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r <br />U <br />t <br />T`' :s4 CLERK <br />Minutes of the Board of Library Trustees Meeting <br />Tuesday, November 20, 2012 <br />Present: <br />1013 JAN 10 P 3: 18 <br />David Hutchinson, Chair; Richard Curtis, Vice Chair; Alice Collins, Secretary; Cherrie Dubois; Andrew <br />Grimes; Vicki Yablonsky; Amy Lannon, Asst. Director; Ruth Urell Library, Director. <br />Meeting called to order: 7.00 p.m. <br />October 15, 2012 Minutes C. Dubois noted error: The Highland School Day will be the week of March <br />10 -16th (not March 16 -23 as noted). Correction approved unanimously C.Dubois /V. Yablonsky <br />Correct Minutes approved unanimously C. Dubois/V. Yablonsky <br />Financial Report (R. Urell) <br />The current expenditures are on target. Also a new account for a recently awarded $7,500 <br />Children's STEM Grant. <br />Trustee Liaison's Reports <br />Foundation (R. Curtis) <br />The Annual Appeal letter goes out in the next few weeks. The Foundation has received an <br />anonymous gift to benefit children using the library. <br />Friends (C. Dubois) <br />Friends earned close to $900 from the Wine Tasting event. <br />Director's Report <br />Budget — FY 2014: Trustees reviewed draft FY2014 Budget. The Trustees unanimously support the <br />Step and 2% COLA increases and wished to express support. Discussion regarding drafting a letter <br />from the Trustees in support of salaries increase for distribution to the Town Manager, the Board of <br />Selectmen, and FinCom. <br />Further discussions regarding new budget lines for emerging technologies, as well as potential <br />impact of library move to temporary space on overall budget. <br />FY14 Plan of Service ( *requires approval): Ruth Urell presented both a Plan of Service progress <br />report and the revised FY2014 18 -month plan for Trustee approval. This plan needs to be submitted <br />to MBLC by December 1 in order to maintain eligibility for grants. <br />FY14 Plan of Service approved unanimously C. Dubois /A. Grimes <br />