2003-03-13City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board:
Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Finance Committee
Date:
March 13, 2003 6:45 P.M.
Place:
Beverly Public Library
Board members present:
Edward Brindle, Lindsay Diehl, Kevin O’Reilly, and John Young
Board members absent:
Others present:
Thomas Scully, Anna Langstaff
Recorder:
Anna Langstaff
Edward Brindle presided.
Tom Scully presented the Mayor’s proposed FY 2004 bottom line target budget of $1,247,831.
Tom Scully wants to put more money into the maintenance and repair account. Bookmobile needed
many repairs this past year, broken windows needed to be repaired, and the boiler needs to be
repaired. Electric account has been reduced because the City is saving money on electrical costs.
Service contracts will be more because of elevator, generator, and fire alarm system that will be
installed in the Farms Library. Computer maintenance will increase because the governor took away
the money the state gave us for computer telephone lines. Heating fuel will increase because the
Farms Library will be open.
Tom Scully reviewed several options for reducing the budget in order to meet the target of
$1,247,831. One option discussed was to close Sundays and reduce the book budget by $96,000.
Another option discussed was to close Fridays and Sunday and reduce the book budget by $88,400.
Another option discussed was to reduce the book budget by $108,000 and keep the same hours we
have now. The finance committee did not come to a conclusion but agreed that the full board will
need to decide if the hours should be shortened (close Sundays) or book budget reduced to $100,000.
It was agreed that the budget figure of $1,247,831 would be submitted to the Board, but the Finance
Committee did not make a determination as to necessary operational requirements needed to meet
this figure.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M.