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Library Board of Trustees
Posted since 2009: 233 agendas, 209 sets of minutes, 7 recordings. All boards.
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Powers and Duties - The Board of Trustees shall act as an agent of the public trust governing the library. The library shall create the general operating and administrative policies relating to budget, personnel, and contracts as specified by state law and local ordinances. All funds raised or appropriated by the town for the support and maintenance of the library shall be expended under the direction of the board. All funds that the town may receive by gift, bequest, or otherwise for library purposes shall be administered under the direction of the board in accordance with the terms of such gift, bequest, or otherwise. The board shall hire and manage the library director. The responsibilities and governance of the board shall cover the following specific areas: (i) legal; (ii) policy making; (iii) financial governance; and (iv) strategic planning. The board shall, in all matters of general municipal policy and procedure, be subject to policy directives designed to achieve uniformity and better administrative control as may from time to time be established by the town manager. The library director shall exercise professional judgment under the direction and review of the board to implement the strategic objectives and policies set by the board. The library director shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the library, including management of personnel, collection development, budget, physical plant, and programmatic functions, subject to policy directives established by the board. The library director shall work in conjunction with the board on strategic planning and library policies.
The Library Director shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board. The library director shall hire library employees, fix their salaries, define their duties, make rules concerning their tenure of office and discharge them in accordance with and within the limits established by the town personnel by-laws, policies, procedures, and practices and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, in accordance with municipal policies. The board shall make all reasonable rules and regulations for the operation and management of the library system and for the conduct of its own business and affairs as may be deemed necessary. The board shall have all of the other powers and duties that are given to library trustees by general law, this charter, by-law, or other vote of the town meeting.
Composition, Term of Office - There shall be a board of trustees of the public library consisting of 7 members, elected for terms of 3 years each, so arranged that the terms of as nearly an equal number of members as is possible shall expire each year.
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Votes, newest first
From the town’s minutes (209 of 209 sets read) and our minutes of the recordings (0), joined per meeting: 210 substantive, 449 procedural (accepting minutes, adjourning). Where both records have a vote the town’s wording stands; none disagree on the outcome.
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| Jul 10 2026 | Support a collaboration between the Lunenburg Recreation Department and Lunenburg Public Library pursuant to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding — moved by Laura“laura made a motion that the trustees support a collaboration between the lunenburg recreation department and lunenburg public library pursuant to the terms of the memorandum of understanding. stephanie seconded. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jul 10 2026 | Establish a subcommittee for strategic planning with members Stephanie, Maia, and Laura — moved by Robin“robin made a motion to establish a subcommittee for strategic planning. members will be stephanie, maia, and laura. harry seconded. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2026 | to elect board officers as nominated for Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary — moved by not stated“harry nominated robin for treasurer, and jana-lee seconded. harry nominated maia for vice chair, and jana-lee seconded. harry nominated laura for secretary, and jana-lee se” | passed 7-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2026 | to accept the subcommittee assignments as agreed — moved by Robin“robin made a motion to accept the subcommittee assignments as just agreed, and jana-lee seconded. the motion passed by roll call vote.” | passed 7-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2026 | to move ahead with using Umbrella software at the lowest filtering level — moved by Harry“harry made a motion to move ahead with using umbrella software at the lowest filtering level. robin seconded. the motion passed, 5 to 2, by roll call vote.” | passed 5-2 | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2026 | to implement filtering at the network level for Umbrella software — moved by Harry“harry made a motion that filtering be at the network level. jana-lee seconded. the motion passed, 5 to 2, by roll call vote.” | passed 5-2 | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2026 | to accept the Gift Policy as amended — moved by Harry“harry made a motion to accept the gift policy as amended. robin seconded. the motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2026 | to accept the Acceptable Library Use and Code of Conduct Policy as revised — moved by Harry“harry made a motion to accept this policy as revised. robin seconded. the vote passed unanimously by roll call vote.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2026 | to solicit additional funding from the Selectboard for a Teen Librarian — moved by Harry“harry made a motion to solicit additional funding from the selectboard for a teen librarian. stephanie seconded. the motion failed, 5 to 1, by roll call vote.” | failed 5-1 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 19 2026 | Approve the Investment Policy as amended — moved by Robin“robin made a motion to approve the investment policy as amended, seconded by stephanie. the motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 16 2025 | Accept the proposal for a granite bench in memory of Regina McGee as presented, pending approval from the Proctors. — moved by Jana“jana made a motion to accept the proposal as presented, pending an approval from the proctors, seconded by stephanie. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 16 2025 | Accept the Collection Development Policy as amended, pending approval by Town Counsel. — moved by Harry“harry made a motion to accept the collection development policy as amended, pending approval by town counsel, with a second by maia. the vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 18 2025 | Accept the gifts from the Lunenburg Women’s Club and Nashoba Valley Pride. — moved by Robin“robin made a motion to accept the gifts from the lunenburg women's club and nashoba valley pride, seconded by harry. the motion passed unanimously by roll call vote.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2025 | Elect Harry Kubetz as Chair. — moved by Jana“chair - jana nominated harry, maia seconded, vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2025 | Elect Maia as Vice Chair (David Niose declined the nomination). — moved by Jana“jana nominated maia, harry seconded, vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2025 | Elect Laura as Secretary. — moved by Robin“robin nominated laura, harry seconded, vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2025 | Elect Robin as Treasurer. — moved by Harry“harry nominated robin, maia seconded, vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2025 | Appoint Laura and Jana to the Budget Subcommittee. — moved by Harry“harry nominated laura and jana, robin seconded, vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2025 | Appoint Jana to the Friends Endowment Subcommittee. — moved by Harry“harry nominated jana, maia seconded, vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2025 | Appoint Jana, Harry, Stephanie and Maia to the Personnel Subcommittee.