Regents-Approved Library Charter Actions: 2017

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2017

Charter Actions By System							Old (2016)			New (2017)
Date	Name	Library ID Code	Community/ County	System	Action	Detail	*Pre-Charter Action Population	Type	Area	*Current Population	Type	Area
3/13/2017	Hazeltine Public Library	1200060960	Busti/Chautauqua	Chautauqua-Cattaraugus	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, the current number being 5; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	4,349	Public	Town	4,349	Public	Town
9/12/2017	Ellington Farman Library	1200062100	Ellington/Chautauqua	Chautauqua-Cattaraugus	Absolute Charter to Replace Provisional Charter	Provisional Charter made absolute.	1,643	Association	Town	1,643	Association	Town
6/13/2017	Hammond Library of Crown Point, N.Y.	2000151660	Crown Point/Essex	Clinton-Essex-Franklin	Charter Amendment and Extension of Provisional Charter	Provisional Charter is amended to clarify that the service area of the library is the Crown Point Central School District; to change the corporation name to Hammond Library of Crown Point; to add the IRS provision; and to extend the provisional charter as amended.	2,011	Public	School District	2,011	Public	School District
3/13/2017	Belden Noble Memorial Library of Essex	2000152160	Essex/Essex	Clinton-Essex-Franklin	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to change the method of appointment of trustees to be election by members of the board of trustees and to designate trustee terms of three years.	671	Association	Town	671	Association	Town
6/13/2017	Seymour Public Library District	2400050330	Auburn/Cayuga	Finger Lakes	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to change the number of trustees from the current number of 7 to 9 trustees.	34,450	Public	Special Legislative District	34,450	Public	Special Legislative District
4/4/2017	Bovina Library Association	2800120780	Bovina Center/ Delaware	Four County	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to change the name of the corporation from “Bovina Library Association” to “Bovina Public Library”; to designate the service area to be the Town of Bovina; and to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees, the current number being 5.	633	Association	Town	633	Association	Town
5/9/2017	Kinney Memorial Library	2800472810	Hartwick/Otsego	Four County	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 7 to 11 trustees, the current number being 7; to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions; and to designate the service area to be the Town of Hartwick.	2,110	Public	Town	2,110	Public	Town
10/17/2017	Alice Curtis Desmond and Hamilton Fish Library	3200482455	Garrison/Putnam	Mid-Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of three years.	7,021	Association	Other	7,021	Association	Other
6/13/2017	Patterson Library	3200484980	Patterson/Putnam	Mid-Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, change the number of trustees required to alter the number of trustees within this range from three-fourths as stated in the absolute charter to a majority of the current number of serving trustees as designated in the library’s bylaws; and to add the Commissioner of Education designation provision.	12,023	Association	Town	12,023	Association	Town
9/12/2017	Olive Free Library Association	3200626990	West Shokan/Ulster	Mid-Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 7 to 11 trustees, with the current number being 10; to designate the service area to be the Town of Olive; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	4,419	Association	Town	4,419	Association	Town
3/13/2017	West Hurley Public Library	3200626950	West Hurley/Ulster	Mid-Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 7 to 11 trustees, the current number being 7.	3,352	Public	Special Legislative District	3,352	Public	Special Legislative District
5/9/2017	Erwin Library and Institute	3600410760	Boonville/Oneida	Mid York	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the Village of Boonville; to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions; to specify a range of 5 to 20 trustees, the current number being 5; and to designate trustee terms of three years.	2,072	Association	Village	2,072	Association	Village
11/14/2017	Friends of the Henrietta Public Library	N/A	Henrietta/Monroe	Monroe County	Certificate of Incorporation Amendment	Amended to change the corporation’s name to “The Friends and Foundation of the Henrietta Public Library” and change the purpose of the corporation to be “to assist the Henrietta Public Library by raising funds to enhance the library.”
12/12/2017	Corfu Public Library	5200181560	Corfu/Genesee	Nioga	Provisional Charter	A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Pembroke Central School District; trustee terms of three years with a range of 5-15 trustees, the current number being 7. Succeeds the Corfu Free Library.	4,292	Association	Town	6,816	Public	School District
3/13/2017	Community Free Library	5200453000	Holley/Orleans	Nioga	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, the current number being 10 and to designate trustee terms of three years.	8,636	Association	Town	8,636	Association	Town
4/4/2017	William H. Bush Memorial Library	5600233940	Martinsburg/Lewis	North Country	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, the current number being 7 and to add the IRS provision.	1,433	Association	Town	1,433	Association	Town
12/12/2017	Norwood Public Library	5600514690	Norwood/St. Lawrence	North Country	Extension of Provisional Charter	To extend provisional charter	2,967	Public	Special Legislative District	2,967	Public	Special Legislative District
9/12/2017	Fayetteville Free Library	6000422220	Fayetteville/Onondaga	Onondaga	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, with the current number being 7 and to designate trustee terms of three years; to eliminate the ex officio positions for the ‘President of the Village of Fayetteville’ and the ‘President of the Fayetteville Board of Education’; and to designate the library’s service area to be all of the Village of Fayetteville and those portions of the Fayetteville Manlius Central School District as described by specific 2010 census blocks.	10,314	Association	Other	10,347	Association	Other
9/12/2017	Solvay Public Library	6000426160	Solvay/Onondaga	Onondaga	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees, with the current number being 6 and to designate trustee terms of five years.	6,584	Public	Village	6,584	Public	Village
10/17/2017	Bristol Library	6400430860	Bristol/Ontario	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended designate trustee terms of three years; to designate the library's service area to be coterminous with the Town of Bristol; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	2,315	Association	Town	2,315	Association	Town
3/13/2017	Phelps Community Memorial Library	6400435070	Phelps/Ontario	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to change the name of the corporation from Phelps Community Memorial Library to Phelps Library.	7,072	Association	Town	7,072	Association	Town
6/13/2017	Tuxedo Park Library	7200446540	Tuxedo Park/Orange	Ramapo-Catskill	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees, with the current number being 8 and to designate trustee terms of three years; and to change the quorum number from four to a majority of current board members as stated in the library's bylaws.	3,624	Association	Town	3,624	Association	Town
10/17/2017	Woman's Round Lake Improvement Society	7600525710	Round Lake/Saratoga	Southern Adirondack	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of five years.	14,765	Association	Town	14,765	Association	Town
9/12/2017	Katonah Village Library	8800663340	Katonah/Westchester	Westchester	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 9 to 15 trustees, with the current number being 12 and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provision.	6,298	Association	Other	6,298	Association	Other

