2007-05-22
City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: Tuesday, May 22,2007 6:40 P.M.
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Todd Balf, Roseann Benson, John Kelley, Anthony Kline, Neil
Olson, Kevin O'Reilly, and Joanne Panunzio
Board members absent: Alyse Gause, Kathleen McMahon
Others present: Patricia Cirone
Recorder: John Kelley
Joanne Panunzio presided.
Neil Olson made the motion, seconded by Roseann Benson, to accept the minutes of April 24,
2007 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: John Kelley asked to have director's evaluation forms returned to him as soon as
possible.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Library Director
1) Skateboarding ordinance: Patricia Cirone is working on a city ordinance that would ban
skateboarding on city property. 2) Budget: FY2008 proposed budget as submitted to the Mayor
is going forward to be presented to the City Council. 3) Handicapped Access Doors: Progress is
being made on getting push-button handicapped access doors. 4) Computer Equipment:
Computer equipment will be purchased out ofFY2007 budget once funds have been transferred,
as John Dunn suggested, from full-time salary line item. 5) Staffing: There are two staff
openings, a part-time children's librarian and a full-time library assistant.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
Helga Senko: Helga Senko will be invited to the June trustees meeting.
New Business
None
The next regular meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, June 26,2007 at 7:00 P.M. at the
Beverly Farms Branch Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7: 10 P.M.