“vote for all was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2025 | Appoint David and Laura to the Policy Subcommittee. — moved by Maia“maia nominated david, harry seconded, harry nominated laura, maia seconded, vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2025 | Appoint David as Master Plan Steering Committee representative. — moved by Harry“harry nominated david, laura seconded, vote was unanimous in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 12 2025 | Accept the updated Room Use Policy as amended. — moved by Harry“harry made a motion to accept the policy as amended. david seconded.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 17 2025 | Accept the action item list under the Outreach Plan. — moved by David“david made a motion to accept the action item list under the outreach plan, seconded by jana. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 20 2025 | Accept the Computer and Internet Use Policy as amended. — moved by Maia“maia made a motion to accept the policy as amended. jana seconded.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 16 2025 | Request $13K from the Friends’ Endowment for the purchase of furniture for the Teen Room. — moved by Dick“dick made a motion, seconded by donna, to request $13k from the friends' endowment for the purchase of furniture for the teen room. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 7 2025 | Appoint David Niose to the Lunenburg Public Library Board of Trustees (joint meeting with Select Board). — moved by Dick Mailloux“dick made a motion to appoint davidniose to the lunenburg public library board of trustees, seconded by tom alonzo.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 18 2024 | Accept the teen room policy as amended. — moved by Maia“maia made a motion to accept the teen room policy as amended, seconded by jana. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 21 2024 | Friends of LPL voted to approve opening a CD on the new terms. This is a vote of the Friends group, not of the trustees; no mover is recorded.“the friends voted to approve with the new info, and a cd will be opened this month.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 21 2023 | Extend the board's support to H. 3239 (access to E-books and E-audio books), to be requested of the Selectboard. — moved by Laura“laura made a motion to extend our support, seconded by dick. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 21 2023 | Accept the Director's evaluation as amended. — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to accept the director's evaluation as amended, seconded by laura. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 11 2023 | Craft a letter of reprimand regarding the breach of town policy, including reimbursement for resources used (executive session item). — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to craft a letter of reprimand regarding the breach of town policy, including reimbursement for resources used, seconded by donna. o the motion passed unanimousl” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 15 2023 | Elect the same slate of current officers: Harry as Chair, Dick as Vice-Chair, and Bob as Secretary“the same slate of current officers was nominated and unanimously voted in. harry as chair, dick as vice -chair, bob as secretary.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 18 2023 | Invest 40% in a one-year CD, 2% in a liquid account, and 58% in an Advisory Solution fund — moved by Dick“dick made a motion, seconded by laura, to invest 40% in a one-year cd, 2% in some liquid account, and the remaining 58% in an advisory solution fund. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 20 2023 | Support Robin and Muir in any decisions on the trees for the Proctor Memorial Garden — moved by Laura“laura made a motion to support robin and muir in any decisions on the trees, seconded by dick. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 20 2023 | Accept the Collection Development Policy as amended — moved by Maia“maia made a motion to accept the policy as amended, seconded by kate. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 16 2023 | authorize the purchase of plants — moved by Harry“harry made a motion to authorize the purchase of plants. seconded by dick. the motion passed unanimously (and enthusiastically).” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 15 2022 | Approve the investment policy — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to approve the investment policy. seconded by maia. the policy was approved unanimously.” | approved unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 15 2022 | Accept the director's review as amended — moved by Kate“kate made a motion to accept the director's review as amended. seconded by dick. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 19 2022 | to create a committee to oversee the trust funds — moved by Donna Saiia“donna made a motion to create a committee to oversee the trust funds. seconded by harry. the committee will consist of donna, dick and muir, with donna as treasurer. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 19 2022 | Agree to go forward with Edward Jones and meet with their representative — moved by Dick Mailloux“dick made a motion, seconded by harry, to agree to go forward with edward jones and meet with their rep. motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 17 2022 | Accept the draft document as the up-to-date By-Laws as amended — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to accept the draft document as our up-to-date by-laws as amended. seconded by kate. motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 20 2022 | Approve a one-time payment of $2258.97 for the director's contract — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to approve this one-time payment of $2258.97, seconded by kate. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 6 2022 | Approve the suggested increases to the proposed FY23 Town budget — moved by Dick“motion to approve by dick. seconded by laura. unanimously approved by roll call.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 15 2021 | Accept the Collection Policy as presented — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to accept the collection policy as presented. seconded by maia. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 15 2021 | Accept the director's review as amended — moved by Kate“kate made a motion to accept the review as amended. seconded by donna. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 15 2021 | Offer Muir a 3-year contract, extended from the previous 1 year — moved by Harry“harry made a motion to offer muir a 3-year contract, extended from the previous 1 year. seconded by bob. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 18 2021 | accept the FY23 Action Plan for LSTA Grant — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to accept the action plan. this was seconded by kate. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 29 2021 | Accept the 5-Year Strategic Plan as amended — moved by Maia“maia made a motion to accept the strategic plan as amended, seconded by dick. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 17 2021 | reconstitute the Strategic Plan subcommittee with the replacement of Dick by Donna in order to assist Muir with editing the document — moved by Dick Mailloux“dick made a motion, seconded by kate, to reconstitute the strategic plan subcommittee with the replacement of dick by donna in order to assist muir with editing the document.” | not stated | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 20 2021 | Implement fine-free policy starting July 1, 2021 — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to go fine free starting july 1st seconded by maia. motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 17 2020 | Accept Charter Revision as amended and distributed — moved by Gare“motion to accept charter revision as amended and distributed by dick, by gare. seconded by dick. unanimous vote in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 19 2020 | accept a salary increase of 5% for the director — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to accept a salary increase of 5% as discussed. maia seconded. the motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 15 2020 | Accept the weather closure policy as presented“it was voted unanimously to accept the policy as presented” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Aug 