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Meeting Minutes, June 27, 2013
Town Hall, 7 p.m,
The June meeting of the Hopkinton Board of library Trustees was called to order at 7:08 p.m, by Chairman Marie
Eldridge. Also in attendance were board members John Belger, June Harris, Mike McNamara and Sue Porter, and Library
Director Rownak Hussain.
The first order of business was board reorganization. Sue Porter nominated john Belger as chairman; second by Mike
McNamara. Affirmative vote was unanimous. John Belger nominated June Harris as vice chairman; second by Sue Porter.
Affirmative vote was unanimous. John Belger nominated Marie Eldridge as recording secretary; second by Mike
McNamara. Affirmative vote was unanimous. Marie Eldridge nominated Sue Porter as liaison to the Hopkinton Public
Library Foundation; second by John Belger. Affirmative vote was unanimous.
The main focus of the meeting was the proposed goals and objectives contained in the library's new five-year strategic
plan. After lengthy discussion, the board condensed the goals to five. Rownak will use the new outline to complete the
objectives and actions needed. She will send a revised copy to trustees to review prior to the next meeting.
Rownak asked that board members also review the narrative sections of the proposed strategic plan and be prepared to
discuss edits at the next meeting. Her goals are to:
gain trustees approval of the plan by August
submit the plan to Town Manager Norman Khumalo to review
present the plan to selectman at a future Board of Selectmen's meeting
prepare a media article to inform the public about the plan
include a link to the plan on the library website
Marie Eldridge made a motion to accept the May meeting minutes; second by Mike McNamara. The minutes were
unanimously approved as presented.
Marie Eldridge made a motion to adjourn the meeting; second by Sue Porter. Vote was unanimous to adjourn at 8:50
p.m.
The next Board of Library Trustees meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 15, at 7 p.rn., in the Hopkinton Public
library.