1960-05-19 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 05/19/1960
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Louisa V. Conrad, Russell P. Brown, Saul J. Cagan, Frank P. Hyde,
Bruce Lancaster, Frederick H. Pierce, Carolyn F. StandIcy, and Thomas J. Toomey
Board members absent: Dorothy C. Cook
Others present:
Recorder: Marion A. Brown
THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1960 4 P. M.
The regular Trustees Meeting was held at the Library on the above date. Those in attendance were
Mrs. Conrad, presiding, Miss Standley, Messrs. Hyde, Lancaster, Brown, Pierce, Co0an and
Toorney.
The records of the April Meeting were approved as was the statement of the Finance Committee.
For Admims'tration, Mr. Toomey reported that the grounds at the Farms Branch are a disgrace:
boys playing ball, and lack of cooperation with the Police Dept. After discussion, Miss StandIcy
offered to approach Mr. Brindley Hall, Ch. of the Lynch Fund Committee as to the possibility of
obtaining benches and trees to make an attractive park.
At Mrs. Nevers request for a fan for the bookmobile, Mr. Toomey stated that he would inquire as
to one.
The reports of the Circulation Committee and the Librarians' reports were read and placed on fie.
VOTED that as the bookmobile was desperate for books, especially for children, $500 was
allocated for the purpose for the balance of the year.
VOTED to rein 4 Gaylord charging machines, one to be adapted for the boolcrnobile, plus, needed
supplies. The cost for renting the machines is $50 per machine and estimated cost of borrowers
cards $300, and book cards, date books and card holders would be $150.
Mr. Lancaster, Ch. oftbe Study of Vacations presented his report. VOTED to accept same and it
is herein on file.
After a long discussion of older vacation policies Mr. Pierce made the following motion and it was
SO VOTED: "I move the adoption of the recommendation of the Committee on Vacations with
the provision that the full time members of the present permanent Staff remain in STATUS QUO
as long as employment cominues."
VOTED that present permanent part-time members of the staff; working 9 months of the year
should have one week vacation with pay.
Under present City of Beverly ordinance which governs the vacation of some custodians in the
City of Beverly, the Library janitors who have had less than 10 years service shall have 2 weeks
vacation annually with pay, for 10 years or more 3 weeks, and 4 weeks aRer 20 years.
The time during the year that vacations are to be taken was lef[ to the discretion of the h'brarian.
Meeting adjourned. at 6 o'clock.
Marion A. Brown
Clerk
To:
Mrs. E. A. Conrad,
Chairman, the Board of Trustees of the Beverly Public Library.
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON VACATIONS.
The Committee appointed by the Chairman at the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Beverly
Public Library on April 20, 1960, to study the question of vacations for Library personnel and to
recommend for action such changes as deemed suitable, met on Monday, April 25, 1960. There were
present Messrs. Brace Lancaster (Chairman), Frank P. Hyde and Russell P. Brown. After considerable
discussion, the following vacation schedule for Library persormel was unanimously agreed upon and is
hereby recommended to the Board of Trustees for action:
At the end of six momhs' service, if within
a calendar year* ...............................................................................1 week.
From one to five years' service .........................................................2 weeks.
From five to fifteen years' service weeks ...........................................3 weeks.
FiReen years' service and Up ............................................................4 weeks.
*Employes resigning or hid off prior to April 1 will be paid one-half their normal vacation period. ARer
April 1, full vacation-time will be paid.
For the Committee
BRUCE LANCASTER
Chairman