20 2020 | Consider Laura Boussom for the temporary appointment to the Board of Trustees — moved by Kate McCarron“kate read a statement from laura and made a motion to consider laura for the temporary appointment. dick seconded. motion passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2020 | defer the Board of Trustees reorganization until June — moved by Kate“kate made a motion to defer the reorg until june, seconded by bob. passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 16 2020 | Accept the Pandemic Policy as amended — moved by Dick Mailloux“dick made a motion to accept the policy as amended, seconded by maia. motion was passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 16 2020 | Accept the Responsibility Policy as amended — moved by Donna Saiia“donna made a motion to accept the policy as amended, seconded by kate. motion was passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 16 2020 | Accept the Operational Safety Policy as amended — moved by Dick Mailloux“dick made a motion to accept the policy as amended, seconded by maia. motion was passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 27 2020 | Accept the changes to the meeting room policies — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to accept the policy change, seconded by maia, and passed unanimously.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 16 2020 | support director's proposal for fine-free implementation with two-stage approach — moved by Lars“a motion to support muir was proposed by lars, seconded by donna and approved by the board.” | approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 16 2020 | accept director evaluation as amended — moved by Dick“the board voted to accept the review as amended. dick made the motion and kate seconded.” | approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 16 2020 | accept $2,800 (4%) salary increase for director — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to accept the salary increase seconded by kate and the motion was approved.” | approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 19 2019 | Submit a request to transfer the funds from Bartholomew to Touchstone, pending a recommendation from town counsel — moved by Dick“dick made a motion to submit a request to transfer the funds from bartholomew to touchstone, pending a recommendation from town counsel. motion seconded by donna. motion passed unanimously.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 20 2019 | Pass over the group library policy discussion — moved by Dick“made a motion to pass over it, seconded by lars. motion failed. in favor: dick, lars, bob. opposed: maia, kate, harry, donna.” | failed 3-4 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 20 2019 | Accept the group library policy that group use is at the director's discretion — moved by Donna“donna made a motion to accept this, seconded by lars. the motion passed unanimously.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 20 2019 | Have Harry and Maia investigate trust fund management options and how to make informed decisions“a motion was made to have harry and maia investigate options and how to make informed decisions. motion passed with maia opposed.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 20 2019 | Pay for custodial fees associated with the June 30 Walking to Listen library program“a motion was made and approver to pay for the custodial fees associated with the june 30* walking to listen library program” | approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 14 2019 | Offer Muir Haman the position of Director of the Lunenburg Public Library — moved by Anne Gilman“anne gilman made the motion to offer muir haman the position of director of the lunenburg public library. the motion was seconded by donna and unanimously approved.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 14 2019 | Set Muir's salary at $70,000 per annum for the period of April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 — moved by Harry“harry made the motion to set muir's salary at $70,000 per annum for the period of april 1, 2019 -> june 30, 2020. the motion was seconded by lars and unanimously approved” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 7 2019 | The candidates Linda Verge, Muir Haman, and Ryan Donovan should be contacted and invited to have follow-up personal interviews — moved by Lars“a motion was made by lars that the following three candidates should be contacted and invited to have follow-up personal interviews: § linda verge § muir haman § ryan donovan o harry seconded the motion. the motion was unanimously ap” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 17 2019 | Accept amended FY 2020 budget request for $434,200 — moved by Donna Saiia“donna made a motion to accept the amended budget, seconded by lars, unanimously approved.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 17 2019 | Accept donor intention form — moved by Dick Mailloux“dick made a motion to accept the donor form, bob seconded, and the board voted unanimously to accept.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 15 2018 | Authorize transferring $1,700 from the interest of the Touchstone account to be applied to the cost of the new projector in the Wallace Community Room — moved by Dick“dick suggested closing out the "old money" accounts and then made a motion that the trustees authorize transferring $1,700 from the interest of the touchstone account to be applied to the cost of the new projector in the wallace community room. kate seconded the motion. motion unanimously approved.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 18 2018 | Trustees support the Main Street Bank reading program and implement it — moved by Harry“harry made a motion that the trustees support this program and that it should be implemented as it seems like a very clear win-win-win-win for the lpl, main street bank, the schools, and, more importantly, for the community and the library's young patrons. the motion was seconded by maia. the motion was unanimously approved.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 18 2018 | $3,500 of trust funds be used to pay for the projector — moved by Harry“harry made a motion that $3,500 of trust funds be used to pay for the projector. donna seconded the motion. the motion was unanimously approved.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 21 2018 | Re-elect Dick Mailloux as Chair — moved by Harry“dick mailloux will continue as the chair. he was nominated by harry. seconded by kate. unanimously approved.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 21 2018 | Re-elect Harry Kubetz as Vice-Chair — moved by Dick“harry kubetz will continue as vice-chair. he was nominated by dick. seconded by kate. unanimously approved.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 21 2018 | Re-elect Harry Kubetz as Secretary — moved by Lars“harry kubetz will continue as secretary. he was nominated by lars. seconded by kate. unanimously approved.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 21 2018 | Suspend the Budget Subcommittee — moved by Lars“it was proposed by lars that the budget subcommittee be suspended. the proposal was seconded by kate. unanimously approved.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 21 2018 | Establish Personnel Subcommittee composed of Dick, Maia, Kate, and Bob — moved by Harry“the personnel subcommittee will be composed of dick, maia, kate and bob. harry made the motion. seconded by lars. unanimously approved.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 21 2018 | Establish Friends Endowment Subcommittee composed of Dick and Harry — moved by Kate“the friends endowment subcommittee will be composed of dick and harry. kate made the motion. seconded by lars. unanimously approved.” