2015-01-13 Board of Library Trustees Minutes

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� Town of Reading KECEIVEO Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK DING, MASS. Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2015 FEB 12 P 2' 39 Board of Library Trustees Date: 2015 -01 -13 Time: 6:15 PM Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Selectmen Meeting Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: General Business Session: General Session Attendees: Members - Present: Vicki Yablonsky, Chair; John Brzezenski, Vice Chair; Cherrie Dubois; David Hutchinson Members - Not Present: Andrew Grimes; Alice Collins Others Present: Amy Lannon, Assistant Library Director Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Amy Lannon Topics of Discussion: 1. Call to Order 6:22 p.m. II. FY 2016 Budget: Ms. Yablonsky reviewed the discussions from the last Trustee meeting in preparation of presenting the proposed FY 2016 Budget to the Board of Selectmen. Ms. Yablonsky also reported that Ms. Urell, Library Director, had met Mr. Bob LeLacheur, Town Manager, on some personnel matters and to discuss the job classification of the adult library pages and their current status as seasonal workers. At the Town Manager's request, Ms. Judi Perkins, Director of Human Resources, will follow up with Mr. Don Tyler of Human Resource Partners who performed the Non -Union Pay and Class Study of 2014 for further information and recommendations about these positions. Therefore this issue will not be presented in the Board of Selectmen budget review to be held at 7:00 p.m. today, January 13, 2015. Ms. Yablonsky will inform the Board of Selectmen about the Library's plan to request funding from Town Meeting in April in order to hire a consultant to assist the department in developing a strategic plan that will maximize the opportunities presented by the library project. Ms. Yablonsky noted that the two main increases that are included in the FY 2016 budget are the half year funding for Digital Services and Instructional Librarian and the increased Technology Supplies line (also referred to as Public Technology). The half year position Is a proposal from a full year position and allows the specialist librarian to be in place to begin implementation of related programs and services prior to the opening of the new library. Page I 1