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Wallington trustees record 2026 budget roll call and approve staff raises after executive-session discussion
Summary
At their Feb. 17 meeting, the Veterans Memorial Library trustees recorded a roll call on adoption of the 2026 budget, authorized procurement-card policy action for future adoption, and approved staff raises after an executive-session discussion; several routine approvals were also recorded.
The Veterans Memorial Library Board of Trustees met Wednesday, Feb. 17, in Wallington and recorded formal action on the library budget and personnel matters.
Trustee Bucaro called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. The minutes record an open public meetings notice referencing New Jersey law; the notice text in the minutes refers to 'JFK Library' even though the meeting is recorded as Veterans Memorial Library. Roll call and routine business were completed early in the meeting.
During the public portion, Sylvia Hejzner spoke to the board about the new budget. The minutes summarize her comment; no direct quote is provided.
Votes at a glance: The board approved the Jan. 27, 2026 minutes (motion: Trustee Curtin; second: Trustee Preinfalk) and a list of bills (motion: Trustee Bucaro; second: Trustee Graham); both items are recorded in the minutes as approved with counts listed as '6 yes, 1 absent.' The minutes record a resolution titled 'Adoption of the 2026 Library Budget with changes' and a roll call on that resolution; the text of the minutes lists trustees on the roll call but does not provide a detailed numeric tally for that specific resolution.
Following an executive-session discussion on salaries, raises and a proposed title change, the board returned to open session and moved to accept the raises (motion: Trustee Bucaro; second: Trustee Graham). The recorded votes on the raises were: Bucaro — yes; Curtin — yes; DiBernardo — yes; Graham — yes; Luterzo — no; Preinfalk — yes. The motion passed by the recorded roll call in the minutes.
The meeting also recorded a resolution to authorize use of a procurement card; Director Risa was asked to email the procurement-card policy and two other library policies so trustees can consider formal adoption at the next meeting. The minutes list the roll call for that resolution but do not include a detailed vote tally in the text provided.
A motion to adjourn (motion: Trustee Luterzo; second: Trustee Preinfalk) carried and the meeting ended at 7:30 p.m.
The minutes record routine governance steps and a personnel action following executive-session deliberations. The minutes do not specify dollar amounts for the 2026 budget or the raises; those figures were not provided in the text of the minutes supplied.
