Motion to adjourn (9:00), MAC1, CR2, passed unanimously

Warrant Articles

ARTICLE: To determine whether the Town will vote to re-authorize a revolving fund for the Medway Public Library as provided for in M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53E-1/2. Said fund to have the following

1. The fund would be used for public copy machine and printer expenses.
2. The revenue from the fund would come from printer use collections and public copy machine revenues.
3. The Board of Library Trustees would administer the fund and authorize the expenditure of monies in the fund.
4. The limit on the amount to be expended from the fund would be $2500.

Or to act in any manner relating thereto.

BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES

ARTICLE: To determine whether the Town will vote to re-authorize a revolving fund for the Medway Public Library as provided for in M.G.L. Chapter 44, Section 53E-1/2. Said fund to have the following restrictions.

1. The fund would be used for meeting room maintenance, repairs and upgrades.
2. The revenue from the fund would come from meeting room use fees.
3. The Board of Library Trustees would administer the fund and authorize the expenditure of monies in the fund.
4. The limit on the amount to be expended from the fund would be $6000.

Or to act in any manner relating thereto.

BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES

Assistant to the Director's Report

3/2/10

FY11 Budget: Originally, Suzanne Kennedy had asked all departments to enter a budget reflecting a 2.24% decrease. Since the Governor's budget included more funding than expected for Medway, Suzanne requested that departments submit a level services budget instead. I computed the salary budget including anticipated step increases and entered data into MUNIS

The one time allocation of $8,200 in FY10 was in order to cover costs that had been paid for from the Tuchinsky Fund, specifically Repairs and Maintenance. For FY11, Wendy and I moved $2200 from Repairs and Maintenance into the water and sewer accounts, which leaves only $1562 in Repairs and Maintenance.

Budget Meeting: Suzanne Kennedy, Felicia Oti, Melanie Phillips, Sue Ellis, and I met on 2/19 to discuss the budget. Funding from the state is still very much up in the air – Suzanne said our final budget could be more, less, or the same as the submitted level services budget. As she requested at the meeting, I submitted the following formal request for additional funding:

“We would like to request a one-time allocation of funds in the amount of $1500 for Library Supplies, and an additional $13,600 for Library Repairs and Maintenance, so that these line items in the FY11 Library budget would be supported by General Funds rather than paid from the Tuchinsky Fund.”

Suzanne also suggested:

• promoting library events on cable television

• broadcasting Library Trustee meetings on cable

• adding a coffee shop to the library

Sue Ellis had questions concerning the roles of the Acting Director and the Assistant to the Director, and this was discussed at length. We also discussed ways of publicizing that programming open to non-residents that is taking place in area libraries.

FY10 budget: There were very few problems in the most recent reconciliation. The town is still working with Direct Energy on some billing questions.

Building Maintenance: Shortly after Keyes replaced the thermostat, the heat in that zone stopped working again. Keyes replaced the igniter, and although they determined that it had been necessary to replace the thermostat, they will send us a discounted bill.

The hinges on the door to the elevator room may need repair/replacement, because the door is supposed to close automatically.

Medway Community Farm: Lorie and I met with a representative of the Community Farm to discuss their proposed art show and display. The Farm later decided that they would not have an art show at this time. During the month of April, they will have a display on the bulletin board. I will create a display of related books, and there will also be a display in the glass case (including a farm building display that I will provide).

One Book: Ingrid Grenon will read her poetry and talk about horse care on March 20^th and 27^th. Bill created a nice flyer, and library patrons seem to be quite interested in these programs.

Vacation/Personal/Sick leave reconciliation: The staff recently received a summary of their leave amounts according to town records. In many instances, the town records do not seem to match what was submitted to payroll, and I am working to resolve these discrepancies.

Circulation Activity: The number of items checked out by Medway patrons after recertification (January and February, 2010) at all libraries has increased by 6.3% compared to January and February of last year.