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Salisbury trustees approve corrected minutes, direct policy revisions and ask Selectmen to delay alternate appointment
Summary
The trustees approved the Feb. 3 minutes after correcting 10 typos, directed revisions to Library Services, Personnel and Debit Card policies (Michelle Carr to draft new versions), invited an investment review for March 3, and asked the Selectmen to delay appointing Lisa Lawrence as alternate trustee until March.
The Salisbury Free Library Board of Trustees approved the minutes of Feb. 3, 2026, at a special meeting Feb. 17 after agreeing to correct 10 typographical errors.
Nan O'Neill moved to approve the minutes with the ten corrections; Jennifer (Jen) Hoyt seconded and all voted in favor. Minutes submitted for the record note Leonida Rasenas would vote on behalf of absent trustee Cheryl Bentley; Bentley arrived later in the meeting.
Trustees reviewed several policy drafts. They made layout and wording changes to a tentative Library Services policy and instructed Chair Michelle Carr to prepare a new draft for the next meeting. They updated the Personnel policy to bring it into alignment with current personnel law and asked Carr to prepare a revised draft. The Debit Card policy received language and layout updates; trustees also directed a new Square policy (for a card reader used to receive income from sales and fundraisers) to be drafted by Trustee Jennifer Hoyt. The minutes specify the Square is for library receipts only and cannot be used to make payments.
The board invited Luca of Independent Financial to attend the March 3 trustee meeting to review investments and year-end results, options and possible changes.
Regarding trustee appointments, the Selectmen had placed the appointment of Lisa Lawrence as an alternate trustee on their Feb. 18 agenda. The board decided Chair Michelle Carr will request the Selectmen delay the one-year appointment until the Selectboard meets in March to coincide with Town Elections; a trustee will introduce Lawrence at that meeting.
Nan O'Neill moved to adjourn, Jen Hoyt seconded, and the meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM. The board listed its next regular meeting for March 3, 2026 at 6 PM and a special meeting on March 12, 2026 at 6 PM.
