The pay plan has 5 levels, each with 10 steps, for positions from the Regional Administrator to the Clerical Assistant. The personnel manual is almost completed. Peter has a strong technical services background and will work on the regional database and training. He starts June 1. 3. The Region will look at other titles in the fall.
Possibilities are encyclopedias and added literary titles.
Sunny recommended keeping Electric Library. It is less expensive than the UMI product and uses the same interface as The Boston Globe. The subscription will be for 10 concurrent users. A motion was approved for Sunny to submit the final revision of the FY1999 budget to Kathy for approval. The Board members commented on the Strategic Plan.