| Agenda: | BANISTER MEMORIAL HALL, MERRICK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Felton-Heller House
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AGENDA
Monday, February 13, 2023
ATTENDANCE at Library Annex: Chair, Shelby Hill (SOH) , Secretary, Erica Robert (ER) , Sally Brown (SB) , Barbara Clancy (BC) , Carol Plumb (CP) Rebecca Morin (RM) , Julia Taylor,
Monday, January 9, 6:35 p.m. call meeting to order at the library p.m.
Review minutes from Monday, November 14, 2022. Motion to accept by 2nd, all in favor.
Ratify Library Payroll warrants FY23 January 19, February 2, 2023.
Ratify Library Expense FY23 January 19, February 2, 2023.
Ratify Library Utilities FY23 January 19, February 2, 2023.
Ratify 18 Common Street Expenses FY23 January 19, February 2, 2023.
Ratify Library Books warrants dated FY23 January 19, February 2 , 2023.
Motion to approve to ratify all payments by , 2nd , all voted in favor
Motion to approve to ratify all payments by , 2nd , all voted in favor.
Library
Contracts for Brenda and Julia are attached for review and edits are available as an attachment. Brenda has a letter from Mass. Board of Library Commissioners confirming the Board of Trustees authority to create and sign a contract with library employees. MGL Ch. 78 Sec. 34.
The library closed Friday, December 16 for repairs and will reopen on Tuesday February 14. The paint over the plaster started to show through the brick work. The painters said to wait a couple of weeks for it (plaster) to dry. Brenda was very clear to not paint until the plaster was dry. They painted 3 days after plaster was completed.
The library closed Friday, December 16 for repairs and will hopefully reopen on Tuesday February 14. We reopened this week, Tuesday, February 7 with the focus on empty and shelving the 30 boxes of books in the Gallery.
Brenda has collected copies of the front and back of National Grid bills from previous years to submit for reimbursement from the insurance company. The November-December bill was over $900. for the library.
CIPC list from 2021-2025 must be reviewed and updated for the March meeting.
Museum passes are being purchased, Julia conducted a survey to the community for what other passes they would like to see. We had 15, and now have 14 on our list. 2 we did not renew and added 2 other passes.
Library Annex
We moved furniture and moved museum materials upstairs and the larger meeting room downstairs. The major use of the Annex is meeting rooms and this move will make easier accessibility for town organizations. Exterior motion lights are working great on the porch and driveway.
Matt Bansfield has submitted an invoice for cleaning of the gutters.
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. When making such a request, please include a description of the accommodation that you will need, including as much detail as possible, along with your contact information. Email requests to: brookfieldlibrary@gmail.com or call 508-867-6339. In order to meet you request, please provide seven days’ notice prior to the date that the accommodation is needed. Although every attempt will be made to provide the accommodation with less than seven days’ notice, it may not be possible.
Next Trustees meeting is Monday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. Library.
Motion to adjourn at pm motion , 2nd, all voted in favor. |