TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN

Public Library

Board of Library Trustees

Minutes of Meeting July 9, 2007

Meeting was held at the Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St.

Members Present: Chair Mick Rudd (joined the meeting at 7:40); Vice Chair Lyn Kratz; Secretary Jim Cole; Paul Benatti,

Members Absent: Cj Noyes

Others Present: Debbie DeJonker-Berry, Library Director

Members of the Public: none

Call to Order: Lyn Kratz called the meeting to order at 7:20pm

1. Public Statements: There were no public statements.

2. Agenda: No Changes

3. Bell Ringing Mechanism: Debbie requested that the Trustees approve the purchase of the electronic bell striking mechanism with remote control since $10,222 had been raised for the bell striker and electrician. The Verdin Company needs at least a month’s notice for installation (target date is August 20).

Jim Cole moved to approve the order from the Verdin Company dated 6/27/07 to mount an internal bell clapper mechanism and remote control on the bell for the amount of $8,590. (lk 2^nd) (4-0-0).

4. Belfry—Hoisting Planning: Late afternoon on Friday, July 6, Deb learned that the engineers and contractors decided to delay the hoisting of the belfry for 2-3 weeks in order to prepare a collar to connect the top of the lantern (top of the building) with the belfry. The original plan had been to fabricate a wooden collar, but both the engineers and contractor are not satisfied with how the belfry will line up to the top of the building using the wooden one. Mike Winkler has suggested fabricating a metal collar which is what will cause the delay.

5. Other Business and Correspondence: The Trustees discussed the furnace and agreed that the statute of limitations not be exceeded. The Trustees want to pursue the recommendations of the Building Commissioner and designate Paul Benatti and the Library Director as contact persons to Town Counsel Rick Holland on behalf of the Trustees so as not to miss a deadline.

Paul moved to approve the balance of the outstanding invoice for $397.12 to Wesley Medeiros for the installation of the front exterior stairs in July 2006 and to ask the Library Director to request that the balance be recorded as a gift in kind of $300.00. PB(m), LK(2^nd) 3-0-0*

Debbie handed out the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities Rose Dorothea film update prepared by Library Operations Director Karen MacDonald.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:20.

Respectfully submitted:

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(Minutes prepared by Debra DeJonker-Berry)

*Awaiting the arrival of the Chair, some items were taken out of order hence the 3-0-0 vote.