Charter Actions By Date							Old (2016)			New (2017)
Date	Name	Library ID Code	Community/ County	System	Action	Detail	*Pre-Charter Action Population	Type	Area	*Current Population	Type	Area
12/12/2017	Corfu Public Library	5200181560	Corfu/Genesee	Nioga	Provisional Charter	A new school district public library is established to serve the residents of the Pembroke Central School District; trustee terms of three years with a range of 5-15 trustees, the current number being 7. Succeeds the Corfu Free Library.	4,292	Association	Town	6,816	Public	School District
12/12/2017	Norwood Public Library	5600514690	Norwood/St. Lawrence	North Country	Extension of Provisional Charter	To extend provisional charter	2,967	Public	Special Legislative District	2,967	Public	Special Legislative District
11/14/2017	Friends of the Henrietta Public Library	N/A	Henrietta/Monroe	Monroe County	Certificate of Incorporation Amendment	Amended to change the corporation’s name to “The Friends and Foundation of the Henrietta Public Library” and change the purpose of the corporation to be “to assist the Henrietta Public Library by raising funds to enhance the library.”
10/17/2017	Alice Curtis Desmond and Hamilton Fish Library	3200482455	Garrison/Putnam	Mid-Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of three years.	7,021	Association	Other	7,021	Association	Other
10/17/2017	Bristol Library	6400430860	Bristol/Ontario	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended designate trustee terms of three years; to designate the library's service area to be coterminous with the Town of Bristol; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	2,315	Association	Town	2,315	Association	Town
10/17/2017	Woman's Round Lake Improvement Society	7600525710	Round Lake/Saratoga	Southern Adirondack	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of five years.	14,765	Association	Town	14,765	Association	Town
9/12/2017	Ellington Farman Library	1200062100	Ellington/Chautauqua	Chautauqua-Cattaraugus	Absolute Charter to Replace Provisional Charter	Provisional Charter made absolute.	1,643	Association	Town	1,643	Association	Town
9/12/2017	Olive Free Library Association	3200626990	West Shokan/Ulster	Mid-Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 7 to 11 trustees, with the current number being 10; to designate the service area to be the Town of Olive; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	4,419	Association	Town	4,419	Association	Town
9/12/2017	Fayetteville Free Library	6000422220	Fayetteville/Onondaga	Onondaga	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, with the current number being 7 and to designate trustee terms of three years; to eliminate the ex officio positions for the ‘President of the Village of Fayetteville’ and the ‘President of the Fayetteville Board of Education’; and to designate the library’s service area to be all of the Village of Fayetteville and those portions of the Fayetteville Manlius Central School District as described by specific 2010 census blocks.	10,314	Association	Other	10,347	Association	Other
9/12/2017	Solvay Public Library	6000426160	Solvay/Onondaga	Onondaga	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees, with the current number being 6 and to designate trustee terms of five years.	6,584	Public	Village	6,584	Public	Village
9/12/2017	Katonah Village Library	8800663340	Katonah/Westchester	Westchester	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 9 to 15 trustees, with the current number being 12 and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provision.	6,298	Association	Other	6,298	Association	Other
6/13/2017	Hammond Library of Crown Point, N.Y.	2000151660	Crown Point/Essex	Clinton-Essex-Franklin	Charter Amendment and Extension of Provisional Charter	Provisional Charter is amended to clarify that the service area of the library is the Crown Point Central School District; to change the corporation name to Hammond Library of Crown Point; to add the IRS provision; and to extend the provisional charter as amended.	2,011	Public	School District	2,011	Public	School District
