Board of Trustees

As you know, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation (S.50001/A.40001) extending virtual access to public meetings under New York State's Open Meetings Law, which allows

The Governor signed S1150A/A1228A into law [on] October 19, 2021.

Now that Open Meetings Law modifications have been lifted, are we still required to maintain physical distancing for board meetings?

First question: With the expiration of the Executive Orders on June 24th, 2021, including the Order modifying the requirements of the Open Meetings Law, are libraries back to the "old wa

I serve on the board of an association library.

Our by-laws name certain committees as committees of the corporation --- "No such committee shall have the authority to bind the board.

Our Library Director was hired 5 years ago and has always been paid for her attendance at monthly Trustee meetings. In 2021 the Town Supervisor stopped this long-standing practice.

Our board meetings are now 100% remote, and one trustee has failed to attend every session since the start of the pandemic.  How can our board address that, if we know the move

The library is seeking information about a law stating that the library board has sole authority over public library staff benefits.

A member of my board of trustees would like for us to meet in person. There would be 9 people in the room.