was unanimously passed. On October 29^th, 2021, the work was completed, and the bill has been paid.

 

On October 20^th, the boiler was inspected by Stephen C Sawyer representing Travelers Insurance who recommended two repairs: replacement of the water tube indicator and the pressure relief valve. Assistant Director, Jane Kelso, contacted Pemi River Fuels and scheduled the work for December 1^st. Lorrie moved that we proceed with the repairs and having the boiler cleaned. The motion was seconded by Stacie and unanimously passed.

 

Tom Wallace spoke with Susan this afternoon and suggested we follow up with Margaret Dillion, the building and energy specialist whom we worked with in 2014 at the time of our addition and have her update her original report to today’s costs. We will request a follow up report after our “Button Up” project with Shakes and Shingles is complete. This will give us a comparison of heat savings because of our project. Lorrie moved that we engage Margaret Dillon to do the energy saving reports for the library. The motion was seconded by Stacie and unanimously passed. Tom will be our contact with Ms. Dillon.

 

Respectfully submitted,
Susan Turbyne, Library Director