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MINUTES OF MAY 13, 1989 r � ����� "+� � % s@
ATTENDANCE: Colin Cauldwell, Alex Salachl, Doreen Tighe.
Dinah Amsden. Nancy;Breef-Pilz
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The May meeting of the Mansfield Board of Trustees was
held on 'Saturday, May 13 in the new library building.After
a tour through; the building, the 'meeting was called to order
at 9:30 AM. Colin waived the reading of the minutes of the
April meeting. Doreen will read them next month.
A discrepancy of $25. was found between the treasurer's
report and the bank's statement. 'Alex has attempted to
locate it; however, approval was ;granted to use the
Trustees' general account to make-up the difference.
Correspondence for the month`incuded a W9 Tax form from
the Mansfield Cooperative Bank requesting a tax
identification number, a letter stating the amount of
funding granted by the Art's Council, and information -x
concerning a workshop on fund-raising being sponsored by
ILA. Staff, trustees, and ,"friends" are. invited.
The new Library will be open to the: public on Monday,
May 15.: Minor, problems with the landscaping and the;
( drainage need to be ",ironed -out".; Additional pieces of
< furniture are on their way.` The formal Grand Opening is
tentatively planned for Saturday,; September Ilk. A small
reception for town employees and volunteers will be followed
by an open house.
A large bulletin board for the lobby of the Library/
COA building was suggested. Doreen motioned to purchase
this with money from the Building 'Fund, supplemented by
money from the trustees. It was seconded by Alex.
All trustees are in favor of .'composing a letter ;of
thanks to Dinah for all her work of planning and
implementing the New Building Project. The motion was made`
by Alex and seconded by Doreen. A-lex will write the ;letter.
The Personnel Committee met once during the month and
continue to formulate the staff manual. A grievance l`
procedure will be Included.' Suggestions were made for a
"positive" title, such as, a "Job .Quality Evaluation". A
Saturday differential, was favored for all workers instead of
the current Saturday rate. Dinah will report on Its effect
on the budget during our next meeting. The Personnel
Committee will meet again on May 25 at 7PM.
During the last Friend's of the Library meeting,
members agreed to give the library $1700, to be used for the
summer reading.; program, museum passes, children's
programming, and Consumer periodical subscriptions. The
Friends" Annual Book Sale will be held on Saturday, June 3
at Memorial Hall, the old library.
During the May meeting each year, the trustees must
review the Job performed by the Director. Although the form
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is less than adequate, the trustees discussed each area and
completed the form. It was then presented to Dinah.
The annual budget, including the new reference
position, was approved at the Town Meeting. This budget
will require a vote to override Proposition 2'1/2. Schedule
changes may need to occur in September with or without the
new position.l
The next Trustees/ meeting has been set for Thursday,'
,lune 1 at 6:30 PM in the new Trustees' RowrA,`
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Breef-P<ilz
Corresponding Secretary
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