Minutes 04-28-04
City of Boynton Beach
Library Advisory Board
Minutes, April 28, 2004
Present: Board Members: Eleanor Daly, Donna Harmening, Bob Heffernan, Myra Jones,
Alice Otis.
Library Director: Virginia Farace.
Public : Herb Suss.
Eleanor Daly, Acting Chair, called the meeting to order at 3:45 P.M.
The minutes of the March meeting were approved as read.
Correspondence: Virginia distributed the proclamation pertaining to National Library
Week that was presented at the City Commission meeting.
Chair's Report: None
Unfinished business: Library Expansion
Donna Harmening moved that the Board recommend that the trees in the way of the
expansion not be relocated or saved. Bob Heffernan seconded. Motion carried by a vote
of 4-1. (Alice Otis dissented.)
The new library construction grant application was filed at the end of March. Eighteen
applications were submitted from various libraries. We will be at the bottom of the list
because the city was not able to meet the deadline for the last grant we were awarded.
Virginia discussed budget figures for Fiscal Year 2005. The budget request will be
finalized and submitted to the City Manager on Friday. The City Manager will review the
library budget with Virginia and AD on May 12. Virginia will update the board as to the
status of our budget request at the May 26 Board meeting. City Commission budget
workshops are set for July 13 -14.
A retirement party was held for Joyce Waters and the other retirees last Saturday.
Joyce's last day is May 28.
Legislative Issues: Virginia discussed filtering legislation. She explained the expense we
have to pay for software and maintenance.
Bob Heffernan moved to change the time of our meetings to 4:00. The motion passed
5-0. It was agreeable to those present to move the June meeting to the third Wednesday,
June 16.
We adjourned at 4:45.
Donna Harmening
Secretary