1984-12-17 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 12/17/1984
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Nell B. Olson, Lester C. Ayers, Richard L. Buckley, Come E.
Dooling, Katherine L. Fanning, Kathleen M. Hen~ehon, Kevin J. Murphy, Susan M. Salt, and
Nancy A. White
Board members absent:
Others present: Vada Komich, Frances J. McCarthy, League of Women Voters; Howard Calish,
Margaret Haydon, Friends of the Beverly Public Library
Recorder:
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees - Beverly Public Library
December 17, 1984 7:30
Present: Neil Olson, Kathleen Henrichon, Susan Salt, Nancy White, Kay Fanning, Richard Buckley,
Les Ayers, Kevin Murphy, Come Dooling.
Also present: Fran McCarthy, Vada Komieh; SheHa Glowacki; Howard Calish; Margaret Haydon;
Karin Reynolds, Beverly Times.
Disposition of the minutes of the previous meeting: The following changes to the minutes of the
November 19 meeting were noted. Under Committee Reports - Administration, the last phrase
beginning with "in contrast..." was deleted. Under Communications, the spelling of Serventi was
corrected. Under Public Presentation, the wording was changed to read "Fran McCarthy spoke on
the history of the open meeting law with the Board." The minutes were approved as corrected.
Committee Reports: Administration: Kevin Murphy reported that according to the consultant, work
is moving along slowly on the roof due to a delay in obtaining materials.
Finance: Mrs. Salt distributed copies of the proposed 85/86 budget, and briefly explained the items
to the Board. More work is to be done before a final recommendation is made. Mr. Buckley moved
to compliment the Finance Committee on the work that had been done on the budget. Motion passed.
Personnel: Nancy White moved to offer Mrs. Esther Calish the contract as proposed, seconded by
Susan Salt. President Olson ruled that this was not the same contract but a counter proposal. Mr.
Buckley wished to go on record as disagreeing with the ruling and moved to change the wording on
Page 1, Item 3 of the contract to read: "TERM: The Director shall be employed for a two-year period
commencing December 15, 1984 and ending December 15, 1986." Motion defeated. The following
minor changes to the contract were accepted: Exhibit A Duties and Responsibilities, item #6, the
wording "said personnel" was changed to "all personnel" in both instances. Exhibit B B. Vacation,
the blank was filled to read "that upon at least 5 days notice to the Board .... "and the following
sentence added: "The Director may take up to one week of said four weeks without giving notice to
the Board." The main motion passed with the above changes.
Librarian's Report: None.
Communications: Invitations were read to the Beverly Farms Branch Christmas Tea and to Bernice
Gilman's retirement party.
Unfinished Business: None.
New Business: The Friends of the Library will hold a fund raiser on March 9. The Board directed the
President to send flowers on their behalf to Mrs. Calish after her recent surgery.
Mr. BuckIcy moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 p.m.
The next meeting will be Monday January 28, 1985 at 7:30 p.m.
Sheila Glowacki, Recorder