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Board -of Library Trustees C } <br />Minutes of Meeting - December, 1995 <br /> <br />Conf'drence' Room Reading Public Library - 6:00 p.m. <br />F went: MS. Cherrie Dubois,-chair; Mr. Will1am D. nd° o <br />Fields; Mrs' Elia Marnik- Dr` -Christine Redford; Mrs. Maria Silvag <br />gi. <br />Ms. Dubow called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m <br />y <br />A letter from Ken Lundbe complimenting the library was read: Mr. diamond <br />mentioned that Town Plante Jonathan Edwards was also very pleased'ith <br />library etervice. <br />Minutes: Mr. :Fields moved' to accept the minutes.of November 13, The motion <br />passed. <br />Unfinished business: The Director -presented a -.dr4ft of tie XY57 bud <br />request.`Guidelines from the Town Manager, areas follov~ia 2 perc 3tt <br />r increase for salaries; other expenses may 11!icrea6e rforti r la n up to 2,t <br />percent V thout written j,ustifzcation; increases dyer `.5 percent must be <br />provided .mitten justific'at'ion <br />The increase which Ms. Hanley is priaposing is $8'~ 75;~ over last year- the <br />largest increase she's evi le asxea far. ..Ms. Dubo1 v~ iced her. support, <br />saying that as long as guAl~ ication,is provided, the urden mill bedon <br />those who vote on the budget, not,'.on the t4brary fof nel ecting to ask for <br />the money... <br />,`ro <br />The persYa tnel budget includes 2.5 percent :raises for FXn96 staffing levels. <br />Additional lines in the personnel-budget #idicate cost over and above the <br />2193percent. One is for 15 pale hours ($4,784) mare`-circulation meahns <br />m re-shelving: <br />For non-personnel accounts-.proposed increases ar ,as'fo1i(OWS, equipment <br />maintenance up $3,000; NOBLE up $x;,351; mate_ials`.up $19,442,. <br />Mrs. Silvaggi commented that the _pz-entation. is excellent and ;stt <br />ggested: <br />that the Finance Committee get it-...with plen't'y of -time to read it=','n <br />advance. Mr. Fields added that the 'request was very well written <br />providing a good argument. = <br />Mrs. Silvaggi would like a town-wide equipment maintenance contract to be <br />considered. She would be ha f <br />budget.' pPX ~ <br />The Beverly Library s' R-nt $4000 -on PC main ame sThey <br />s~ <br />have more equipment than,"', 2ead~h <br />e w Mr. Fields ',ecomyne~ided .that the° number <br />of PCs 16e added to the justificI:tion. <br />The second new line in the personnel budget; -is for a new po!M~~~oi <br />technol6gy coordinator : ($40, 00,Staff p r~ as ;an ihordina' e aticsu~lt ^ f <br />time rixnhing around with screwdriver, why they should be erg Jhe r <br />public, commented Ms. Hanley .r Dgamond- remark.~;d `that tie' Libra y has a <br />lot more equipment than ,4t did" 1M the teas _ <br />Data Pr6cessing is proposing <br />tkae same o tin" Yt1is oe_,that~ =.tb .fit <br />position. gets funded in ono bud et o P :,•P <br />~ . g ` ~a nth r, then wi ll se ? e Moth 'owt <br />Hall and the Library. Thet''School Depa~ meat wall be propo' <br />144 a Sp position. Mrs. Silva ar"" <br />ggi questioned whether the .:;°Larar 'c1oentt care. where <br />the position ends up. The Director responded that skis would,:,~;irefert tee ;lie <br />in, the Library, but Data-`Processing is fine.;;.-, It seems 'that ,Data RrOcessing <br />w:` also request money for consulting fees;,to 00velop''a LAN; the = <br />t~,::;nnology coordinator will be hired to take care of the LAN. <br />1 <br />