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BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
NOVEMBER 25TH, 1986
CALL TO ORDER•
The meeting of November 25th, 1986 was called to order by President
Blevins at 4 : 30pm following an orientation tour of the Library for the
Board members organized by the staff. The Board members were extremely
appreciative of the effort that the staff made to make the tour possible.
Trustees Present: All Trustees were present
Trustees Absent: None
Staff Present: Mrs. Judy Gladysz , Library Secretary
Mr. Al Escoffier, Asst. City Librarian
BILLS•
M/S/C (Harrison/Cannon) unanimously to approve the payment of City
checks in the amount of $17, 308 . 67. M/S/C (Harrison/Cannon) unanimously
to approve the payment of the Trustees Special Fund in the amount of
$602. 25.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 21ST, 1986 :
Minutes of the meeting of October 21st, 1986 were approved as written
and ordered filed.
CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Announcement of CALTAC Workshop was mailed in the Board packets.
LIBRARIAN' S REPORT:
Duncan Property: Librarian Bergsing reported that the Petition of
Testamentary Trustee was approved on November 18th, 1986 according to City
Attorney Jerry Coleman.
Personnel: Mr. Escoffier said we have interviewed and hired Diane Casey
for the part-time position at the Easton Branch. He further said that she
will begin training on December 1st which will enable Cathy Somerton to
start work at the Main Library in the Children' s Department as soon as the
training is complete.
Sandy Gleichmann, Part-time Reference Librarian has accepted the 25
hour per week position in the Reference Department effective December 1st.
Mr. Escoffier stated that Civil Service interviews had been held the
day before to establish a list for the full-time Librarian II position in
the Reference Department. He said there were a number of well-qualified
applicants for the position. The Library will begin interviewing the top
candidates within the next week.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Appointment and/or Volunteer from Board as a Liason to The Friends of the
�- Library: Trustee Cannon said she would be happy to volunteer but her time
would be very limited between the end of April and the middle of June.
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Librarian Bergsing stated that she did not think that would be a problem.
After further discussion, Trustee Cannon graciously agreed to serve as
liason and President Blevins thanked her for volunteering.
NEW BUSINESS:
Revised Commission Selection Process : Some discussion.
Brown Act Amendments: Some discussion particularly
regarding posting the Agendas and
allowing for participation from
the floor.
Court Approval of Compromise of Duncan Trust:
Discussed under Librarians
Report.
Value of Staff •
Trustee Harrison observed that
the last phrase could be
miscontrued to suggest financial
support from the City for the
staff. Mr. Escoffier said there
is financial support from the
City for staff development which
is obtained through negotiations.
M/S/C (Mink/Harrison) unanimously
that the word "support" be
changed to "encourage" . The Board
then requested that the policy
statement be referred back to the
staff for further discussion and
suggestions.
System Advisory Board Report / Blevins: - President Blevins reported that
she had attended her second
meeting as Burlingame' s
Representative to the SAB. She
said the film center is
concentrating on more classic and
traditional films as opposed to
popular. She said the SAB has
interesting programs presented by
PLS staff members describing
their duties. The next meeting is
scheduled for January 8th at the
SSF Library at 4: 00pm. Trustee
Cannon said she might be
interested in attending a meeting
depending on who the speaker is.
Report on CLA Conference / Escoffier & Bergsing: Librarian Bergsing said
she spent most of her time in
`- business meetings since she was
serving as President of the
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California Institute of
Libraries. She reported that the
themefor the Conference was
"Networking. " Patti said she had
a program on sign systems for the
libraries and it was the best
attended program at the
Conference. Mr. Escoffier
and Donna Ridley Smith will
report at a later date on their
Conference activities.
Trustee Cannon said she had attended the children' s program the
previous Saturday and that it was excellent. Mrs. Bergsing said there
were 110 people in attendance for Steve Chaney, Ventriloquist. Librarian
Bergsing invited the Board members to attend the Library' s Annual Family
Holiday Party being held on December 6th at 11 : 00 in the Children' s Room.
ADJOURNMENT•
The meeting of November 25th, 1986 was adjourned at 5 : 45pm with the
next meeting scheduled for December 16th in the California Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
PMB/jg
12/09/86