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PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
Minutes - Regular Board Meeting, December 30, 1986
Vouchers were signed.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
1. LSCA Grant copies were made available for the Board to read.
The grant is for $42,000 and will result in a new computer for the
children's library as well as the counseling and youth center services
that were previously discussed. The high school journalism class
has already embarked on a survey of the employment opportunities for
youth in Jefferson County - a part of the grant goals that has already
been achieved. The media will be contacted so that word of the grant
and its benefits can become more widely known.
2. Marnie Frederickson has been hired as the children's library for
the Jefferson County Library and has left in order to assume her new
duties.
BUDGET:
1. The apparent budget surplus in the year -end '86 budget will be
consumed by several items. (1) $4200 to Tonkin - -Lewis for the final
plans and report - which will be adopted at the board retreat. (2)
a new typewriter. The Board authorized Bev to purchase the new
typewriter.
2. The Board approved the maternity leave plan as attached. The
adoption of salaries in the 1987 budget will affect these numbers
slightly, but the intent is to shift responsibilities within the
current staff and to compensate those responsibilities accordingly.
Staff members will assume their previous salary levels and positions
once the maternity leave period is over.
3. The city council created an extra $3200 in revenue for the 1987
budget. In addition to salary considerations, the following was
determined: add $1000 to building maintenance; $200 each to tuition
and travel; and $3100 into books-. Under salary discussion, it was
determined that raises discussed previously had shown faith by the
Board to address the issue of commensurate salaries. It was felt
that salary ranges and job descriptions could be more fairly dealt
with at the board retreat. The final budget draft will be discussed
at the retreat.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
1. Library Clean -up day is scheduled
The library will be closed those days
will be given.
2. The Board authorized Bev to place
being currently used in storage. The
materials for the new building and wi
for the 1.5th & 16th of January.
and a public notice of the closure
furniture and other items not
storage will be used to store
1 be reviewed on an annual basis.
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BOARD RETREAT:
1. The agenda for the board retreat is attached. It was decided
to add a review of the 5 -year plan to the agenda and it was also
decided to set the date for the February board meeting at 'the retreat.
The new city council liasion with the library will be asked to
attend the retreat. The retreat will be taped so that a document
can be created as a guiding plan for the year.