Library Trustees, Board of
Regular MeetingBeverly, MA · January 4, 2024
Minutes
City of Beverly, Massachusetts
Public Meeting Minutes
Board: Library Trustees
Subcommittee:
Date: January 4, 2024, 5:00 P.M.
Place: Zoom
Board members present: Margaret Altman, Mary Behrle, Ivy Mahan, Colleen Michaels, Cathryn
Keefe O’Hare, Kevin O’Reilly, Joanne Panunzio, Myron Schirer-Suter
Board members absent: Marshall Handly
Others present: Allison Babin, Meghan Karasin
Recorder: Meghan Karasin
Kevin O’Reilly presided. Meghan Karasin stated that the meeting was being recorded.
Public Presentation
None.
Committee Reports
Personnel: No Report.
Administration: No report.
Finance: No report.
Long Range Planning: No Report
Report of the Library Director
None at this time.
Communications
None at this time.
Unfinished Business
None at this time.
New Business
Assistant Library Director’s Contact: Allison Babin explained that the salary and dates have been
updated but otherwise the contract is the same as the prior contact. It is for three years.
Joanne Panunzio asked if the pay would be retroactive. Meghan Karasin stated that it was.
Colleen Michaels made the motion, seconded by Joanne Panunzio to approve the Assistant
Director’s contract. Roll call vote approved, 8 to 0, with Altman, Behrle, Mahan, Michaels, O’Hare,
O’Reilly, Panunzio, and Schirer-Suter voting in favor. Motion passed.
List of Documents/Exhibits
● Assistant Library Director’s Contract
The next regular meeting of the board is January 23, 2024 at 6PM in person at the main library.
January
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:08PM.
Agenda
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Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
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Allison Babin
Library Director
A. Call to Order/Roll call of members
B. Public presentation to, discussion with the board:
C. Committee Reports
1. Personnel
a. None at this time
2. Administration
a. None at this time
3. Finance
a. None at this time
4. Long Range Planning
a. None at this time
D. Report of the Library Director
a. None at this time
E. Communications
1. None at this time
F. Unfinished Business
1. None at this time
G. New Business
1. Assistant Library Director's Contract
Notice is hereby given that Personnel, Administration, Finance and Long Range Planning
Committees also may meet during a recess of the full Board, and consider any Agenda item
identified herein or on the attached reports, and report back to the full board on such matters
when it reconvenes.
The listing of the foregoing matters are those reasonably anticipated by the chair up to 48 hours
prior to the scheduled meeting time. Not all items listed on the agenda may be discussed or
reached by the Board. To the extent permitted by law, matters may be discussed that are
submitted or arise within 48-hours of the scheduled meeting if they were
not reasonably anticipated by the chair.
Thursday, January 4, 2024 Board ofLibrmy Trustees Agenda
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