1989-12-18 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: 12/18/1989
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Nancy A. Bender, Edward E. Brindle, Frances J. McCarthy, Nell B.
Olson, Susan M. Salt, Helga Senko, and Nathan T. Shindler
Board members absent: Diane J. Costa, and Katherine L. Fanning
Others present:
Recorder: Sheila Glowaeki
Regular Meeting
Board of Trustees -- Beverly Public Library
December 18, 1989 7:30 PM
Present: Nancy Bender, Edward Brindle, Fran McCarthy, Neil Olson, Susan Salt, Helga Senko, Toby
Shindler.
Also present: Thomas Scully and Sheila Glowacki.
Nancy Bender presided.
Disposition of minutes of the previous meeting: Neil Olson moved that the minutes of the previous
meeting be accepted. Motion passed.
Committee reports: Personnel: No report.
Administration: No report.
Finance: Mr. Brindle reported that the Finance Committee had met to begin work on the FY 91
budget. No guidelines have been received from the city as of yet. Susan Salt moved to accept the
report of the Finance committee. Motion passed.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Librarian: 1) Delivery van has arrived. It will be used for home bound deliveries as well
as any deliveries to and from the Farms and any other library errands. 2) Copies of the proposed
NOBLE con~dentiality policy were distributed. If anyone has any questions or concerns regarding
the proposed policy they should speak to Tom. 3) Activity reports for Circulation, Reference,
programs and the Farms Branch were passed out. Statistics are again up from last year. 4)The
NOBLE network is installing a new computer system. This new system will speed up transactions and
enable to provide an online catalog.
New Business: 1) Meeting dates for 1990 were discussed. 2) Copies of the current Bylaws of the
Board of Trustees were distributed. Changes to the Bylaws were discussed. Fran McCarthy moved
that Article IV, Section 1 be changed to read "Regular meetings of the Board shall be held once a
month." seconded by Toby Shindler. Motion passed. Neil Olson moved that Article II, Section I be
changed to read "Election of officers will take place at the regular February meeting of the Board,
or at a special meeting called after the confirmation of the new trustees by the Board of Aldermen.,,
seconded by Fran McCarthy. Motion passed. Edward Brindle moved that Article V, Section 2 be
changed to "The Librarian shall make a quarterly report to the Board showing appropriations,
expenditures, and the balances to date in the following accounts: Salaries, Maintenance, and Trust
Funds" (deleting Dog Tax) seconded by Fran McCarthy. Motion passed. These changes will be held
over for final action next month. The Chairman asked that each member review the Bylaws during
the month for discussion at the next meeting. 3) It was decided that the Board will. hold the regular
monthly meetings oil the 3rd Monday of each mouth.
The meeting adj ourned at 8: 38.
Sheila Glowacki - Recorder