HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-01-12 MinutesFAYETi'iv1LLE PUBLIC LIBRARY Minutes, Board of Directors Meeting The Board of Directors met at 4:00 p.m. January 12 for its regular monthly session. Mr. Rains and Mr. Parker were absent. The regular financial and statistical reports were received and reviewed. These included, unfortunately, the report of another window broken. The statement of revenue and expenses for the year ending Dec. 31, 1980 and report of audit by Doris Cook, CPA were also received. The chief order of business was a discussion of plans for a meeting with the Finance Committee of the City Board (which was scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 2:00 p.m.). Ms. Brewer and Ms. Foster were authorized to represent the library board in that discussion. For their guidance and support, careful consideration was given to the potential impact on library staff and activities of the budget figure suggested in the first-round review of our budget proposal. Since the library staff are already in effect one year behind the city staff in salary raises - because we were not given the 13 per cent increase allowed generally for 1980 - the board members felt that our first priority must be the salary adjustments needed to help alleviate this discrepancy. (The plans for contributions to retirement plans for some indi- viduals are also part of this attempt to compensate library staff on a basis comparable to city staff.) Therefore it was duly noted (and approved by Board resolution) that our policy, if the minimal budget allocation must be maintained, would have to be to cut service as might be needed to allow funds for those salary adjustments. On this basis we would have to cut first the hours on Thursday evenings and then if need be to close on Mondays. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Submitted by Robbin C. Anderson