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Minutes of the Library Board of Trustees
Time of Meeting: 8:m Carlsbad City Library
Date of Meeting: June 3 , 1969
SPECIAL MEETING
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Trustees Present—Hill, Wrench, Sheffler, Carli, Librarian
Cole.
The meeting was called to order at 8:15 by President Wrenci:
Mrs. Wrench remarked that the meeting was called to in-
form the Board as a .whole on the status of the proposed
preliminary budget. She reported that the approval of
the budget would not take place until June 15.
Mr. Hill, the Board's representative to the Council, then
reported on his attendance at the Council meeting wherein
pBelirainary budget was first discussed. In his opinion,
the Council did not seem to be convinced of the need for
additional staff personnel. Hill defended staff needs with
statistics of circulation/staff member, making comparisons
with Escondido, Oceanside, Ban Diego. He pointed out that
even with 2 additional staff members, the ratio would
•still be 20,000 books/member. He also pointed out that the
library is open 62 hours per week.
Mister Hill also remarked that Mr. Martin generally defended
the budget as submitted.
The Board was quite concerned that the Council did not
seem to receive the proposed budget as accurately reflectirjg
the needs of the library. In light of the care and
effort made to formulate and present and economical yet
accurate proposal,the hesitancy of the Council was difficult
to comprehend.
It was decided that the members of the Board would do
everything possible to inform the meters of the Council
about the validity of the proposed preliminary budget.
Librarian's Report— Mrs. Cole reported that it has become
impossible to keep the library open during the evenirtg
hours. A combination of circumstances, such as
staff summer vacations, lack of available volunteers
(they take summer vacations also), and postponement
of decision on the budget for the new fiscal year
(thereby leaving her in doubt about staff size
available to her) made it necessary for her to reque t
the Board consider temporarily closing the library
in the evening. The Board members proposed various
alternatives but it became obvious very quickly that
Mrs. Cole's recommendation was the only possible reccjurse
Thus, the Board moved and ^ar sed unanimously the fo "lowing
motion: Due to the immediate limitations of staff Carli
and money, the library will temporarily close at Hill
6:^0 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The meeting was adjoutned at 11:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Angelo Carli
Secretary