2012-05-29NO
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 7:00 P.M.
Place: Beverly Public Library
Board members present: Margaret Altman, Anthony Kline, Neil Olson, Kevin O'Reilly,
Joanne Panunzio, and Myron Schirer -Suter
Board members absent: Mary Behrle, Georgia Bills, John Kelley
Others present: Patricia Cirone, Anna Langstaff
Recorder: Anna Langstaff
Kevin O'Reilly presided.
Joanne Panunzio made the motion, seconded by Neil Olson, to accept the minutes of the regular
meeting of April 24, 2012 as read. Motion passed.
Public Presentation
None
Committee Reports
Personnel: Patricia Cirone presented new wording based on the discussion at April 24, 2012
trustees' meeting to replace old wording of section 6 of the library director and assistant director
contracts regarding the materials selection policy. Patricia Cirone reported that the Mayor and
John Dunn told her to budget library director and assistant director salaries in the FY2013 budget
at the 53 week pay level. The contracts have been updated to include the 53 week pay level
amount. Anthony Kline made the motion, seconded by Myron Schirer- Suter, to:
approve contracts as amended. Motion passed.
Patricia Cirone reported that the letter to the Mayor regarding Anna Langstaff s salary will be
sent to the Mayor this week.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: No report.
Report of the Library Director
1) FY2012 Budget: Overall the FY2012 budget is in good shape. 2) Trust Funds: Third quarter
interest is up compared to second quarter. 3) Building RFP: Final candidates are being
interviewed. 4) Outdoor Furniture: Winter Street plaza furniture is in place. 5) Farms Library:
Patricia Cirone reported that there have been no problems with teenagers at the Farms Library
over the past few months. There is no need to have a community meeting at this time. 6)
Bookmobile: Patricia Cirone is waiting to hear back from Moroney Brothers about an exact
delivery date. 7) Evergreen: May 22 staff training went well. May 29 implementation also went
well. 8) Programs: adult programming is winding down for the summer; children's and young
adult programming are ramping up for the summer.
Communications
None
Unfinished Business
1) Materials Selection Policy: Patricia Cirone presented a draft of the challenge process to be
included in the materials selection policy. A challenge form still needs to be written up. Joanne
Panunzio will email challenge form to Patricia Cirone.
New Business
None
The next meeting of the board will be Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Farms Branch
Library.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:35 PM.