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Board of Trustee Application
2023 Petition Form​

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On February 14, 2023, Nyack Library will hold its budget vote and its Trustee vote.

If you are interested in becoming a Trustee, please submit an application online to Minerva Parker, Board Clerk or follow the directions for the petition process on the Library website below. 

Questions? Contact the trustees at​ trustees@nyacklibrary.org ​

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E. Michael Growney, Esq.

President

January 2022-2023

Ellyse Okin Berg
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vice President

January 2021-2024

Wayne Henry
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SECRETARY

January ​2021-2024

Brian Murrell

​Treasurer

January 2021-2024

Bebb Wheeler Stone, Ph.D.

January
​2020-2023

Diane Christian
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JANUARY
2023

Roger W. Seiler
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January
​2020-2023

Michael A. Penn 
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January
​2020-2023

Tracy Dressner 
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January
​2022-2025

Steve Cea
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​January
​2022-2025

​The library board meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7:00pm in the Nyack Library Community Meeting Room (unless otherwise noted)

 

​Board Documents

JANUARY 2023

 January 2023 Agenda 
December 2022 Minutes
December 2022 Cash & Debt
December 2022 Director's Report

December 2022 Disbursements
December 2022 Performance Report
December 2022 Treasurer's Report
December 2022 Special Meeting Minutes

February 2023

​February 2023 Agenda
January 2023 Annual Minutes 
January 2023 Board Meeting Minutes 
January 2023  Cash & Debt
January 2023  Director's Report

January 2023  Disbursements
January 2023  Performance Report
January 2023  Treasurer's Report

March 2023

March 2023  Agenda
February 2023 Minutes
February 2023  Cash & Debt
February 2023  Director's Report

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February 2023 Disbursements
February 2023  Performance Report
February 2023  Treasurer's Report

April 2023

March 2023 Meeting Minutes
April 2023 Agenda
March 2023  Director's Report
March 2023 Cash & Debt

March 2023  Disbursements
March 2023  Performance Report
March 2023 Treasurer's Report

May 2023

May 2023 Agenda
April 2023 Minutes 
April 2023 Director's Report
April 2023 Cash & Debt

April 2023 Disbursements
April 2023 Performance Report
April 2023 Treasurer's Report

June 2023

June 2023 Agenda
May 2023 Minutes 
June 2023 Director's Report

May 2023 Disbursements
May 2023 Performance Report
May 2023 Treasurer's Report
​May 2023 Cash & Debt
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jULY 2023

July 2023 Agenda
June 2023 Minutes 
June 2023 Director's Report
June 2023 Cash & Debt

June 2023 Disbursements
June 2023 Performance Report
June 2023 Treasurer's Report

Special Board Meetings

Special Board Meeting Agenda
​Special Board Meeting Minutes

september 2022

 
   September 2023 Agenda 

July 2023 Disbursements
July 2023 Disbursements Approval
July 2023 Performance Report
​July Cash & Debt
July & August 2023 Director's Report

Aug 2023 Disbursements
Aug 2023 Disbursements Approval
Aug 2023 Performance Report
​August 2023 Cash & Debt
Treasurer's Report


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October 2023

October 2023 Agenda
September 2023 Minutes 
September 2023 Director's Report

September 2023 Disbursements
September 2023 Performance Report
September 2023 Cash & Debt Report

September 2023 Treasurer's Report

November 2023

November 2023 Agenda
October 2023 Minutes 
October 2023 Director's Report

October 2023 Disbursements
October 2023 Performance Report
October 2023 Cash & Debt
October 2023 Treasurer's Report

DECEMBER 2023

November 2023 Agenda
November 2023 Minutes 
November 2023 Director's Report

November 2023 Disbursements
November 2023 Performance Report
November 2023 Cash & Debt
November 2023 Treasurer's Report

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Public Election of Trustees

​​The Nyack Library is a free association library as defined by New York State Education  Law. The Library is a not-for-profit corporation governed by a publicly elected Board of  Trustees. The Library was granted a charter by the New York State Department of  Education in 1890. The charter was amended in 2001. 
The Nyack Library Board of Trustees consists of eleven Trustees, who must be residents of  voting age residing in the Chartered Service Area. The Trustees are elected by vote of the  residents of the Library’s service area (Villages of Nyack, Upper Nyack, and Grand View on-Hudson; the two unincorporated hamlets known as South Nyack and Upper Grandview in the town of Orangetown, as far as they are located in the Nyack Union Free School  District; and part of the unincorporated hamlet known as Central Nyack in the town of Clarkstown, as far as it is located in the Nyack Union Free School District). The duly  elected Trustees serve staggered three-year terms, such that a maximum of four Trustees  stand for election at any one time. The public vote for Trustees is held annually on the  second Tuesday in February. Notice regarding the dates for the election of Trustees is  published in the Rockland Journal News, fourteen days before the election. Additional  information about role and responsibility of a Trustee can be found here.

The Nominating Committee of the Board of Trustees recommends candidates for election, or for  appointment to the Board, in the event that a trustee vacates their position during their current  term of office. The Board of Trustees confirms by vote at a regularly scheduled monthly  meeting, the recommended slate for election, or an individual candidate to fill a vacancy. A  registered voter and resident can be directly elected to the Board of Trustees by following the  petition process. A petition to nominate a resident for Trustee must be submitted in writing  to the Secretary of the Board by January 17, 2023, to allow for petition signature validation  and ballot preparation.  
At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees, which immediately precedes the February  Board of Trustees Meeting, the duly elected Trustees elect the officers of the Board. The  officers consist of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. The four officers of  the Board plus one other trustee nominated by the President and confirmed by a vote of the  Board for a term of one year shall constitute the Executive Committee. The responsibility and  authority of each of these offices is described in the ​​By-Laws.  


Library Trustee Petition Process

To be directly elected to the Board of Trustees, a resident of the Library’s Chartered Service  Area can submit a petition signed by a minimum of twenty-five registered voters from the  Library’s Chartered Service Area. After the signatures are validated by the Library, the  individual’s name appears on the ballot at the Annual Association Meeting. Petitions must be  submitted by 5 pm on January 17, 2023, to allow time for petition signature validation and  ballot preparation before the Annual Meeting.  

Residents who sign a petition must indicate on the petition the date of their signature, their name,  address and the name of the Village/Hamlet of their residence. The Library suggests that a  petitioner obtain more than the required number of signatures. After the petition signers are  verified as registered voters and residents in the Library’s Chartered Service Area, the petitioner  will be notified of their eligibility to be a candidate.
 
Library Trustee Petition Form

Click this link  to access the petition form that can be printed and used  to collect the signatures to support the nomination of the petition. A minimum of twenty-five  registered voters of the library’s Chartered Service Area must sign the petition for it to be valid.
 
Library Budget

The current Library Budget is available for public review throughout the year at the  Reference Desk and on our website. Once passed by the voters, the Library's public tax  support is drawn from the taxpayers of the Nyack School District each year. If the Board of  Trustees determines that additional funds are required to support library operations, a  request for additional tax revenue is presented in a district-wide referendum for approval  each year, usually in February. Those votes are preceded by an Information Session shortly  before the vote, and a complete budget overview is also made available both for the Nyack  Library Budget, as well as the Valley Cottage Library Budget. The Valley Cottage Library  traditionally joins with us for a proposal to the Nyack School District voters. Our tax  support is also supplemented by other sources of income such as fines, fees, investments  and charges, to complete the total operating Budget. Prior notice of all budget votes is  always published in the legal notices of the Rockland Journal News, beginning 45 days in  advance. In addition, information is available on the library website, social media platforms and also mailed in print to each household.