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 21 2017 | accept Charter Revision as amended and distributed by Dick — moved by Gare“motion to accept charter revision as amended and distributed by dick, by gare. seconded by dick. unanimous vote in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 19 2017 | accept the Committee Board Overview Form — moved by Gare Thompson“motion to accept by gare thompson, seconded by kiirja paananen” | not stated | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 19 2017 | approve conceptually the revisions to section 3-7 as agreed upon by the Board — moved by Harry“a motion was made by harry to approve, conceptually, the revisions to section 3-7 as agreed upon by the board. seconded by kate. unanimous vote in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 16 2017 | Do not change the budget line for electricity per John Londa's numbers at this time — moved by Gare“gare moved that we do not change our budget line for electricity per john londa's numbers at this time, kirja seconded. gare, lars, kiirja, donna, harry, susan, and dick voted aye by roll-call.” | passed 7-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 16 2017 | Approve the FY18 budget as amended — moved by Susan Visser“susan moved to approve the fy18 budget as amended, gare seconded, all voted "aye"” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 16 2017 | Accept policy as amended regarding Library Trust Funds usage — moved by Harry Kubetz“motion to accept policy as amended made by harry, donna seconded, all voted "aye".” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 16 2017 | Accept the Policy on Library Weather Closing — moved by Gare Thompson“gare moved to accept the policy, lars seconded. dick mailloux, kiirja paananen, donna saiia, gare thompson, susan visser, lars widstrand voted aye, harry kubetz voted no.” | passed 6-1 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 26 2017 | Accept library FY-18 budget as presented — moved by Lars“motion to accept library fy-18 budget as presented, by lars, harry seconded, voted all "aye".” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 26 2017 | Accept policy as amended for access and use of Library Trust Funds — moved by Harry“motion to accept policy as amended made by harry, donna seconded, all voted "aye".” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 26 2017 | Accept Child Safe Policy as amended — moved by Lars“motion to accept policy as amended made by lars, harry seconded, all voted "aye".” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 15 2016 | accept the Policy for the Use of Bequests, Trust Funds as amended — moved by Gare Thompson“gare moved to accept the "policy for the use of bequests, trusts funds" as amended, donna seconded, all voted 'aye'.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 15 2016 | accept the policy for library cards for out of state residents as amended — moved by Susan Visser“susan moved to accept the policy as amended, kiirja seconded, voted all in favor” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 16 2016 | Keep the board organization as was last year — moved by Harry Kubetz“harry moved that we keep the organization as was last year, gare second; voted all in favor” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 16 2016 | The director can carry over one week of vacation — moved by Gare Thompson“gare moved that the director can carry over one week of vacation per. donna second; voted all in favor” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 19 2016 | Accept the Director's Contract including the salary of $67,725 per annum effective June 30, 2016 — moved by Dick Mailloux“dick moved to accept the director's contract including the salary of $67,725 per annum effective june 30, 2016, gare seconded; voted: all in favor” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 21 2016 | Accept the director's evaluation as written — moved by Gare“gare made a motion to accept the evaluation as written, seconded by harry, voted: all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 21 2016 | Set the director's salary for fiscal year 2017 at $67,725.00 — moved by Gare“gare moved that the salary of the director for the fiscal year 2017 will become $ 67,725.00; seconded by susan, voted: all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 21 2016 | approve the presentation of the FY16-17 Draft Budget to Town Manager Kerry LaFleur — moved by Susan“motion to approve the presentation of the budget to town manager kerry lafleur. susan made the motion, kiirja second. vote by roll call: dick mailloux, harry kubetz, kiirja paananen, donna saiia, susan visser, lars widstrand : all in favor” | passed 6-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 21 2016 | accept the skateboard prohibition wording into the Child Safety Policy — moved by Lars“motion to accept the quoted wording (above) into th e child safety policy. so moved by lars, donna sec ond. vote by roll call: dick mailloux, harry kubetz, kii rja paananen, donna saiia, susan visser, lars widst rand: all in fa” | passed 6-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 17 2015 | Incorporate the text of the Solicitation policy into Library policy — moved by Gare“motion was made to incorporate the text of the solicitation policy into library policy. motion made by gare, seconded by harry; voted: all in favor” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 15 2015 | Approve the solicitation policy revision process with K&P recommendations for adoption at next meeting — moved by Gare“gare moved that take the draft home to review and that lars will bring a "fresh" copy of the policy with the recommendations by k&p amended into the policy for next meeting; the "fresh" copy, if accepted, will be added to general policies of the library; donna seconded, no further discussion. vote by roll call: richard (aye), donna (aye), gare (aye), kiirja (aye), lars (aye), harry (aye, via internet).” | passed 6-0 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jul 14 2015 | to appoint Joy Ruth Cohen to the Library Board of Trustees“joy ruth cohen, 4 for, 5 against” | failed 5-4 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jul 14 2015 | to appoint Kiirja Paananen to the Library Board of Trustees“kiirja paananen, 5 for, 4 against” | passed 5-4 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jul 14 2015 | to appoint Donna Seiia to the Library Board of Trustees“donna seiia, 5 for, 3 against, 1 abstain” | passed 5-3-1 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jul 6 2015 | Bring forward all three candidates to the joint BOS/Trustee meeting for further interviews, selection and appointment — moved by Gare“dick made a motion that the trustees will bring forward all three candidates to the joint bos/trustee meeting for further interviews, selection and appointment. so moved by gare, second by lars; voted all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 18 2015 | approve having the Farmer's Market use Library property under agreement with the Library — moved by Gare“gare made a motion to approve having the farmer's market use library property under agr eement with the library; seconded by harry. all voted in favor” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 18 2015 | accept edited 2014/2015 director's evaluation with suggested edit — moved by Gare“gare made motion to accept edited 2014/2015 evaluation with suggested edit; seconded by harry. all voted in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 18 2015 | increase Martha's salary to $64,500 for 2016 fiscal year — moved by Dick“dick moved to increase martha's salary to $64,500 for 2016 fiscal year; seconded by harry. all voted in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2015 | dissolve the policy subcommittee — moved by Susan“susan moved to dissolve the policy subcommittee, second by gare, voted all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2015 | accept all suggestions for subcommittee members — moved by Gare“gare made a motion to accept all suggestions for subcommittee members, second by harry; voted all in favor” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2015 | elect Dick Mailloux as Chairperson — moved by Susan“susan nominated dick mailloux for chairperson, second by lars; voted all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2015 | elect Susan Visser as ViceChair — moved by Lars“lars nominated susan visser for vicechair, second by gare; voted all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2015 | elect Lars Widstrand as secretary — moved by Gare“gare nominated lars widstrand for secretary, second by susan; voted all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 1 2015 | Increase budget request by $14,250.60 over the town manager's preliminary recommendation — moved by Dick“dick made