1988-11-21 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 11/21/1988
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Susan M. Salt, Nancy A. Bender, Diane J. Costa, Frances J.
McCarthy, Kevin J. Murphy, Neil B. Olson, and Nathan T. Shindler
Board members absent: Edward E. Brindle, and Katherine L. Fanning
Others present:
Recorder: Sheila Glowacki
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees -- Beverly Public Library
Monday, November 21, 1988 8:00 PM
Present: Nancy Bender, Diane Costa, Frances McCarthy, Kevin Murphy, Neil Olson, Susan Salt,
Toby Shindler.
Also Present: Thomas Scully and Sheila Glowacki
Susan Salt presided.
Disposition of the minutes of the previous meeting: Nancy Bender moved that the minutes of the
previous meeting be accepted.. Motion passed.
Communications: Letters were read from the City Solicitor and Clerk of Committees.
Committee reports:
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Personnel: Contract of the Assistant Direetor's is pending
Librarian's report: 1) John Brice the Branch Librarian has resigned to take a position at the Los
Angeles Public Library, Fran McCarthy moved that the Board request permission from the Board of
Aldermen to fill the Branch Librarian position. Motion passed. 2) Joan Horgan the Administrative
Assistant is retiring, Nancy Bender moved that the Board request permission from the Board of
Aldermen to fill the Administrative Assistant position. Motion passed. Fran McCarthy moved that
the Board send a letter to Joan, acknowledging her years of service and expressing their appreciation.
Motion passed. 3) The employee bargaining unit has ratified the contract. 4) The Director and
Assistant Director attended Legislative Day at the State House and met with an aid to Senator Berry
on the issue of the 35 million dollars and also increasing the money for the regional library system.
It was also urged that he vote against the bill that would erase minimum standards for public libraries
in Massachusetts and repeal any requirement that the city forward to us our state aid money.
New Business: Tom distributed copies of the FY 89/90 budget as recommended by the finance
committee and explained the items. After discussion, Nancy Bender moved that the trustees accept
the budget as prepared by the finance committee with the amendment that the home bound delivery
be $400. for FY 89/90. Motion passed.
The next meeting will be Monday, December 19, at 7:30.
Meeting adjourned at 8:50 PM.
Sheila Glowacki - Recorder