8/8/1995 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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BOARD of LIBRARY •TRU TFLS 8/8/95 PAGE I V BUSINESS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: (Continued) A. Town Meeting Article: {Continued} Helene explained that the selectmen have the right to pass on this if they do not Wish to include i t, which is what has happened in the past several times. Speaking to a secretary from the selectmen' s office, Helene was told that sQme departments have submitted it both ways ; submitted by the trustees , and also put in as petition article. This is the tisane article that the board of trustees had submitted in the spring, the only difference being the explanation, "The voters at spring town meeting voted to acid funds to the library budget to ,increase the 1 hour circulation assistant from 19 to 25 hours. The towns-. people recognized the need for additional. help for the l.i- brar which has seem circulation growth by io over the last few gears. This artic-le is the second phase of action needed to carry out the intent of voters at spring town meeting, and officially authorizes the change to a. standard part-tire position. ' D. Shaughnessy made a motion. r that the board of library trus- tees si n 'both the petition article, axil the article sub- g gni tted at spring town meeting. Char tote Faneuil seconded. All in favor. So moved. Helene explained that she had also had the article on the reclassification which they -had submitted last spring, which had been held off due to- the reclassification -study. The subject was brought up at their last department head meet- ing. Some of the department heads are currently petition ing -for a union. The selectmen have chosen not to act upon this' until they know whether there will be a union, or � not. This reclassification study .mar be on the fall town meeting agenda.. Relative to the reclassification study, Dick Shaughnessy moved that this be handled the same way as the previous article submission. Gloria Selander seconded t -e motion. All in fa-v6r. . So moved. B. Capital Program: -, D. Shaughnessy explained that we have an attractive building as it stands . He suggested that if we expanded it to two stories it could spoil the appearance of the building. Dick suggested extending the two wings and the center 'section. Helene suggested that the suggestion of using the attic for office space had some merit. Dick emelt that that could be included in the package. Discussion followed.