a motion that we increase our budget request with $14,250.60 over the town manager's preliminary recommendation, second by gare; voted all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 19 2015 | Invite Kerry Speidel, Bob Ebersole, and John Henshaw to discuss the utilities portion of the 2016 budget on April 2 during a specially called meeting — moved by Gare“so moved by gare, second by harry, voted all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 5 2015 | accept the exterior lighting plan to Green Initiative Committee; copy John Londa — moved by Gare“motion made by gare to accept the exterior lighting plan to green initiative committee; copy john londa. voted all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 15 2015 | Teresa and Martha submit amended budget proposal as presented to Kerry Speidel — moved by Lars“motion for teresa/martha to submit amended budget proposal as presented to kerry speidel, motion by lars, second by dick, voted all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 18 2014 | The library be closed on December 24, 2014 — moved by Gare“motion was made by gare, second by dick, that the library is closed on 12-24. no discussion; voted all in favor.” | passed (all in favor) | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 22 2014 | library closes at 3 pm on 12/24 and 12/31 — moved by Gare“motion by gare that the library closes at 3 pm on 12/24 and 12/31; second by dick. voted all in favor.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 27 2014 | to have Jean Raboin contract with BiblioTemps and offer $30 per hour (up to $32 per hour) to Terry Hathaway as Interim Library Director starting November 1, 2014“motion made to have jean raboin contract with bibli otemps and make an offer of $30 per hour (up to $32 per hour) to terry hathaway, to be the lunenburg pu blic library's interim director starting the week o f november 1, 2014. motion passed unanimous” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 16 2014 | Get Trustees permission to contact BiblioTemps to hire an Interim Director — moved by Jean“jean made a motion to get the trustees permission t o contact bibliotemps to hire an interim director. dick second. voted all in favor” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 16 2014 | Give Patricia Dupont authority to sign bills, payment vouchers, purchase orders, and requisitions during Martha's absence — moved by Gare“gare made a motion to give assistant director patri cia dupont the authority to sign bill, payment vouc hers, p.o.'s, requisitions, etc. during martha's absence. dick second. voted all in favo” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 16 2014 | Give Jean authority to sign payroll during Martha's absence — moved by Gare“gare mades a motion to give jean authority to sign payroll in martha's absence. dick second. voted al l in favor” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 18 2014 | Revise the Child Safe Policy to change the age of children who may be left without supervision from 8 years old to 10 years old. — moved by Dick“motion from dick to revise the age on the child saf e policy from currently 8 years old to 10 years old . gare second. voted: 5 for, 1 against, 1 abstai” | passed 5-1-1 | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 15 2014 | Accept Martha Moore's FY13 Director's Evaluation as revised — moved by Richard Mailloux“motion made by richard mailloux and seconded by lisa krowitz to accept martha moore's fy13 director's evaluation as revised. unanimous.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 15 2014 | Recommend a 3% salary increase ($1,840.00), resulting in $63,192 for FY14 — moved by Richard Mailloux“motion made by richard mailloux and seconded by robin venezia to recommend a 3% salary increase ($1,840.00), resulting in $63,192 for fy14. unanimous.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 15 2014 | Amend the library director's contract to reflect FY14 date, salary, and vacation-time carry over changes — moved by Lisa Krowitz“motion made by lisa krowitz and seconded by richard mailloux to amend library director's contract to reflect the date, salary and vacation-time carry over changes. unanimous.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 16 2014 | Accept FY-15 Director's proposed budget of $353,206.00 — moved by Dick“motion to accept proposed budget by dick, seconded by lars, all votes in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 16 2014 | Maintain Library Revolving Fund at $8,000.00 — moved by Lars“motion to accept by lars, seconded by robin, all votes in favor.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 20 2013 | increase the director's salary by 6.7% from $57,500 to $61,352.50 for FY-2014 — moved by Lars“new motion for 6.7% salary increase for martha by l ars (dick second) from $57,500, to $61,352.50 for fy-2014. approved unanimously” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 16 2013 | Accept the Library Bill of Rights policy — moved by Dick“motion to accept policy for library bill of rights by jeanne, moved by dick; second by lisa. approved by unanimous vote.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 16 2013 | Accept the Reciprocal Borrowing policy — moved by Dick“motion to accept policy for reciprocal borrowing by jeanne, moved by dick; second by robin. approved by unanimous vote.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 16 2013 | Accept the Operational Safety Policy — moved by Dick“motion to accept policy for operational safety policy moved by dick; second by lisa. approved by unanimous vote.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 16 2013 | Accept the Closing Policy — moved by Jeanne“motion to accept closing policy, by jeanne; second by dick. approved by unanimous vote.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 25 2013 | Transfer $4,900.00 from Salary Line Item to Services Line Item for Technology consultant — moved by Lisa Krowitz“motion by lisa to transfer from salary line item to services line item for technology consultant the sum of $4,900.00. second by john mara. motion passed unanimously by all present.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 25 2013 | Close the library during Town Meeting (Saturday) — moved by John Mara“john mara made a motion to close the library during town meeting (saturday). kathy murray second. motion passed unanimously by all present.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 31 2013 | Move $355,563 to Town Manager as Lunenburg Public Library's FY14 budget — moved by John Mara“john mara made a motion to move $355,563 (based on mar and tami) to town manager as lpl's fy14 lpl bud get; 2nd by dick mailloux; unanimous approval by all in att endance.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 4 2012 | Accept the revised FY13 budget of $338,541 — moved by John Mara“john mara made a motion to accept the revised fy13 budget of $338,541, seconded by dick mailloux, unan imous approval by all in attendance” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 4 2012 | Restore the 4 hours on Wednesday nights at the next possible Wednesday — moved by Robin Venezia“robin venezia made a motion to restore the 4 hours on wednesday nights at the next possible wednesday; seconded by dick mailloux; unanimous approval by all in atte ndance” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 20 2012 | fund the upcoming NELAC in Springfield, MA of up to $500 from the small trust fund — moved by Robin Venezia“robin venezia made a motion to fund the upcoming ne lac in springfield, ma of up to $500 from the small trust fund, dick mailloux seconded, unanimous approval by all i n attendance.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 20 2012 | amend the Special Town Meeting warrant at the Special Town Meeting September 25, 2012 @ 7pm — moved by Dick Mailloux“dick mailloux made a motion to amended the special town meeting warrant at the special town meeting se ptember 25, 2012 @ 7pm, seconded by lisa krowitz, unanimous approval by all in attendance.