Regents-Approved Library Charter Actions: 2019

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2019

Charter Actions By System							Old (2018)			New (2019)
Date	Name	Library ID Code	Community/ County	System	Action	Detail	*Pre-Charter Action Population	Type	Area	*Current Population	Type	Area	**Local Fiscal Year (FY)
6/4/2019	Ewell Free Library	0800140100	Alden/Erie	Buffalo and Erie	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the town of Alden; to specify a range of 5 to 25 trustees with the current number being 5; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	2,605	Association	Village	10,865	Association	Town
1/15/2019	Town of North Collins Public Library	0800144610	North Collins/Erie	Buffalo and Erie	Petition for Merger	Town of North Collins Public Library and The North Collins Library Association merged; surviving corporation is Town of North Collins Public Library. Merger specifies a range of 5 to 11 trustees with the current number being 8; and designates trustee terms of 5 years.	3,523	Public	Town	3,523	Public	Town
10/8/2019	Saranac Lake Free Library	2000165850	Saranac Lake/Franklin	Clinton-Essex-Franklin	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 9 to 17 trustees with the current number being 9; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	13,299	Association	Other	13,299	Association	Other
4/9/2019	Your Home Public Library of Johnson City	2800033300	Johnson City/ Broome	Four County	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area as the village of Johnson City; to specify a range of 7 to 11 trustees with the current number being 7; to change the name to Your Home Public Library; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	15,174	Public	Village	15,174	Public	Village
4/9/2019	Middleburgh Library	4000544060	Middleburgh/ Schoharie	Mohawk Valley	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 3 years; to also authorize the corporation to establish, conduct, maintain and operate a museum; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	6,433	Association	School District	6,433	Association	School District
12/10/2019	Barker Public Library	5200400460	Barker/ Niagara	Nioga	Extension of Provisional Charter	To extend provisional charter	5,079	Public	School District	5,079	Public	School District
1/15/2019	Annie Porter Ainsworth Memorial Library	5600465840	Sandy Creek/ Oswego	North Country	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the town of Sandy Creek; to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 5; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	3,939	Public	Town	3,939	Public	Town
1/15/2019	Lyme Free Library	5600221270	Lyme/Jefferson	North Country	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the town of Lyme; to specify a range of 7 to 13 trustees with the current number being 7; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	2,185	Association	Town	2,185	Association	Town
11/5/2019	Norwood Public Library	5600514690	Norwood/ St. Lawrence	North Country	Charter Amendment	Provisional Charter made absolute.	2,967	Public	Special Legislative District	2,967	Public	Special Legislative District
12/10/2019	Rodman Public Library	5600225640	Rodman/Jefferson	North Country	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to the Town of Rodman; to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees with the current number being 5; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	1,176	Public	Town	1,176	Public	Town
12/10/2019	Manlius Library	6000423870	Manlius/ Onondaga	Onondaga	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 9; to designate the library's service area to be those portions of the Town of Manlius as described by specific 2010 census blocks; and to add the IRS provision.	11,226	Association	Other	11,198	Association	Other
2/11/2019	Bloomfield Public Library	6400431880	East Bloomfield/ Ontario	Pioneer	Dissolution	Charter of the Bloomfield Public Library, a town public library, is dissolved and the Library's assets are transferred to the Bloomfield Public Library, a school district public library, serving the residents of the Bloomfield Central School District.	3,634	Public	Town	N/A	N/A	N/A
7/15/2019	Gorham Free Library	6400432530	Gorham/Ontario	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the Marcus Whitman Central School District.	6,968	Association	Other	10,019	Association	School District
1/15/2019	Wolcott Public Library	6400657170	Wolcott/Wayne	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 3 years; and to add the IRS provision.	1,701	Association	Village	1,701	Assocation	Village
7/15/2019	Saratoga Springs Public Library	7600525870	Saratoga Springs/Saratoga	Southern Adirondack	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 7.	49,070	Public	School District	49,070	Public	School District
9/10/2019	Rensselaerville Library	8400015530	Rensselaerville/ Albany	Upper Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 25 trustees with the current number being 11; to designate the service area to be coterminous with the Town of Rensselaerville; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	1,843	Association	Town	1,843	Association	Town
4/9/2019	Hendrick Hudson Free Library	8800664230	Montrose/ Westchester	Westchester	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 3 years; and to add the IRS provision.	16,618	Association	School District	16,618	Association	School District
2/11/2019	The Somers Library	8800666170	Somers/ Westchester	Westchester	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees, the current number being 5; and to add the IRS provision.	20,434	Public	Town	20,434	Public	Town
9/10/2019	The Foundation Center		New York/New York		Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to change the corporation's name from The Foundation Center to Candid; to add the IRS provision; and to revise paragraph 2 of the charter, regarding the purposes of the corporation.	N/A	Other	N/A	N/A	Other	N/A

