Finance Committee Meeting Minutes; Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Rockingham Free Public Library
Board of Trustees: Finance Committee Meeting

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Present: Martha Rowley, Brady Weinstock, Mary Shepard, Margo Ghia; Ian Graham, Director;
Mary Van Hartesveldt, Library Staff

Absent: n/a

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LOCATION: In person and via Zoom.

1. Call to Order: 4:03 pm

2. Additions to Agenda for routine administrative matters and/or pressing matters
that will require ratification at a future meeting: Electing a new chairperson.

3. Public Comment (3 minutes per person): n/a

4. Approve Minutes of October 27, 2020 meeting: (2021 meeting was combined with full
board meeting did not meet independently). Mary Shepard moved, Brady seconded.
Motion passed unanimously with the amendment of Mary Van Hartesveldt’s last name
added in item #9, with Margo abstaining because she was not present at that meeting.

5. Discussion: FY24 budget: The intention is to level fund again for FY24. There is
deferred maintenance, for which some money will come from the Building Reserve fund.
There may also be a slight reduction in parttime hours. (The director anticipates the
FY25 budget will need to reflect an increase in order so that building repairs can be
brought up to date and adequate funding is available for repairs going forward.) Margo
moved that the committee approve the Director’s plan to level fund the taxappropriated
portion of the FY24 budget. Martha seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

6. Other Business: n/a

7. Review Action Items and Agenda Items for next meeting: Elect committee officers.

8. Adjourn: Margo moved to adjourn, Martha seconded. Meeting adjourned at 5:36 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Brady Weinstock, Secretary