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 6 2012 | Offer the Lunenburg Public Library Director position to Martha Moore — moved by Jeanne Raboin“motion made by jeanne raboin and seconded by dick m ailloux to offer lunenburg public library director' s position to martha moore. ” | passed 5-0-1 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 6 2012 | Offer Ms. Moore a starting salary of $57,500 up to $59,740 — moved by Jeanne Raboin“motion made by jeanne raboin and seconded by dick mailloux to offer ms. moore starting at $57,500 up to $59,740.” | passed 5-0-1 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 7 2012 | Reduce summer (July and August) library hours from 44 to 36 hours with schedule: Mon 10am-8pm, Tue 10am-4pm, Wed 10am-4pm, Thurs 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-2pm, closed Friday and Sunday — moved by Robin Venezia“robin venezia made a motion to reduce the current 4 4 hours of operation for the summer hours (july and august) to 36 hours with the following schedule: mon 10 am-8 p m, tue 10 am to 4 pm, wed 10 am to 4 pm, thurs 10 am to 8 pm, sat 10 am to 2 pm, closed friday and sunday. dick mailloux seconded the motion, unanimous approval by the trustees presen” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 7 2012 | Reduce library hours from Sept 2012 through June 2012 from 44 to 40 hours with schedule: Mon 10am-8pm, Tue 10am-8pm, Wed 10am-4pm, Thurs 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-2pm, closed Friday and Sunday — moved by Dick Mailloux“dick mailloux made a motion to reduce the current 4 4 hours of operation for the library from sept 2012 through june 2012 to 40 hours with the following schedule: mon 1 0 am-8 pm, tue 10 am to 8 pm, wed 10 am to 4 pm, thurs 10 am to 8 pm, sat 10 am to 2 pm, closed friday and sunda y. lars widstrand seconded the motion, unanimous a pproval by the trustees pres” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 7 2012 | Accept the FY13 Budget as developed by the Budget Subcommittee during the June 1, 2012 Budget Subcommittee meeting — moved by Dick Mailloux“dick mailloux made a motion to accept the fy13 budg et as developed by the budget subcommittee during t he june 1, 2012 budget subcommittee meeting. lars widstrand se conded the motion, unanimous approval by the truste es pres” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 24 2012 | The Chair to contact BiblioTemps to make an offer to Teresa Hathaway for Interim Director — moved by John Mara“john mara made a motion for the chair to contact to bibliotemps to make an offer to teresa hathaway fo r interim director. lars widstrand seconded the motion, unan imous approval by the trustees presen” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 24 2012 | The Chair to negotiate an hourly rate between $28 to $32/hour for the Interim Director and a 20% fee for BiblioTemps — moved by John Mara“john mara made a motion for the chair to contact to bibliotemps to make an offer to teresa hathaway fo r interim director. lars widstrand seconded the motion, unan imous approval by the trustees present. • john mara made a mo” | unanimously approved | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 17 2012 | Accept Library Director Job Description as amended — moved by Len Smetana“motion made by len smetana to accept library direct or job description as amended. seconded by dick mailloux, unanimous approval” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 17 2012 | Table FY12 Director's Evaluation indefinitely and conduct an exit interview prior to Director's June 1, 2012 departure — moved by Len Smetana“motion made by len smetana to table the fy12 direct or's evaluation indefinitely and instead conduct an exit interview prior to the director's june 1, 2012 depa rture. seconded by kathy murray, unanimous approva ” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 10 2012 | Accept Amy's resignation effective Friday, June 1 — moved by John Mara“john mara made a motion to accept amy's resignation as of friday june 1; seconded by len smetana, unan imous approva” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 10 2012 | Authorize the Chair to contract with BiblioTemps to hire an interim director who is a certified librarian with experience, and request names and resumes for discussion prior to the May 17th meeting — moved by John Mara“john mara made a motion that we as the lbot authori ze the chair to contract with bibliotemps to hire a n interim director (with date to be decided) that is a certif i” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 10 2012 | Transfer $5600 from account line item #521025 (Heating Charges) and line item 521011 (Electricity Charges) to line item #531003 (Contracted Services) — moved by John Mara“john mara made a motion to transfer $5600 from acco unt line item #521025 (heating charges) and line it em 521011 (electricity charges) to line item #531003 (contrac ted services) for purposes of hiring an interim dir ector” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 26 2012 | Transfer $200 from line item 521025 (Heating Charges) to line item 523001 (Water Charges) and $200 from line item 540000 (Office Supplies) to line item 534400 (Postage) — moved by John Mara“motion made by john mara to transfer funds as presented by the library director amy sadkin and seconded by noelle bodkin; unanimous approval” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 26 2012 | Close the library on Saturday, May 26 to facilitate the transition from WMARS to Evergreen — moved by Dick Mailloux“motion made by dick mailloux to close library saturday may 26' to facilitate the transition from wmars to evergreen and seconded by kathy murray; unanimous approval.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 26 2012 | Accept the resignation of Library Director Amy Sadkin with the Board working with the Director on an agreed-upon transition date — moved by John Mara“john mara made a motion to accept the resignation of the library director, amy sadkin, with regret and we the board will work with the directo” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 26 2012 | Allow Girl Scout Troop 30970 to hold a car wash in front of the library on Saturday, June 2nd after 2:30 p.m. or anytime on Sunday, June 3rd — moved by Len Smetana“len smetana made a motion to allow girl scout troop 30970 to have a car wash in front of the library on saturday june 2nd after 2:30 or anytime on sunday june 3rd; kathy murra” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 26 2012 | Close the library on May 5, 2012 for the Town Meeting — moved by John Mara“john mara made a motion to close the library on may 5, 2012 for the town meeting; dick mailloux seconded; passed unanimously” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 8 2012 | close library from 3-6 pm for Staff Development, re-opening from 6-8 pm — moved by Kathy Murray“kathy murray made motion to close library from 3-6 pm for staff development, re-opening from 6-8; len smetana seconded; passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 8 2012 | accept the Revised LPL FY13 Budget as revised to Town Manager's request to $312,313, with Salary and Longevity at $216,775, remaining line items to be adjusted to equal $95,538 — moved by Jeanne Raboin“motion made by jeanne raboin that we accept the budget as revised to fy13 town manager's request to $312,313, with salary and longevity at $216,775. remaining line items to be adjusted to equal $95,538. seconded by kathy murray. motion passed: 4 yes, 2 no.” | passed 4-2 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 9 2012 | Provide a written reprimand in lieu of suspension to Ms. Freeman and place in her personnel file — moved by Ms. Krowitz“amendment to first motion made by ms. krowitz and seconded by mr. mara to provide a written reprimand in lieu of suspension to ms. freeman and to place in her personnel file. amendment was open to discussion. board voted one (1) in favor (ms. krowitz) and six (6) opposed (ms. bodkin, mr. mara, mr. mailloux, ms. murray, ms. raboin, mr. smetana) to this amendment. amendment denied.” | failed 1-6 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 9 2012 | Suspend Ms. Freeman for two (2) working days and require participation in conflict resolution — moved by Ms. Bodkin“second amendment to first motion made by ms. bodkin and seconded by mr. mailloux to suspend ms. freeman for two (2) working days based on the complaint and testimony of february 9, 2012 and directs ms. freeman to participate in a conflict resolution and/or completion of a similar program to be identified by the lunenburg public