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Minutes of Meeting - December, 1995
Conf'drence' Room Reading Public Library - 6:00 p.m.
F went: MS. Cherrie Dubois,-chair; Mr. Will1am D. nd° o
Fields; Mrs' Elia Marnik- Dr` -Christine Redford; Mrs. Maria Silvag
gi.
Ms. Dubow called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m
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A letter from Ken Lundbe complimenting the library was read: Mr. diamond
mentioned that Town Plante Jonathan Edwards was also very pleased'ith
library etervice.
Minutes: Mr. :Fields moved' to accept the minutes.of November 13, The motion
passed.
Unfinished business: The Director -presented a -.dr4ft of tie XY57 bud
request.`Guidelines from the Town Manager, areas follov~ia 2 perc 3tt
r increase for salaries; other expenses may 11!icrea6e rforti r la n up to 2,t
percent V thout written j,ustifzcation; increases dyer `.5 percent must be
provided .mitten justific'at'ion
The increase which Ms. Hanley is priaposing is $8'~ 75;~ over last year- the
largest increase she's evi le asxea far. ..Ms. Dubo1 v~ iced her. support,
saying that as long as guAl~ ication,is provided, the urden mill bedon
those who vote on the budget, not,'.on the t4brary fof nel ecting to ask for
the money...
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The persYa tnel budget includes 2.5 percent :raises for FXn96 staffing levels.
Additional lines in the personnel-budget #idicate cost over and above the
2193percent. One is for 15 pale hours ($4,784) mare`-circulation meahns
m re-shelving:
For non-personnel accounts-.proposed increases ar ,as'fo1i(OWS, equipment
maintenance up $3,000; NOBLE up $x;,351; mate_ials`.up $19,442,.
Mrs. Silvaggi commented that the _pz-entation. is excellent and ;stt
ggested:
that the Finance Committee get it-...with plen't'y of -time to read it=','n
advance. Mr. Fields added that the 'request was very well written
providing a good argument. =
Mrs. Silvaggi would like a town-wide equipment maintenance contract to be
considered. She would be ha f
budget.' pPX ~
The Beverly Library s' R-nt $4000 -on PC main ame sThey
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have more equipment than,"', 2ead~h
e w Mr. Fields ',ecomyne~ided .that the° number
of PCs 16e added to the justificI:tion.
The second new line in the personnel budget; -is for a new po!M~~~oi
technol6gy coordinator : ($40, 00,Staff p r~ as ;an ihordina' e aticsu~lt ^ f
time rixnhing around with screwdriver, why they should be erg Jhe r
public, commented Ms. Hanley .r Dgamond- remark.~;d `that tie' Libra y has a
lot more equipment than ,4t did" 1M the teas _
Data Pr6cessing is proposing
tkae same o tin" Yt1is oe_,that~ =.tb .fit
position. gets funded in ono bud et o P :,•P
~ . g ` ~a nth r, then wi ll se ? e Moth 'owt
Hall and the Library. Thet''School Depa~ meat wall be propo'
144 a Sp position. Mrs. Silva ar""
ggi questioned whether the .:;°Larar 'c1oentt care. where
the position ends up. The Director responded that skis would,:,~;irefert tee ;lie
in, the Library, but Data-`Processing is fine.;;.-, It seems 'that ,Data RrOcessing
w:` also request money for consulting fees;,to 00velop''a LAN; the =
t~,::;nnology coordinator will be hired to take care of the LAN.
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Marnik and Dr. Redford said that there are about twenty computers at
the Eaton School. The Board discussed the Town's need to take care of the
computers in the schools also.
T>,total personnel increase is 3.4 percent. Mrs. Marnik said that the
E "d should advocate for this budget strongly, but additional support from
someone who-is not biased is important.
Mr. Diamond made a motion to approve the budget as prepared. The motion
passed.
The Town Manager's budget guidelines did not asX..for priorities. The
Director would make books the first priority, followed by the technology
coordinator. Mrs. Silvaggi remarked that NOBLE must be the first priority,
since the Library is required to pay that bill to remain a member. In her
point of view, if a choice is required, books are the first priority but
she would want to see the technology coordinator come out of someone else's
budget, rather than be dropped.,
Mrs. Hanley announced that the holiday concert, hosted by the Friends and
featuring the high school chorus, will be held on Friday, December 15 at 4
p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 6a5-0 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane J. o nng
Assistant Di2