Library Board of Trustee Meeting
Meeting will review the library budget and facilities (including a birch tree update) and include a discussion on scheduling for the week of the Juneteenth holiday.
The Board received routine reports from the director and facilities staff, including a facilities update (storm windows in progress for six south-elevation windows, pending interior emergency-lighting quote, Bartlett Tree Company scheduled to trim birch trees) and a Director’s Report noting higher March visitation and staff coverage arrangements. Subcommittee updates covered long-range planning (Phase 2 with public meetings and community outreach underway), fundraising (a member volunteered to fill a vacant fundraising role), and communications; the Board acknowledged a current vacancy in the Vice-chair position and agreed not to fill it at this meeting.
On budgetary matters the Director reported the FY27 budget proposal has eliminated a two-hour Administrative Assistant position, with current staffing to be level-funded and supplemental funds anticipated to cover needs. The Board discussed staffing complexities, Saturday minimum staffing, and an overspent overtime budget; after considering union holiday rules and potential overtime exposure, Alyson Osgood moved (seconded by Marsha Pease) to close the library on Saturday, June 20, which was unanimously approved. The Board also noted a scheduling change: the May 13 meeting will be held at the Cultural Center in the Upper Millyard because the usual auditorium is occupied. No public comments were offered.