library board of trustees. second amendment was open for discussion. board voted one (1) in favor (ms. bodkin), five (5) opposed (mr. mara, mr. mailloux, ms. murray, ms. raboin, mr. smetana) and one (1) abstention (ms. krowitz). second amendment first m” | failed 1-5-1 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 9 2012 | Suspend Ms. Sherri Freeman for five (5) working days and require participation in conflict resolution — moved by Mr. Mailloux“motion made by mr. mailloux and seconded by ms. raboin to suspend ms. sherri freeman for five (5) working days based on the complaint and testimony of february 9, 2012 and directs ms. freeman to participate in a conflict resolution and/or completion of a similar program as identified by the lunenburg public library board of trustees. the motion was opened for discussion. amendment to first motion made by ms. krowitz and seconded by mr. mara to provide a written reprimand in lieu of suspension to ms. freeman and to place in her personnel file. amendment was open to discussion. board voted one (1) in favor (ms. krowitz) and six (6) opposed (ms. bodkin, mr. mara, mr. mailloux, ms. murray, ms. raboin, mr. smetana) to this amendment. amendment denied. first motion placed back on table for discussion. second amendment to first motion made by ms. bodkin and seconded by mr. mailloux to suspend ms. freeman for two (2) working days based on the complaint and testimony of february 9, 2012 and directs ms. freeman to participate in a conflict resolution and/or completion of a similar program to be identified by the lunenburg public library board of trustees. second amendment was open for discussion. board voted one (1) in favor (ms. bodkin), five (5) opposed (mr. mara, mr. mailloux, ms. murray, ms. raboin, mr. smetana) and one (1) abstention (ms. krowitz). second amendment first motion placed back on table for discussion. board voted five (5) in favor (mr. mara, mr. mailloux, ms. murray, ms. raboin, mr. smetana), one (1) against, (ms. krowitz) one (1) abstention (ms. bodkin). motion passed. 5. mr. ” | passed 5-1-1 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 1 2012 | Initiate termination proceedings against Ms. Freeman pursuant to the Lunenburg Town Charter. — moved by John Mara“motion made by john mara, seconded by jeanne raboin ===page 2=== the trustees move to initiate termination proceedin gs against ms. freeman pursuant to the lunenburg town charter. the motion was opened for discussion. motion passed; 5 in favor, 1 against,” | passed 5-1-1 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 1 2012 | Authorize the Town Manager and Town Counsel, on behalf of the Board, to prepare and serve Ms. Sherri Freeman with the notice required under the Town Charter consistent with the Board's vote to initiate disciplinary proceedings. — moved by John Mara“motion made by john mara and seconded by kathy murr ay the trustees of the lunenburg public library author ize the town manager and town counsel, on behalf of the board, to prepare and serve ms. sherri freeman with the notice required under the town charter consist ent with the board's vote to initiate disciplinary proc eedings. motion passed unanimou” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 19 2012 | Accept confidential letter from staff of 1/5/12 — moved by Ms. Raboin“motion made by ms. raboin and seconded by mr. mara to accept confidential letter from staff (not all o f lpl staff signed) of 1/5/12 (received 1/12/12), with co ntents of said letter to be discussed at future tim e. motion approved unanimous” | approved unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 19 2012 | Accept the Trustee approved FY13 budget with three budgets — moved by Mr. Mailloux“motion made by mr. mailloux and seconded mr. mara t o accept the trustee approved fy13 budget with the three budgets. motion passed unanimously” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 17 2011 | Open Main Hall for the Cultural Horizons event on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012“motion made and passed to open main hall f or the cultural horizons event on sunday, feb. 12, 2012” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 17 2011 | Change meeting times to 6:45 pm starting December 15, 2011 — moved by KM“motion made by km, seconded by nb and passed unanim ously to change meeting times to 6:45 pm starting december 15, 2011” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 20 2011 | Accept Director's FY11 Evaluation to be presented by 2 Trustees — moved by John Mara“motion made by jm to accept director's fy11 evaluati on to be presented by 2 trustees, seconded by lk. unanimous” | Unanimous | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 20 2011 | Give Ms. Sadkin a 3% increase for 2012 retroactive to July 1, 2011 — moved by John Mara“jm makes a motion to give ms. sadkin a 3% increase for 2012 retroactive to july 1 2011, lk seconded. unanimous vote” | Unanimous | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 15 2011 | Close Lunenburg Public Library on December 24 & 26, 2011; January 2, 2012 — moved by NB“nb made motion to close lpl on dec . 24 & 26, 2011; jan. 2, 2012, ls seconded, unanimous to close library on these dates.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 19 2011 | Try the Freegal Music Service program with an initial expenditure of $1,440 for 52 weeks/3 songs/week/patron starting July 1, 2011 — moved by John Mara“a motion was made by john mara with a second by len smetana to try the program with an initial expenditure of $1,440 for 52 weeks/3 songs/week/patron starting july 1, 2011, it passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 14 2011 | have Amy obtain more information and report to Board at May meeting“motion made and passed unanimously to have amy obtain more information and report to board at may meeting.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 14 2011 | transfer up to $200 from postage, sewer, and water to Postage account — moved by Kathy Murray“motion made by kathy murray and seconded by dick mailloux to take money out of 1st postage, 2nd sewer, and then 3rd water of up to $200 and place into postage account - passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 17 2011 | Accept the Revised 2012 Library Budget as proposed on February 17, 2011“motion made and passed unanimously to accept the revised 2012 library budget as proposed on february 17, 2011.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 20 2011 | Accept FY12 Budget Revised Line Items“motion made and passed unanimously to accept fy12 budget revised line items.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 16 2010 | approve the FY12 operating budget for $391,550 — moved by Dick“dick proposed a motion to approve the operating budget for lpl fy12 as presented by the director for a total of $391,550 with the understanding that she may make necessary adjustments to accommodate utility and salary variables but the final budget should not exceed $391,550. len seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 18 2010 | accept new Lunenburg Public Library Meeting Rooms Policy“motion made and passed unanimously to accept new poli cy.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 21 2010 | approve use of the library for a Friends of Lunenburg Public Library mini-golf fundraiser — moved by Lisa Krowitz“motion made by lisa krowitz and seconded by noelle bodkin to approve use of the library for a friends of lunenburg public library "mini-golf" fundraiser. passed, with one abstention.” | passed with one abstention | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 16 2010 | Transfer negative balance of the Dickinson and Taylor Book Funds to the Billings Cultural Trust for FY10 — moved by John Mara“motion made by john mara and seconded by noelle bodkin to transfer negative balance of the dickinson and taylor book funds to the billings cultural trust for fy10. passed.” | Passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 16 2010 | Reclassify Jen Mason's position starting September 27, 2010 to Staff Librarian – Technical Services Librarian — moved by Jeanne Raboin“motion made by jeanne raboin and seconded by noelle bodkin to reclassify jen mason's position starting september 27, 2010 to staff librarian -technical services librarian. passed.” | Passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 16 2010 | Close library on May 7, 2011 for Town Meeting and close December 23, 2010 if Town Hall decides to close — moved by Kathy Murray“motion made by kathy murray and seconded by lisa krowitz to close on may 7, 2011 for town meeting and close december 23, 2010 if town hall decides to close. passed.” | Passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 20 2010 | Offer Amy Sadkin a 3-year contract with the LPL Trustees Board Chair to negotiate salary and terms“motion made and passed unanimously to offer amy sadkin a 3 year contract with the lpl trustees board chair to negotiate salary and terms.