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2005-10-25 City of Beverly, Massachusetts Public Meeting Minutes Board: Library Trustees Subcommittee: Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:00 P.M. Place: Beverly Public Library Board members present: Lindsay Diehl, John Kelley, Kathleen McMahon, Neil Olson, Kevin O’Reilly, Joanne Panunzio, and Helga Senko Board members absent: Todd Balf, Alyse Gause Others present: Anna Langstaff Recorder: Anna Langstaff Kevin O’Reilly presided. Lindsay Diehl made the motion, seconded by Helga Senko, to accept the minutes of September 27, 2005 as read. Motion passed. Public Presentation None Committee Reports Personnel: Joanne Panunzio reported on the progress of the search process. Search committee will meet again after the November 7 deadline. Administration: No report. Finance: Kathleen McMahon brought up that planning for FY2007 budget should begin soon. Long Range Planning: Trustees reviewed and discussed FY2006 action plan. Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Helga Senko, to: accept the FY2007 action plan as amended. Motion passed. Report of the Acting Library Director 1) Nextel: Nextel will build proposed building in original location, next to the library shed. 2) FY2006 Budget: Anna Langstaff distributed copies of the FY2006 budget. 3) State Aid: Anna Langstaff distributed financial report and compliance form that were submitted to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. 3) Book Sale: November 19-26. 4) Events: th 150 celebration with Andre Dubus: November 4. Michael Tougas author talk: November 5. 5) Beverly Archives Project Grants Received: $3,000 from Massachusetts Historic Records Grant and $1,500 from Essex National Heritage Grant. 6) Personnel: Rhonda Finberg, Young Adult librarian, gave birth to twin baby girls. Ewa Jankowska, part-time reference librarian, was in an automobile accident and was out for a short time. 7) Building Issues: Water leaks at the Farms Library and the Main Library. Communications None Unfinished Business 1) Internet Policy: Anna Langstaff distributed a draft of the Internet use policy. Trustees discussed the Internet policy. Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Kathleen McMahon, to: accept the draft policy of the Internet Use Policy dated October 2005. Motion passed. New Business 1) None The next meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 7:00 P.M. at the Main Library. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 P.M.