1979-12-08 City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee: Budget Committee
Date: 12/08/1979
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Nell B. Olson, Mary K. Connots, John R. Coogan, and Dr. Edna M.
MeGlynn
Board members absent:
Others present:
Recorder: Barbara Bruno
Budget Committee
Board of Trustees
Beverly Public Library
Saturday, December 8, 1979 10 A. M.
Presiding: Neil Olson
Present: Mary Connors, Jack Coogan, Edna McGlynn. Also present: Esther Calish and Barbara
Bruno.
Mrs. Calish presented the members with a skeleton budget for 1980-81 showing the comparison with
last year. The budget is within the mandated 4 per cent increase.
Two new programs appear in this budget: serials Is shown as a separate item, all magazines being
pooled together into one program; and computer services maintenance which will allow the library
to take advantage of the grant obtained by five Essex County libraries and participate in the
installation of a CLSI system.
Mrs. Calish elaborated on several parts of the budget. Salaries are down $8,000 which includes raises
and retroaetives. Part of the reason for this is the elimination of three positions. The amount for
repairs for the main building is increased to $2,500 from $1,000 to permit some much needed repairs
on the building. With the increasing costs of vehicle maintenance, the number of days on the road for
the bookmobile has been cut back. The slack has been made up by individual car deliveries to
shut-ins. To assist the person making these deliveries with car expenses, a lump sum of $240 has been
written into the budget. Other utility and fixed costs have been increased an average of 10 per cent,
Mrs. Calish then detailed the proposed automated circulation system. Copies of the explanation of
the grant and the system were distributed (affixed hereto). Port charges for the terminals will be
provided by the grant. These would amount to $4,500 each if this were a separate installation. Cost
of the terminals would be paid for from trust funds ($14,750) with monthly up-keep of $3,200 already
indicated in the budget. The advantages to the library will be manifold but the major ones are: 1,
access to 500,000 books in the region; 2. internal control of circulation records; 3. saving of labor