HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-11-06 Board of Library Trustees MinutesBoard of Library Trustees
Minutes of Meeting - November 6, 1989
Conference Room - Reading Public Library - 6:00 p.m.
Present: Dr. Christine Redford, chair; Mrs. Carol Beckwith; Ms. Cherrie
Dubois; Mr. Robert Fields; Mrs. Elia Marnik.
Absent: Mr. William Diamond.
Ms. Dubois called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m.
Minutes: Mrs. Marnik moved that the minutes of October 16 be approved. The
. motion passed.
Director's report: Ms. Flannery has met with the Garden Club and one
landscaper; the Club will contact other landscapers. The Garden Club
donated a morning cleaning up the grounds at the main entrance.
New business: 1) The Director reported that the library will be included
in the telephone system proposed for Town Hall. It would allow for
extensions between the library and Town Hall. The system is expected
to be installed before the end of this fiscal year.
2) The Director presented the NOBLE budget for FY91. It reflects a
cost benefit due to the merging of the Beverly and Peabody computer
sites. Reading's assessment will decrease by a small amount. Mrs.
Marnik moved that the NOBLE budget be accepted. The motion passed.
3) Two FY91 budget scenarios were discussed: with an override of
Proposition 2 1/2, and without. An override of $1.5 million would
necessitate a cut of $11,427 from the library budget after figuring
cost-of-living increases for personnel; without an override, $28,615
must be cut. The Board agreed that cuts should be made according to
the following order of priorities: basic services and the quality of
service should be preserved, cuts should be easy to rescind, no one
should lose her job, cuts in staff should result in cuts in service.
After discussion, the Board approved the following cuts: $8200
from personnel (i.e., 16 hours per week), $700 from the program budget,
$400 from the maintenance account, $2685 from office supplies, and $120
from operating expenses. The Board approved these additional cuts in
the event that an override does not pass: $9019 from personnel
(library opens daily at 10 a.m.), $7391 from personnel (library closes
for a week), the entire $700 printing budget, the entire $1700 program
budget.
4) The Board approved a request to use up to $250 to recognize the
library's many volunteers. A reception to thank volunteers is
scheduled for January.
5) The Board approved Nicola Carello's request for a leave of absence.
The meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane J K..Y utg
Assistant Director