Town: | Brookfield, MA |
Board: | Library Trustees |
Time: | Monday April 13, 2015 6:30 PM EDT |
Location: | Merrick Public Library 2 Lincoln Street, Brookfield MA 01506 |
Agenda: | BOARD OF TRUSTEES MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY, BANISTER MEMORIAL HALL Monday, April 13, 2015 ATTENDANCE: Sally Brown (SB) , Barbara Clancy (BC), Barbara Steadman (BLS), Jerry Rudzinski (JR) , Matt Bansfield (MB), Carol Plumb (CP), Brenda Metterville (B). Quorum needed 4 Trustees. Call meeting to order 6:30 p.m. Review/edit/approve minutes from Tuesday, March 16, 2015. Motion by Ratify Payroll warrants dated, March 24 and April 8, 2015. Motion by . Ratify Library State Aid warrant dated, March 17, 2015. Motion by , 2nd ,. Ratify Books warrant dated, March 17, April 8, 2015. Motion , 2nd by Tree removal update. Bill (Strendrup, Tree Warden), Herb asked me to let you know that with all of the additional projects that the selectmen have requested the Highway Department take on this upcoming year he will not have the time to do any tree work. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Cindy (Thompson) March 31, 2015, Brenda, I am in the process of identifying a contractor to accommodate our needs. I will update you as details are made available. Thank you, Bill The Annual Town Meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, June 5 at Brookfield Elementary School. A Special Town Meeting will precede the Annual Town Meeting, at 6:30 p.m. A deadline to submit articles for the warrant is expected to be set by the Board of Selectmen at their April 14 meeting. We need to submit our article for the building maintenance. $17,000 and what we are going to use the funds for. Ramp door ADA, furnace replacement, from oil to gas, repoint north side of building. E-Books All public libraries in the state of Massachusetts are now members of the MLS ebook program. This means access to 50,000 ebooks instead of the 17,000 CW/Mars has purchased. With this new service, of, course comes with a fee, FY16, July 1, 2015 are fee will be $107 and will be applied to our CW/Mars membership fees. Wage increase %. There is no information regarding wage increases for FY16. Most departments have submitted 3% increases which are being denied by the Advisory Board at this point. Other business? Next meeting, Monday, May 11, 2015 (The release date for West Brookfield !!) Motion to adjourn |
Scheduled By: | Brenda Metterville |
Posted At: | Apr 09, 2015 3:23 PM EDT |
Last Modified: | May 12, 2015 12:51 PM EDT |
Minutes: | Minutes are not on record with the Town Clerk's office |