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Minutes and agendas · November 19, 2014

Board meeting on budget controls and tax preparation

Discusses Library spending limits, Seeger and memorial gifts, changing tax preparation arrangements and officers for the next year.

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HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MINUTES NOVEMBER 19, 2014 MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Luthardt, Kathrine Luthardt, Marilyn Shaw, Carol Lawson, Gillian Miller, Toni Empringham, Betty Starr, Diane Craig. MINUTES: July 16, 2014 minutes were approved as submitted. TREASURER'S REPORT: The current FOL budget for the Hermosa Beach Library has been explained and is working. Explanation, in detail, is attached to the treasurer's report (2014 3rd Quarter Financial Highlights). Recent donations included $700 from Seeger and $100 from the Kiwanis and Lombardi Construction in honor of Moneca Vance. Wayland & Vukadinovich LLP. will no longer be preparing FOL tax returns. George Ceman has volunteered to attempt to prepare FOL 2014 Returns which will be due in May. 2015. Bob stated that we have time to hire a new CPA if George is unable to do the returns. Carol Lawson volunteered to write thank you notes for the above mentioned donations. Operating balance as of 7/1/14 was $24,060.78. NEWSLETTER: Toni Empringham suggested that we send out only two newsletters and one postcard for the year 2015. One newsletter will be sent out in March, 2015, and one in October, 2015. Voted and approved. Gillian Miller set up 2015 Saturday Sale dates. They are as follows: Jan. 17, Feb. 21, Mar.21, Apr.18, May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug. 15, Sept.19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 19, 2015. Board meetings for 2015 will be Mar. 25, July 22, and Nov. 18 at a NEW TIME of 2:30pm. INTRENET: Betty Starr reported that our internet page will be updated once a month near the end of each month. The web site is: HBFOL.ORG. She is currently working on making the pages more attractive and adding more information. All suggestions are welcome. BOOKSTORE: Some prices have changed. DVD's are currently selling for 50 cents and CD's for 25 cents. An audio disc is 25 cents, paperback books still 50 cents and hardback books one dollar. Gillian Miller volunteered to provide her telephone number (310-376-7493) as the main contact for book donations from the public. Carol Lawson's phone number will be removed as a contact. We wish to thank Carol for her numerous efforts to pick up/coordinate donations in the past. ELECTION: The following officers have been voted on and approved for 2015: Bob Luthardt, President, Dorothy Yost, Vice President, Diane Craig, Secretary, George Ceman, Treasurer. Meeting Adjourned at 3:15pm Respectfully submitted, Diane Craig, Recording Secretary
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HERMOSA BEACH FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MINUTES
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Luthardt, Kathrine Luthardt, Marilyn Shaw, Carol Lawson, Gillian Miller, Toni
Empringham, Betty Starr, Diane Craig.
MINUTES: July 16, 2014 minutes were approved as submitted
TREASURER'S REPORT: The current FOL budget for the Hermosa Beach Library has been explained and
is working. Explanation, in detail, is attached to the treasurer's report (2014 3 Quarter Financial
Highlights). Recent donations included $700 from Seeger and $100 from the Kiwanis and Lombardi
Construction in honor of Moneca Vance. Wayland & Vukadinovich LLP. will no longer be preparing FOL
tax returns. George Ceman has volunteered to attempt to prepare FOL 2014 Returns which will be due
in May. 2015. Bob stated that we have time to hire a new CPA if George is unable to do the returns.
Carol Lawson volunteered to write thank you notes for the above mentioned donations. Operating
balance as of 7/1/14 was $24,060.78.
NEWSLETTER: Toni Empringham suggested that we send out only two newsletters and one postcard for
the year 2015. One newsletter will be sent out in March, 2015, and one in October, 2015. Voted and
approved.
Gillian Miller set up 2015 Saturday Sale dates. They are as follows: Jan. 17, Feb. 21, Mar.21, Apr.18,
May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug. 15, Sept.19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 19, 2015.
Board meetings for 2015 will be Mar. 25, July 22, and Nov. 18 at a NEW TIME of 2:30pm.
INTRENET: Betty Starr reported that our internet page will be updated once a month near the end of
each month. The web site is: HBFOL.ORG. She is currently working on making the pages more
attractive and adding more information. All suggestions are welcome.
BOOKSTORE: Some prices have changed. DVD's are currently selling for 50 cents and CD's for 25 cents.
An audio disc is 25 cents, paperback books still 50 cents and hardback books one dollar. Gillian Miller
volunteered to provide her telephone number (310-376-7493) as the main contact for book donations
from the public. Carol Lawson's phone number will be removed as a contact. We wish to thank Carol
for her numerous efforts to pick up/coordinate donations in the past.
ELECTION: The following officers have been voted on and approved for 2015:
Bob Luthardt, President, Dorothy Yost, Vice President, Diane Craig, Secretary, George Ceman, Treasurer.
Meeting Adjourned at 3:15pm
Respectfully submitted, Diane Craig, Recording Secretary