** When applicable: newly incorporated libraries only.

Charter Actions By Date							Old (2018)			New (2019)
Date	Name	Library ID Code	Community/ County	System	Action	Detail	*Pre-Charter Action Population	Type	Area	*Current Population	Type	Area	**Local Fiscal Year(FY)
12/10/2019	Barker Public Library	5200400460	Barker/ Niagara	Nioga	Extension of Provisional Charter	To extend provisional charter	5,079	Public	School District	5,079	Public	School District
12/10/2019	Manlius Library	6000423870	Manlius/ Onondaga	Onondaga	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 9; to designate the library's service area to be those portions of the Town of Manlius as described by specific 2010 census blocks; and to add the IRS provision.	11,226	Association	Other	11,198	Association	Other
12/10/2019	Rodman Public Library	5600225640	Rodman/Jefferson	North Country	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to the Town of Rodman; to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees with the current number being 5; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	1,176	Public	Town	1,176	Public	Town
11/5/2019	Norwood Public Library	5600514690	Norwood/ St. Lawrence	North Country	Charter Amendment	Provisional Charter made absolute.	2,967	Public	Special Legislative District	2,967	Public	Special Legislative District
10/8/2019	Saranac Lake Free Library	2000165850	Saranac Lake/Franklin	Clinton-Essex-Franklin	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 9 to 17 trustees with the current number being 9; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	13,299	Association	Other	13,299	Association	Other
9/10/2019	The Foundation Center		New York/New York		Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to change the corporation's name from The Foundation Center to Candid; to add the IRS provision; and to revise paragraph 2 of the charter, regarding the purposes of the corporation.	N/A	Other	N/A	N/A	Other	N/A
9/10/2019	Rensselaerville Library	8400015530	Rensselaerville/ Albany	Upper Hudson	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 25 trustees with the current number being 11; to designate the service area to be coterminous with the Town of Rensselaerville; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	1,843	Association	Town	1,843	Association	Town
7/15/2019	Gorham Free Library	6400432530	Gorham/Ontario	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the Marcus Whitman Central School District.	6,968	Association	Other	10,019	Association	School District
7/15/2019	Saratoga Springs Public Library	7600525870	Saratoga Springs/Saratoga	Southern Adirondack	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 7.	49,070	Public	School District	49,070	Public	School District
6/4/2019	Ewell Free Library	0800140100	Alden/Erie	Buffalo and Erie	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the town of Alden; to specify a range of 5 to 25 trustees with the current number being 5; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	2,605	Association	Village	10,865	Association	Town
4/9/2019	Hendrick Hudson Free Library	8800664230	Montrose/ Westchester	Westchester	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 3 years; and to add the IRS provision.	16,618	Association	School District	16,618	Association	School District
4/9/2019	Middleburgh Library	4000544060	Middleburgh/ Schoharie	Mohawk Valley	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 3 years; to also authorize the corporation to establish, conduct, maintain and operate a museum; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	6,433	Association	School District	6,433	Association	School District
4/9/2019	Your Home Public Library of Johnson City	2800033300	Johnson City/ Broome	Four County	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area as the village of Johnson City; to specify a range of 7 to 11 trustees with the current number being 7; to change the name to Your Home Public Library; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	15,174	Public	Village	15,174	Public	Village
2/11/2019	Bloomfield Public Library	6400431880	East Bloomfield/ Ontario	Pioneer	Dissolution	Charter of the Bloomfield Public Library, a town public library, is dissolved and the Library's assets are transferred to the Bloomfield Public Library, a school district public library, serving the residents of the Bloomfield Central School District.	3,634	Public	Town	N/A	N/A	N/A
2/11/2019	The Somers Library	8800666170	Somers/ Westchester	Westchester	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to specify a range of 5 to 9 trustees, the current number being 5; and to add the IRS provision.	20,434	Public	Town	20,434	Public	Town
1/15/2019	Annie Porter Ainsworth Memorial Library	5600465840	Sandy Creek/ Oswego	North Country	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the town of Sandy Creek; to specify a range of 5 to 15 trustees with the current number being 5; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	3,939	Public	Town	3,939	Public	Town
1/15/2019	Lyme Free Library	5600221270	Lyme/Jefferson	North Country	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate the service area to be the town of Lyme; to specify a range of 7 to 13 trustees with the current number being 7; and to add the IRS and Commissioner of Education designation provisions.	2,185	Association	Town	2,185	Association	Town
1/15/2019	Town of North Collins Public Library	0800144610	North Collins/Erie	Buffalo and Erie	Petition for Merger	Town of North Collins Public Library and The North Collins Library Association merged; surviving corporation is Town of North Collins Public Library. Merger specifies a range of 5 to 11 trustees with the current number being 8; and designates trustee terms of 5 years.	3,523	Public	Town	3,523	Public	Town
1/15/2019	Wolcott Public Library	6400657170	Wolcott/Wayne	Pioneer	Charter Amendment	Charter is amended to designate trustee terms of 3 years; and to add the IRS provision.	1,701	Association	Village	1,701	Assocation	Village

** When applicable: newly incorporated libraries only.

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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