HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1950.01.04 MINUTES OF TIE REGULAR MEETING
' OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
BURLING HE PUBLIC LIBRARY HELD
DECEMBER. 7th,1949, AT 7:303 P.M-
ROLL CALL Trustees Present: Mrs. Johnson (president pro tem), Mssrs. Burns and Fichtner
Trustees Absent: Mssrs. Reynolds and Raymond
MINUTES Minutes of the regular meeting of November 2nd and of the special meeting
of November 9th were approved as read.
BILLS Upon motion of Mr. Fichtner with the second by I1r. Burns, the bills -to the
sum of :5052.36 were ordered paid. Upon motion of 11r. _Burns with the second
by Mr. Fichtner, periodical subscriptions to the amount of 48,..25 -were
ordered paid.
LIBRARIAN'S Upon motion of ?fir. Burnswith the second by Mr. Fichtner, the Librarian's
REPORT report was accepted as read, after especial attention had been given to
the statistics sheet thereof.
OLD .then it was pointed out that the furnace room door still had not been properly
BUSINESS hung (as was pointed out in the Fire Marshall's report of last October), Mr.
Fichtner declared that the matter would receive his personal attention.
The Librarian was instructed to inquire as to the whereabouts of a certain
gas plate for the staff kitchen and of certain elecrical fixtures which the
Library had paid for. Both of these items are sup-�osedly in the possessilm
of the City. Engineer. The Librarian was also to inquire about the installation
of the electrical outlet in the main reading room floor -- promised long ago.
The Librarian was instructed to investigate as to the cost of soda-acid fire
extinguishers and annual servicing of same as provided by a commercial firm.
' These were to have been provided by the City (as per Fire Marshall's rppafbt
of last October), but it was felt that new equipment would be better than
surplus purchases.
The project for establishing the basement room as a work room advanced further
when Mr. Burns declared that he would find a source of carpetting with which
to cover the floor (concrete).
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned so that the members
could make a tour of the Libraz7 building.
Respectfully ubmitted,
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Clerk of the Board
City Librarian
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BILLS FW 7N.G' AB"1.H 1949
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home Y9 Crowell w Se 26
Doubleday ck. Company. Ina* 38.61
• A�avid Zaafty Company 8x91
The 1�aomlllan Gorrpany 16976
t ew t}et 4d Book Bindery, Inc* 240.06
he Personal Book Shop, Inc* 7.77
She Stan Francisco 'News Company 174*00
£. Tave Library Sorvice 12.80
Go Vroman, Ina, 9.58
Pie h. „ Mlson Company 150960
_ 23950 I' 10 1A C, L
eriean Library Asecolation
{ t0 :tn;I•: °a', 1-year) 5.00
11 omorrow Magas i ne (3-years) 8 950
sU. So Vows 6 World Report (3--years) 10000
z348939iii 1� -C134
Garvey Shoat k otal "'Jocks "317.19
'Lelfic Coast raper Co. 10.2y0�y
i.an Fraralsoo I-Aevator +o. C9a. I6sOC3
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118954 t; d r} :L Jw GAV
� A2x'11t1re `'`'starE3pt• s 5025
r acifics i as and �.loetrlo Company 113.32
23,96 1 7ZI. X014 JN s
Vacifia Telepbone and Tolograph C:+ pang 23.95
15.53 f1"*G
. ,r:�oric+en Library Association (institutional dues) 10000
Gaylord. eros., Ino. (stylus, eta. ) 5.53
:;1216.74 f a roll, December 15th
18_ 1, 19,,,.33 kayroll, Dooembor '31st
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77.28 f� ,Jf , �;1 ' Q"Zh
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Child Study Assoeiation or
Al,rwriaa Ina* 1.30 79
Institute ror Research 7991 76
jullan Miesisner,, Ina* 3949 81
Techrileal Book company 1*96 82
* 29,20 c
!,Oademy of Politioal 3cleroe
(1-year) 5.00 77
.-,,rizora Hi
(l7Year) 3#00 74
:',oyes Life (6-years) 6000 71
,onde tmat kublishirz Co. 1 loans) 050 72
Jouronveal (2-years) 11050 130
"erlor �Leholastio (5-yoars) 4*20 78
2*57 4. i i�Y 1,Z
gook-treet 50 78
Curtis Lindsay, Ina* 1*29 83
"Asaallsneous supplies .78 270 29
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Starps .Y11.00 25,31
ellorbach Vapor Co. 9.91 73
4.4seellaneous items 4e07 30032
5985
Other Items 545 26,28
L k' '71Y --4E 131 "ITIT
STATISTICS FOh DECEMBER 1949
Circulation:
Main isranch
Adult nonfiction b090 487
Adult fiction 4669 1502
Child nonfiction 733 1369
