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Minutes of the Board of Library Trustees Meeting.,., <br />lr itt. <br />Monday, January 10, 2011 <br />Present: w11 1 LL) -1 <br />P 2: 4 b <br />David Hutchinson, Chair; Richard Curtis, Vice Chair; Cherrie Dubois; Karyn Storti; Vicki Yablonsky; <br />Ruth Urell Library, Director; Dorota Socha, Assistant Director; Frank Fardy, Finance Committee Liaison. <br />Meeting called to order: 7:00 p.m. <br />December 13, 2010 Minutes approved unanimously Yablonsky/Stord <br />Financial Report (R. Urell) <br />■ Around 50% of the library budget has been spent as of December 2010 <br />■ State Aid - first round of FY 2011 $11,776 has been received; <br />■ Green Library Grant of $7,500 was received and beginning to implement; <br />■ Money raised through private donations for magazine and periodical subscriptions are being <br />received; <br />■ D. Hutchinson commented on Capital Expenditures ($85,000 total) -1st phase of Library Building <br />Design has been expended per contract; <br />■ A generous holiday donation may be used for the Louisa May Alcott Program. <br />Statistical Report (D. Socha) <br />■ A new stat of "Visitors" walking in and out is being looked at; <br />■ D. Hutchinson noted how busy Saturdays and Sundays stats are, also noted high number of <br />Volunteer hours; <br />■ V. Yablonsky and C. Dubois noted the meeting rooms are in high demand - important to Town; <br />■ Trustees were pleased with color graphs making statistics easy to read and interpret. <br />Trustee Liaison's Reports <br />Foundation (R. Curtis) <br />■ The Foundation is ready to make a contribution to the Library. R. Curtis will discuss with R. Urell. <br />Friends (C. Dubois) <br />■ No report. <br />Municipal Building Committee (V. Yablonsky) <br />■ The Municipal Building Committee will present their report to the Board of Selectmen <br />on January 25, 2011. <br />Budget FY12 (R. Urell) <br />■ A number of $1,223,530 (FY12 MGR) was given to Director from Town Manager to work with; <br />■ R. Urell entered Budget scenario A (FY12A -Level Services includes 2% step increases to <br />median pay but no Cost of Living Adjustment) & B (FY12 MGR) into Munis; <br />■ Close 13 Saturdays - June, July and August = 3% of annual hours; <br />Staffing level reduced approximately 2.5% average from Level Services budget <br />Expenses - Technology and Supplies reduced $3,000 and Books reduced $12,000 from Level <br />Services. <br />