2006-02-28
City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board:
Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date:
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:00 P.M.
Place:
Beverly Public Library
Board members present:
Todd Balf, Alyse Gause, John Kelley, Kathleen McMahon, Neil
Olson, Kevin O’Reilly, Joanne Panunzio, and Helga Senko
Board members absent:
Others present:
Anna Langstaff
Recorder:
Anna Langstaff
Todd Balf presided.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Alyse Gause, to accept the minutes of the Finance
Committee of January 20, 2006 as read. Motion passed.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by John Kelley, to accept the minutes of the Full Board of
January 24, 2006 as read. Motion passed.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Kevin O’Reilly, to accept the minutes of the Ad Hoc
Search Committee of February 2, 2006 as read. Motion passed.
Kevin O’Reilly made the motion, seconded by Alyse Gause, to accept the minutes of the Ad Hoc
Search Committee of February 16, 2006 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: Joanne Panunuzio made the motion, seconded by John Kelley, to:
recommend to the Full Board to offer Patricia Cirone the position of Director of
the Beverly Public Library. Motion passed.
Administration: No report.
Finance: Kathleen McMahon would like to go over the proposed FY2007 budget.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Acting Library Director
1) Farms Program: As part of Rose Olson’s art exhibit at the Farms Library, Neil Olson will do a
th
poetry reading at the Farms Library on March 7. 2) Budget: Copies of FY2006 budget were
distributed. Budget is on target except for overtime and inspection fees. 3) Young Adult Poetry
Contest: Because there is no Young Adult Librarian, the Young Adult Poetry contest will be
postponed. 4) Middle School Students: There have been some behavior issues with middle
school students. 5) My Space: There was a discussion of the use of My Space at the library.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
None
The next meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. at the Beverly
Public Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M.