Jaffrey Library Trustees-Minutes of meeting-February20, 2013
Stephanie Minteer called the meeting to order at 4:25 pm. Also present were Dick Porter, Steve Van Houten, Joan Knight, Mary Heafy, and Karl Putnam. Absent were Nancy Clapp and Tammy Cummings.
The minutes of January 16, 2013 were approved as written.
Treasurer's report:
The treasurer's report covering the period January 16, 2013 through February 20, 2013 was distributed. The current balance is $3,868.99. The report was accepted. After discussion it was agreed that the trustees would review our income status in September to see if a revision could be made to the $20,000.00 contributed currently promised to the Town.
Director's report:
Because of a weakness in areas of the second floor of the Town Office, 3 employees may be moved to the Town Office conference room on the first floor. As a result, Randy Heglin has asked Joan if the Town can use various Library meeting rooms for committee meetings. Joan told him there was no problem.
Because of problems with the current first floorwaxing contractor, Joan requested trustees to give her names of other suitable contractors. The usual one-time cost has been in the vicinity of $500.
The 2014 "Big Read" program will feature Willa Cather.
The result of the recent budget hearing resulted in a 4% increase per Randy Heglin.
New Business:
The Chairman reported on a recent meeting she attended at the Peterborough library that presented tentative plans for a major expansion of the present library at its current location. The hope is to complete it by 2016-2017. She will see if she can get an appropriate person to give the trustees details of their plan.
The motion was made and unanimously approved to spend up to $1,000.00 for a new digital projector for the first floor conference room, with 50% of the cost coming from the Cutter Fund.
The discussion of library advocacy was postponed to our next meeting.
Next meeting:
The next regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 4:30 pm. The April meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, April 17 at 4:30 pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:28 pm.
Richard Porter, Secretary
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