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FY2022 Annual Report to the State: Section 10: Officers and Trustees

Q10.1-10.8

Report information about trustee meetings as of December 31, 2022.
All public and association libraries are required by Education Law to hold at least four meetings a year.

Board Members & Officers (Q10.9-end of Section 10)

  List Officers and Board Members as of February 1, 2023.
Complete one record for each board member.
There must be a record for each voting position, whether filled or vacant.
Do not include non-voting positions.

Vacant Seats

There must be a record for each voting POSITION. If necessary, include an entry for a VACANT seat.

Oath of Office

Unless you are an Association Library, your trustees must take an oath of office.
New York State Public Officer’s Law §10 requires all public library trustees to take an oath of office within 30 days of beginning their term of office.

Trustee Education

 

Complete one record for each person serving as a trustee as of December 31, 2022. These trustees will not be exactly the same as the trustees listed in the section above because this section asks for trustee education for board members serving on 12/31/2022. (The previous section asked about board members serving on 2/1/2023).

Examples of Trustee Education might include:
STLS Annual Meeting
STLS Workshops
Other conferences, seminars, trainings, etc.
*Do not list brand new trustees who are starting their first term in 2022.*