1997-02-25 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 02/25/1997
Place: Bevedy Public Library
Board members present: Diane J. Costa, Nancy A. Bender, Edward E. Brindle, Margaret C.
Goodwin, Neil B. Olson, Keyin S. O'Reilly, and Helga Senko
Board members absent: Katherine L. Fanning, and John R. Young
Others present:
Recorder: Thomas F. Scully
BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Meeting Minutes
February 25, 1997
Present: Edward Brindle, Diane Costa, Lindsay Diehi, Margaret Goodwin, Neil Olson, Kevin
O~,eilly, Helga Senko
Absent: Kay Fanning, John Young
MOTION: By Neil Olson, seconded by Edward Brindle to approve the minutes of the January 28th
meeting. VOTED unanimously.
On the suggestion ofNeil Olson, the election of officers is postponed to the next meeting when all
Trustees can be present.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE: Neil Olson passed out a schedule for the annual Evaluation of the
Library Director.
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: No report.
FINANCE COMMITTEE: Finance Committee recommends approval of the Fiscal 1998 budget.
Discussion follows as to whether to increase the maintenance line item by $15,000 to cover the cost
of repairs to the dome above Essex Street entrance. The Board feels strongly that cost of the from
entrance repair must be in addition to the $20,000 requested for maintenance as that amount is barely
adequate as it is. Library Director Thomas Scully also recommends that the Library not file a
Massachusetts Historic Preservation Grant Application to fund the repairs. Receiving a grant for this
small repair projection would work against receiving a larger grant for additional repairs to the from
of the building.
MOTION: By Lindsay Diehl, seconded by Ed Brindle that the library not file a Historic Preservation
Grant for the repair of the from entrance. VOTED unanimously.
MOTION: By Ed Brindle, second by Neil Olson to added $15,000 to the proposed FY 1998
maintenance line item for repairs to the Essex Street entrance. VOTED unanimously.
MOTION: By Lindsay Diehl, seconded by Ed Brindle to approve the FY 1998 budget as mended
and recommend it to the Mayor. VOTED unanimously.
The date of the April meeting will be changed to April 29m.
Meeting adjourned.
Thomas F. Scully
Library Director