board meeting minutes january 2026

Board Meeting Minutes: January 21, 2026

Location: 1300 Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY

Attendance

  • FLLS Trustees Present: Toombs, Thomas, Berggren-Thomas, Furi, Knapp, Mannino, Maroney, Schaffer, Meyers, Dames.
  • Absent: None.
  • FLLS Staff Present: Executive Director Sarah Glogowski, Business Manager Carlos Perez, Administrative Assistant Diana Leigh.
  • Others: None.

Presiding

President Berggren-Thomas called the meeting to order at 3:03 pm.

  • (Document 26.01)      Agenda: No conflicts of interest were reported by any Trustees present.
  • (Document 26.02)     The minutes from the December 10, 2025 meeting were accepted. Motion by Meyers, 2nd by Mannino.
  • (Document 26.03)     The Director’s Report was discussed.

New Business

  • (Document 26.04)      The budget for 2026 was discussed and unanimously approved. Motion by Toombs, 2nd by Thomas.
  • (Document 26.05)      The 2026 Board Committee sign-up sheet was passed around to all Trustees.
  • The Oaths of Office for all new and re-elected Trustees were submitted.
  • The 2026 Conflict of Interest forms were filled out and signed by all Trustees.
  • Sarah gave an update on member libraries.
  • Cynthia Mannino led a discussion about Robert’s Rules of Order and gave a handout.

Plan of Service Committee

  • (Document 26.06) The Plan of Service timeline was reviewed and discussed.

Finance Committee

  • (Document 26.07)      The December 2025 Business Manager’s Report was accepted. Motion by Toombs, 2nd by Maroney.
  • (Document 25.79)      The December 2025 Treasurers’ Report was accepted. Motion by Meyers, 2nd by Mannino.

Adjournment

  • The meeting was adjourned at 4:24 pm.

Next Meeting:  The next public meeting will be on February 18, 2026, at 3:00 pm.

Submitted by: Diana Leigh, Administrative Assistant

A signed copy of these minutes can be found in the Secretary’s Notebook at: FLLS, 1300 Dryden Road, Ithaca, NY 14850.