Child fiction 1444 619
TITAL BOXS 9935 2777
Perio(iicals 603 194
Phonograph records 260
T,XVAL )IIIIER ITRUS Bab _.L9.4
TOTAL CIRCUUT--ON 10818 2971
GRAXT) TOTAL- - - - - - - - - - - 13�'1f39
Daily average at Main 416 390
Daily average at Branch 114 95
C'.)MbIIIIED DAILY AVERAGE 550 (45 increase) 485
Registration:
Adult Child Total
Memberships 12-1-49s 7005 1571 W76
Adult re6istrations
(ZO at Branch) 142
Child registrations
(19 at Branch) 44
78 news 108 re-registrations 166
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Bancellations 172 19 -2-91
Memberships 1-1-50: 6975 1396 8371
Nonresidents (11 newt 5 re-registrations) s- - - - -16
Accessions and GMeellatigns of book stooks
Added Dropped
Adult nonfiction 169 259
Adult fiction 62 71
Child nonfiction a I
Child fiction al 2
TOTALS 240 (decrease: 93) 333
DEPa)SITIM WITH CITY TREASURF.Rt $391.18
The (fity of N mXing ant e
SAN MATEO COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
December 15, 1949
Board of Library Trustees
of the City of Burlingame
Burlingame Public Library
1269 Bellevue Avenue
Burlingame, Calif.
Gentlemen: Attention: Mr. Raymond A. Burns, President ?
The delay in answering the interrogatories set
forth in your communication of November 12, 1949 was
occasioned at the request of the Mayor until such time as
he could arrange a conference with your Board, the City
Council and the Civil Service Commission. So many events
have continued to interrupt the holding of such a con-
ference that I deem it necessary now to write you and
forward copies of this communication to the several members
of the City Council. In answering I shall follow your
form.
1. FINANCIAL
(a) The City Council may indirectly control
a proposed library budget when it fixes the annual tax
rate of which the tax for library purposes is a part.
While there is a ceiling on the rate for such purposes, it
is my opinion that the Council may at its discretion fix a
lower rate than provided by statute and thus control the
library budget.
(b) Council approval is not necessary to trans-
fer funds. As the City Council has made fiscal provision
for the library, the disposition thereof is within the
control of the Library Board, subject, however, to the
limitations of the subsisting salary ordinances.
(c) Funds allocated for purchase of material
are at the disposition of the Library Board and may be
transferred but not used for salary purposes. To do so
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of the City of Burlingame
would be contrary to the provisions of the salary ordinance,
which pre-supposes that the Council will provide funds to
pay all compensation for city employees provided by the
salary ordinance.
(d) Salary schedules heretofore have been
established by the City Council with the advice and recommend-
ation of the Civil Service Commission. Section 22223_ of the
education code gives to the Library Board authority to fix
compensation of library employees. It is my opinion, however,
under the setup as it now exists in the City of Burlingame,
that compensation for such library employees should be the
result of an agreement between the Library Board, the City
Council and the Civil Service Commission.
2, PERSONNEL,
(a) The eligible list of prospective employees
of the library should be prepared after examination or other
methods provided by ordinances and regulations by the Civil
Service Commission.
(b) When the eligible list has been completed
by the Civil Service Commission, it should be presented to
the Library Board for acceptance and adoption.
(c) Under the education code, the Library
Board has the appointive power of the library employees.
(d) Library employees in the classified
service can be discharged by the Library Board only after an
investigation and trial, as provided in the Civil Service
regulations.
Pursuant to the existing organization, all library
employees are subject to the Civil Service ordinance and the
rules and regulations adopted by the City Council. The
Legislature in 1947 validated the organization as is now sub-
sisting in the City of Burlingame.
I trust that I have answered your questions
successfully, however, if I have not made myself clear I
shall be glad to appear before your Board and explain what-
ever may be necessary or to answer any other questions
which you may desire.
Respectfully,,
Karme 1
City Attorney