HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-03-11 Board of Library Trustees MinutesMinutes of the Board of Library Trustees
March 11, 2000
Present: Ms. Siiv6 jgi, Mr. Ogden, Mr. Conner, Ms. Indelicato, Mr. Nigro, Dr.
Redford, Ms Brennan.
Chairman Silvaggi called the meeting to order at 11:00 am.
The Director brought the Board up-to-date on events since the override vote.
The Town Manager had called an emergency meeting of the Department Heads
on Wednesday, March 8 to discuss the budget process going forward. There is a
Financial Forum scheduled for Wednesday, March 15. The Board noted the
omission of the Trustees from the agenda.
Mr. Conner moved, and Dr. Redford seconded, that Sunday hours be removed
from the budget reduction discussion entirely, that they not be considered as a
possible reduction. The vote was unanimous.
The Board requested that staff prepare reports that illustrate the heavy use of the
Library on Sundays.
The Board discussed approaches to cutting the budget. Mr. Ogden moved, and
Mr. Conner seconded, that the Board's position is that as the Library's share of
the overall town budget is 1.6%, the Library is prepared to take no more than a
1.6% share of the overall cut. The vote was unanimous.
The Board agreed that this amount would be reached chiefly through deferring
purchase of the 3M self-check machine.
The meeting adjourned at 12:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
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Deirdre Brennan
Director