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 15 2010 | accept the strategic plan“motion made and passed unanimously to accept the strategic plan.” | passed unanimously | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 25 2010 | Accept and submit the FY 2011 Minimum State Aid Request Budget in the amount of $329,791“motion made and passed to accept and submit the fy 2011 minimum sate aid request budget ($329,791).” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 25 2010 | Accept the bequest and send letter to the estate's lawyer informing the estate that the gift will be placed in the permanent endowment and to make the check to the Friends of Lunenburg Public Library“motion made and passed to thankfully accept bequest and send letter to the estate's lawyer informing the estate that the gift will be placed in the permanent endowment and to make the check to the friends of lunenburg public library.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 21 2010 | accept the revised Junior Library Assistant Lunenburg Public Library Job Description“motion made and passed to accept the revised junior libra ry assistant lunenburg public library job description” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 21 2010 | accept the revised Senior Library Assistant Lunenburg Public Library Job Description“motion made and passed to accept the revised senior library assistant lunenburg public library job description.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jan 21 2010 | that LPL will close for the May 1, 2010 town meeting“motion made and passed that lpl will close for the may 1, 2010 town meeting. votes: 1 abstention; 1 no; 4 yes” | passed 4-1-1 | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 17 2009 | Use up to $1,000 out of All-Purpose Trust Funds for staff travel mileage“motion made and passed to use up to $1,000 out of all-purpose trust funds for staff travel mileage.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Dec 17 2009 | Accept Operational Safety Policy as amended“motion made and passed to accept policy as amended.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 19 2009 | Accept all revisions to Art Exhibit and Meeting Rooms Guidelines/Policy“motion made and passed to accept all revisions to these policies.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 19 2009 | Give Amy permission to close children's wing when understaffed“motion made and passed to give amy permission to close children's wing whe n understaffed.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Nov 19 2009 | Spend remaining Public Libraries grant funds“motion made and passed to spend remaining public libraries grant funds.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 15 2009 | Accept Technology Services Librarian job description“motion made and passed to accept technology services librarian job description.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Oct 15 2009 | Appropriate $1,000.00 for staff development and professional organization memberships“motion made and passed to appropriate $1,000.00 for staff development and professional organization memberships.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 17 2009 | Close the library on December 24, 2009 and at 4 pm on December 31, 2009“motion made and passed to close the library on december 24, 2009 and to close at 4 pm on december 31, 2009.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 17 2009 | Have Amy apply material expenditures to gift account and all purpose trust funds interest in equal proportion to other town budgets if the library budget is cut by CAFO“motion made and passed to have amy go ahead and apply material expenditures to gift account and all purpose trust funds interest in equal proportion to other town budgets if requested to cut library budget by cafo.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Sep 17 2009 | Remove the wording 'Trustee library chair' and '2-hour delay' from the Inclement Weather policy“motion made and passed to remove the wording "trustee library chair" and "2-hour del” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 18 2009 | Have Trustees read and submit comments/questions about the Director's June 2009 Report via email to Amy, who will address these when she returns.“motion made and passed to have trustees read and then submit comments/questions about the director's june 2009 report via email to amy, who will address these when she returns.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Jun 18 2009 | Table the endowment committee assignment to the next meeting so that the new chair can appoint the trustee member.“motion made and passed to table this assignment to the next meeting so that the new chair can appoint trustee member.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| May 21 2009 | Accept the Appropriate Library Use Policy as amended“motion made and passed to accept the appropriate library use policy as amended.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Apr 19 2009 | Have Amy pay CW Mars and Library Insights bills with state aid“motion made and passed to have amy pay these invoices with state aid.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 19 2009 | Accept the revised Art Exhibit Guidelines.“motion made and passed unanimously to accept revised art exhibit guidelines.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Mar 19 2009 | That Amy address the cleaning services issues and possible solution with CAFO.“motion made and passed that amy address cleaning services issues and possible solution with cafo.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 19 2009 | Close LPL for the memorial service and funeral for former Lunenburg Fire Chief Dennis Carrier, Monday, February 23, 2009.“motion made and passed to close lpl for the memorial service and funeral.” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
| Feb 19 2009 | That the Trustees write a letter educating the Lunenburg community about the role of the Trustees in light of the Boston Globe article.“motion made and passed that the trustees will write a letter educating the lunenburg community about the role of the trustees in light of the boston globe article” | passed | the minutes | the minutes |
The town’s minutes are the record: a vote from them carries the minutes’ own words, checked verbatim. A vote from the recording only was written by a language model from machine captions — a motion as heard, and “not audible” a finding about the recording — and links to the second in the video. Both records are read as they arrive and joined here, whichever came first.
Budget schedule
Measured from this board’s own posted agendas over the last 5 budget cycles (July to June): the dates each subject appeared. The “expect” column is the typical first and last date across those cycles — a scheduled subject, not a decision.
| subject | expect | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 | FY27 | FY28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a budget presented or reviewed | Jun 16 → May 16 | Jun 16, Sep 15, Oct 19, Dec 15, Feb 16, Mar 16, May 18 | Jun 15, Sep 21, Oct 19, Nov 16, Dec 21, Jan 18, Feb 15, Mar 21, Apr 18, May 16 | Jun 20, Sep 26, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 12, Jan 16, Feb 20, Mar 20, Apr 17, May 15 | Jun 12, Sep 18, Oct 16, Nov 20, Dec 18, Dec 22, Jan 15, Feb 19, Mar 19, Apr 16 | Jun 18, Sep 17, Oct 15, May 21 |
| warrant articles | Sep 17 | — | — | — | — | Sep 17 |
A cycle is named for the fiscal year it builds: FY28 is the budget being built now. Read off the agenda text with a word search, so a subject named differently on an agenda is missed and one mentioned in passing is counted.
As of 2026-10-10.