6/13/2017	Seymour Public Library District	2400050330	Auburn/Cayuga	Finger Lakes	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to change the number of trustees from the current number of 7 to 9 trustees.	34,450	Public	Special Legislative District	34,450	Public	Special Legislative District
6/13/2017	Patterson Library	3200484980	Patterson/Putnam	Mid-Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, change the number of trustees required to alter the number of trustees within this range from three-fourths as stated in the absolute charter to a majority of the current number of serving trustees as designated in the library’s bylaws; and to add the Commissioner of Education designation provision.	12,023	Association	Town	12,023	Association	Town
6/13/2017	Tuxedo Park Library	7200446540	Tuxedo Park/Orange	Ramapo-Catskill	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees, with the current number being 8 and to designate trustee terms of three years; and to change the quorum number from four to a majority of current board members as stated in the library's bylaws.	3,624	Association	Town	3,624	Association	Town
5/9/2017	Kinney Memorial Library	2800472810	Hartwick/Otsego	Four County	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 7 to 11 trustees, the current number being 7; to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions; and to designate the service area to be the Town of Hartwick.	2,110	Public	Town	2,110	Public	Town
5/9/2017	Erwin Library and Institute	3600410760	Boonville/Oneida	Mid York	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the Village of Boonville; to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions; to specify a range of 5 to 20 trustees, the current number being 5; and to designate trustee terms of three years.	2,072	Association	Village	2,072	Association	Village
4/4/2017	Bovina Library Association	2800120780	Bovina Center/ Delaware	Four County	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to change the name of the corporation from “Bovina Library Association” to “Bovina Public Library”; to designate the service area to be the Town of Bovina; and to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees, the current number being 5.	633	Association	Town	633	Association	Town
4/4/2017	William H. Bush Memorial Library	5600233940	Martinsburg/Lewis	North Country	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, the current number being 7 and to add the IRS provision.	1,433	Association	Town	1,433	Association	Town
3/13/2017	Hazeltine Public Library	1200060960	Busti/Chautauqua	Chautauqua-Cattaraugus	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, the current number being 5; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	4,349	Public	Town	4,349	Public	Town
3/13/2017	Belden Noble Memorial Library of Essex	2000152160	Essex/Essex	Clinton-Essex-Franklin	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to change the method of appointment of trustees to be election by members of the board of trustees and to designate trustee terms of three years.	671	Association	Town	671	Association	Town
3/13/2017	West Hurley Public Library	3200626950	West Hurley/Ulster	Mid-Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 7 to 11 trustees, the current number being 7.	3,352	Public	Special Legislative District	3,352	Public	Special Legislative District
3/13/2017	Community Free Library	5200453000	Holley/Orleans	Nioga	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees, the current number being 10 and to designate trustee terms of three years.	8,636	Association	Town	8,636	Association	Town
3/13/2017	Phelps Community Memorial Library	6400435070	Phelps/Ontario	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to change the name of the corporation from Phelps Community Memorial Library to Phelps Library.	7,072	Association	Town	7,072	Association	Town

NOTES:

The phrase ”IRS provision” refers to: the IRS dissolution language necessary for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)3.
The phrase “Commissioner of Education designation provision” refers to: the designation of the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served.

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