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Q�N OFR <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />06. •, nP� <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Board of Library Trustees <br />Date: 2016-07-18 <br />Building: Reading Public Library <br />Address: 80 General Way <br />Purpose: General Business <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />RECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />READING, MASS. <br />10Ib AUG 30 P t= 214, <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: <br />Session: General Session <br />John Brzezenski, Chair;Cherrie Dubois, Vice Chair; Alice Collins, Secretary; <br />David Hutchinson <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Andrew Grimes; Vicki Yablonky <br />Others Present: <br />Barry Berman, Selectman; Vanessa Alvarado, Finance Committee; Amy <br />Lannon, Interim Library Director; Lorraine Barry, Head of Reference Services <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Alice Collins, Secretary <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />I. Call to order: 7:06 p.m. <br />II. Approval of Minutes from June 20, 2016. <br />Motion to approve minutes (Brzezenski / Dubois) <br />Vote: Unanimous <br />III. FY 2018 Budget Discussion <br />Ms. Lannon shared information from the Town Manager Bob LeLacheur's listening meetings. <br />Specifically, she discussed the option for the Trustees to submit comments or position <br />statements relating to Library's needs as related to a potential Proposition 2 1/2 override <br />vote. <br />There was a discussion of the status of the override. Mr. Berman reported that an amount <br />has not yet been determined. If there is a call for an override, the vote will be on October <br />18 and Mr. Berman suggested that the Trustees may want to look at what it would mean for <br />services if there is no override. No override would mean a 0% increase or level funded <br />budget for FY 2018. <br />Ms. Lannon provided a chart showing multiple budget scenarios for both override and no <br />override possibilities. Ms. Lannon answered questions about State certification requirements <br />regarding hours and municipal appropriation. <br />Trustees considered all options and discussed the effect of reductions on community <br />members, visibility of cuts in service, role of substitutes, and reduction in the materials <br />budget. They noted that reductions due to a level funded budget would mean fewer hours <br />and services. <br />Page 1 1 <br />