SCLA Minutes
Friday, November 16th, 2006
SCLS Blue Room

IN ATTENDANCE: Susan Gottesman, Danielle Musorofiti-Miller, June Cerveny, Suzanne Johnson, Diane Eidelman, Lorraine Squires, Deb Cunningham, Karen Baudouin, Virginia A. Gibbons, Vincent Roger, Beth Whalen, Janet O’Hare, Kris Minschke, Cynthia Guzzo, Angela Richards.

CALL TO ORDER: Susan Gottesman called the meeting to order at 10 am. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for next year.

DISCUSSION: Suzanne Johnson presented the budget report, which indicated that income exceeded expenses. There was lively discussion of possibilities for next years budget. Topics included:

• Should we continue to subsidize the cost of the annual dinner? Proposed to put $2000 in the budget for this.
• The present legislative line provides money for legislative breakfast and library lobby day bus for Albany. Possibly some people could go to Albany the night before, so as not to miss seeing legislators at the NYLA breakfast meeting. This might mean a second, smaller bus. Possibly we should have a second lobby day in the fall. Proposed to increase the legislative budget line.
• Discussed increasing the quarterly distributions of funds to divisions in order for divisions to plan more programming. Proposed increase from $175 quarterly, to $300 quarterly.
• Programs line. Could funds from this line be used for programs such as Long Island Reads and Battle of the Books?
• SCLA awards. Proposed to increase this line to $1000.

Suzanne Johnson will work on the budget and present a proposed budget at the December meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:10

Respectfully submitted,
June Cerveny