HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Trustees Minutes 12/1/2012MANSFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING - DECEMBER 1, 2012
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Attendance: Chris Cormier- Hayes, Leonard Epstein, Joe Flynn, John Walgre8n�and "6 OFFICE
Director Janet Campbell. Joe convened the meeting at 08:30 a.m. -M .YN I U A 8: 51
Secretary's report. The secretary's report for November was reviewed and approved. j i.,_ i
Treasurer's report. The treasurer's report was reviewed and approved. The board
discussed Merrill Lynch's decision to terminate accounts such as the library's and approved Chris'
recommendation to transfer the account to Fidelity. The Merrill Lynch representative, J.T. Gilbert,
will assist in the changeover.
Librarians' reports. The librarians' reports were reviewed and highlights discussed.
OLD BUSINESS
Budget FY 2014. The board reviewed the preliminary 2014 budget which will be submitted
to the Town next week. It appears likely that the library will need to apply for a waiver of budget
requirements for 2015. Salary expenses are unusually high for FY 2013 because of retirement costs
(unused vacation and sick leave buyback). FY 2014 will have lower salary expenses because of
staff changes. The combination will make it difficult in FY 2015 for the library to meet the three
year average plus 1.025 %.
Holiday hours. The board approved closing the library on December 24 and closing at 3:00
p.m. December 31.
NEW BUSINESS
Longevity updates. The board approved minor retroactive revisions to the 2013 longevity
budget.
Staffing. The board discussed commencement of a search for a new director. Ads will be
placed with the Board of Library Commissioners, the Massachusetts Library System, Simmons, and
URI.
Zinio. The board approved a subscription to Zinio, a division of Recorded Books, Inc.
which provides downloadable magazines. The annual cost is $1,000 for the service plus $1,200 for
50 magazines.
Fine free period. The board approved January as a fine free period.
New custodian. Doug Sears has been assigned as the library's new custodian.
New revolving account. The board approved establishing a new revolving account for
payment of lost or damaged items.
Copier. The board approved the library's lease of a Ricoh copier, 36 months @$131.80.
The new machine should be installed and operational within a month.
Youth room rearrangement. Joe will coordinate the work for two days in January. It will
likely require closing that portion of the library.
Next meeting. January 5, 2013. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.
Leonard Epstein, a etary