HomeMy WebLinkAbout092881The meeting was called to order at 8:45.
The minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved.
Vicki Lea - Shelton gave a short report on the budget meeting held
previously by the Board..
1. Questions brought up by budget money shortfall were examined.
a. The city library would have to annex to the county li-
brary to obtain any revenue from the County service tax.
The county library board would then expand to 7 members.
The state library staff would be willing to help set such
a merger. Port Angeles has just done so. The first step
in the process is to get county library approval. The city
could rescind the annexation after three years, There
would be an additional tax voted in the county and the city
would simply cease financing the library.
Librarian's Report.
1. Bev Lamb reported that the library is not visiting in the
. schools. Beth will go on a special visit when asked. Classes
are not visiting the library because of busing cutbacks.
2. Grounds maintenance has been completed by Judy Schwartz.
There are some moneys still available in this year's budget to
maintain the grounds until the City can take over the job. The
Board discussed': filling in the sidewalk as a possible Friends
project.
3. The Planning Process questionnaires will be mailed soon.
4. The Librarian's Report is attached.
Committee Reports:.
1. The Planning Process questionnaire should give a fairly
comprehensive idea of demographic information..
2.. The Friends of the Library phone survey example is attached.
Vicki Lea - Shelton reported that the survey is receiving a very
positive response. A large number of Friends live in the Cape
George or Port Ludlow area and most are newer residents of the
area. They are being asked to provide as much feedback as possible
during the budgeting period. There will be meetings and orienta-
tion sessions forihe Friends on Oct. 19 at 10 A.M. and Oct. 26 at
7 P.M.
There were no communications.
Vouchers were signed.
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Old Business.:
1. The State Library Statiscal Report is attached for compari-
sons between budgets of libraries similar to Port Townsend.
The Board discussed budget cuts-,and priorities; deciding to cut
the page position, reduce office suppies and travel, and to
keep salarys at projected levels. The budg€rwill be a larger
request than that submitted by the mayor.
2. The Board discussed the user contract with the county library.
It was debated whether to charge a fee per household or to charge
a.f lat fee that reflected their usage in the city budget. The
Board approved the 1961 fee worked out between the city and county
librarians and resolved to renegotiate with the County Hoard.
3. Bev Lamb still has not obtained usage bf the button machine
from Centrum Foundation.
4. Library hours are now published in the book column in the
Leader.
New Business:
1. National Library week occurs in November. The Board discussed
possible ways of publicizing the event.
2. The Fire Department will' help to reset the flagpole.
3. New hours were set for the Board meetings: the fourth or last
Tuesday of the month at 8 F.M.
4. Addition of a new Board member was discussed. The Board dis-
cussed several potential members and will make a recommendation
to the Mayor.
5. Bev Lamb will make a list of volunteer jobs for the Friends
to consider.
6. Vicki Lea - Shelton and Cheryl Van Dyke will work on an article
for the next Leader concerning the meetings for the Friends.
The meeting was adjourned at 10 :27.