5/15/2007 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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BOARD of LIBRARY TRUSTEES TUESDAYS MAY 159 2007 MASHPEE LIBRARY Present-. David Burton, C rl ]'Este,Heather Lak ,Nancy Soderberg,Dianna Smith,,bane Dolan,and Ann MacDonald-Dailey(via,conference call from Florida). Absent: Helene DeFoe, Library Director Also Present: Sheldon Gil eft Bogie Barrett Nancy Stafford(arrived'x:20 p.m. Chairman David Burton called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. and welcomed newly-elected irary Trustee,, ane'Dolan. David also congratulated Ann MacDonald-Dailey on her re-election to the Board. Am al of Minutes i Dim Smith motioned to accept the minutes of the Special Meeting of April 19, 2007 as stn; Nancy Soderberg seconded this motion;and all Trustees approved the notion, except Jane Dolan, who abstained. lkeoorts David distributed copies of monthly reports for April that were provided by Helene and Janet Burke. These reports were reviewed by the Trustees and are attached to theprinted set of these minutes. David then mentioned the April 10, 2007 SBNLS letter with PY2006 Value of Summary for Ma hp a public Library attached. David has not yet discussed this with Helene and when she returns he will ask her to .moo over the contents with the Trustees at our next monthly meeting. A.copy of the letter and attached fora'are attached to the printed set of these minutes. Sheldon Gilbert David asked Shelly to please give the Trustees an update on the status of the library construction bill. During Shelly's update,the following-highlights were discussed-, Shelly pointed out that legislator's first responsibility is to get an operating budget approved. Library Construction Bill x#3420 is now being reviewed by the joint bonding capital and expenditures assets committee. Next step once Bill approved, is to go to the individual ways and means committee. On May 3 l t Helene will,he attending an MBLC meeting where they are going to give an update on the stags of the legislation and offer what actions and what recommendations individual library people ha a on how to proceed in support of this legislation. • Shelly said he is personally going to make specific recommendation that various people commit to getting the program approved and get legislators to pass the bill through quickly in view of the critical deadline Mashpee faces foTconstruction of the library. Shelly said if there are parts oft e bond hill not being.approved, he is recommending they let those parts stay and approve those parts they are favoring rather than holding all bond projects behind.