Those in attendance
Narda Tafuri, University of Scranton; David Schappert, East Stroudsburg University; Cathy Schappert, Marywood University; Terry Mech, King's College; Diane Suffren, Osterhout Free Library; Linda Sturgeon, Osterhout Free Library; Jack Finnerty, Scranton Public Library; Jon Lindgren, Wilkes University.

Narda Tafuri called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. in the Lynett Board Room of Marywood University.

Executive Director's Report
Cathy Schappert, executive director, reviewed the budget. The balance in the checking account as of 7/05/01 was $14,200.16. The balance in the PALINET account as of 7/05/01 was $ 9,620.78 for a sub-total of $23,820.94. It was recommended that the majority of the funds be placed in Certificates of deposit. Mrs. Schappert will explore rates and also getting back money from PALINET.

The main topic of discussion involved the new dues structure. Because of the virtual catalog and the fact that NPLN will need more funds to maintain the server and update software, the Board approved increasing individual institution membership from the current $200 annual fee to $400. Dues for public library system members will be $400/year with an additional $50/library within the system. Associate membership dues will be $150/year. HILNNEP dues will increase from the current $800 to $1000. The board agreed that doubling the fee was justified due to the fact that there has not been a dues increase in many years and based on the increased needs of the organization. Ms. Tafuri will send a letter to the HILNNEP members explaining the dues increase. Invoices for this year's membership will be sent out shortly.

A message has been received from OCLC stating that it will discontinue SiteSearch development in the fall. Full support will be provided at least through December of 2002. OCLC will be hosting a user's meeting conference in Dublin, Ohio in August to build a best case "straw man" for how SiteSearch support and development should operate following the 4.2.0 release. The board approved sending Miao Hong and Scott Thomas to the meeting as representatives. Lodging will be paid by OCLC; NPLN will pay the other expenses.

The new by-law change recommendations were discussed. David Schappert presented the board with additions and changes to the current by-laws. Terry Mech suggested that Inc. be added to NPLN now that the group has become a corporation.

The way the group elects new officers was also discussed along with the difficulty of finding someone who would agree to serve as President. In the past directors of institutional members rotated the position. The idea of institutional rotation whereby each institution would choose someone within his or her institution for the presidency was discussed as an option. The Vice-President would serve as President-elect. The position of Secretary and Treasurer would be combined. It was felt that in addition to paying fees; each member needs to take a leadership role. The by-laws committee will continue to explore this recommendation and bring back a proposal to the Board in the fall.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:05.