HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - PPMLT - 12/17/2018 (2) Paul Pratt Memorial Library Board of Trustees
Monday, December 17, 2018
Historical Room, Library, 2:30 pm.
Present: Carolyn Coffey(Chair),Stephen Brown,Elaine Breslow,Catherine O'Callaghan,
Catherine Harvey,and Lynne Degiacomo,and Acting HR director Paula Linhares (via phone)
Meeting called to order,2:28 pm
l. Carolyn offered feedback collected from the staff that with library director
candidate Meaghan James as well as the trustees not in attendance. She also noted
that Meaghan met with representatives from the Friends and CLT to learn more
about how those organizations support PPML, and they talked to her about her
vision for libraries in the community. Each attendee then shared the positives and
reservations felt about the director candidate. They discussed creating a robust
evaluation process after a new director begins and has a chance to think about
goals for herself. The trustees VOTED unanimously to extend an offer for the
position of library director to Meaghan James.
2. Trustees discussed how best to present the request for design fees to help achieve
the strategic plan at the Capital Budget Committee meeting this evening.
Meeting adjourned 3:45pm.