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Chair Joanna Daniels opened the meeting and trustees first voted to remove agenda items E and F from the special meeting agenda at the request of a trustee; the motion to amend the agenda was moved from the floor and approved by voice vote. Trustee Shannon Bergdorf said the standards overview checklist (item E) had been requested by Commissioner Terri Boyd and asked for it to be rescheduled before the May 30 budget hearing.

Public comment included remarks from resident Patricia Smith, who thanked trustees and asked that board actions \"reflect the entire community,\" and a brief statement from Cort Nygard, a psychologist who urged keeping the stacks open to preserve a marketplace of ideas. \"I think we need to have a library which allows a diversity of ideas, and I'm strongly in favor of keeping the stacks more open and less restrictive,\" Nygard said.

The board spent substantial time on corrections to the March 26 minutes after Trustee Shannon Bergdorf asked that references to her absence be changed to \"with notice,\" and that wording implying she \"refused to go\" to facilities meetings be stricken. Bergdorf also requested that a resolution item not identify two trustees by name, arguing that the minutes should have used the office title. After discussion, trustees moved and approved several minute amendments, including removing a sentence in section 8b that read \"the board can pull these books,\" which trustees agreed did not reflect the discussion and could be misleading.

Trustees also approved a pay increase for the contracted note taker, Susie, expanding coverage from six to ten meetings per year and authorizing $1,000 total for the service. Trustees clarified that the line item funding the note taker is provided through the Hendersonville library budget and would be added to the current budget year and carried over if unused.

Ending: The board approved the amended minutes by voice vote and adopted the other changes; trustees said formal recruitment and other substantive policy discussions would take place at future meetings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Library Board Special Called 4/23/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Sumner County Library Trustees approved multiple edits to the March 26 minutes after a trustee requested changes, removed a sentence about the board \"pulling\" books, approved increased pay for note taking, and removed agenda items E and F from the special meeting agenda.","taxTitle","Sumner County, Tennessee","taxId",19115,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6261682,"Trustees accept resignation paperwork for librarian Alicia; authorize chair to sign separation notice",181,3118000,3299000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3120692-eb226472665a44684786f05fb52e0fbb&start=3118&end=3299","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3120692-eb226472665a44684786f05fb52e0fbb/thumbnail_3118000.jpg","/articles/6261682/Sumner-County/Tennessee/Trustees-accept-resignation-paperwork-for-librarian-Alicia-authorize-chair-to-sign-separation-notice","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261682-40758ca2b752da5b48e1db81cb8c241c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148324&Signature=RVWsmsgdy70NrwR20u9itNMFvaEOg7LbCdP3qdMtyik~49wWQDQOqfFZptMhcxwUNP438XFj4xISyV0fOXopFFP4GSumMcM0BZiTV4OJEqdhhjIEux7OC5wX8lD6TmoLTZh8mylgKMBMyCkTQsZETsZgf7-lAnElZqWRIkFW45tlXqk02NJpDrzLgx9t3PM7Dn3GQlo66S4aybqOW2yLOZqIOswR8RzQekZTlIAk-qkwc2SKd7nC5IFWXzQ1Rzmy5s75aK3hTH0cz7pzeUVIP~JPfTDeEA3bFaf4rebugAFsm~8SoB3q9OdbyiTVEcgaF3~cRTa7TWJfVw-cuuS1Uw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sumner County Library Trustees on April 23 accepted resignation and separation paperwork for an employee identified in the meeting as Alicia and authorized the chair to sign necessary separation documents.

Chair Joanna Daniels read a letter Alicia had sent to the board explaining that an early draft of her resignation, posted publicly by another individual, contained references she later removed and that her final reason for leaving was health-related. Alicia's letter said she had been operating under anxiety related to policy discussions and that she removed policy criticisms from the final version before sending it. The chair read portions of that letter aloud to trustees.

Trustees discussed whether the employee had left voluntarily and whether she worked through a full two-week notice. The board recorded that Alicia's last day was April 8 and that she did not complete the full two-week period; trustees characterized her departure as voluntary. \"To my knowledge, it was the eighth,\" a chair-conveyed response said when asked about Alicia's last day.

Trustee Jim Holcomb moved, and Mike Ryan seconded, a motion to sign the employee termination and separation notice and to give the chair authority to sign any additional paperwork related to the separation. The board approved the motion by voice vote.

Ending: The board marked the employee as eligible for rehire on the separation notice. Trustees also noted they had not received separation paperwork in advance of the special-called meeting and that the board had received a copy of Alicia's letter at the meeting.","Board read a resignation letter from an employee identified as Alicia, discussed that her last day was April 8, and voted to sign a separation notice and allow the chair to complete related paperwork.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6261686,"Sumner County trustees name operations manager Kristen Lima interim director after outside candidate interview",1190,2719000,3909000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3120692-eb226472665a44684786f05fb52e0fbb&start=2719&end=3909","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3120692-eb226472665a44684786f05fb52e0fbb/thumbnail_2719000.jpg","/articles/6261686/Sumner-County/Tennessee/Sumner-County-trustees-name-operations-manager-Kristen-Lima-interim-director-after-outside-candidate-interview","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261686-c87d25683528be311f77db43dbc857a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148324&Signature=Db0rGluf6glaF6xXoxoC1-p5t6Q6JeR93ldMNfUYA01uH-t~IZPalRkuXwE~gGWJ1F9KeFdj294DAVZFLJKJlKa1~8anIoXQ2l2K0Hor0IlbzSoDmJxTlqtNQesoIAErEmyIFQaUOtV1y3LA0bsgMn0wCNwzpYRcvJlJvyPhMSI3z9EpRfp9AWG00l4zeWKb~ekVC3d8mN64sR1WET6pdvs~p4V6r~mSGl~OltDk5b7gHnNjTKK7Q2CY5~5hbrBr~gzcx0Ks5joQQ1hjlIu0az3ma4D266xUnV0jGSKjAro2q86P433VoirG4QxzVq4NQ0MUoUZczUBavw~3DCW8kg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sumner County Library Trustees on April 23 named Hendersonville operations manager Kristen Lima interim director, after discussion about whether to appoint an outside candidate for the temporary post.

The trustees met at the Hendersonville Public Library. Chair Joanna Daniels said the board’s succession plan named Kristen Lima as a successor but the board also heard a nomination for Anne Herrod as an outside interim director. \"I believe that Kristen is great,\" Daniels said before the vote. \"I do believe that Anne Herrod's skills, leadership, her experience, would be extremely helpful.\"

The debate centered on whether the interim role required direct library experience. Several trustees argued an interim should come from current library staff so the person could immediately manage operations and relieve existing staff. Trustee Paul McCoy said appointing an internal interim would be \"much easier, much simpler, and much more logical.\" Trustee Mike Ryan and others pressed that leadership, budget and personnel management could in some circumstances substitute for specific library experience.

Operations manager Kristen Lima addressed the board in person and by phone, saying she had recent community engagement and management experience and that staff support had strengthened since the vacancy. \"I do feel very confident that I could do this job if you guys decide,\" Lima said. She also told trustees she will complete a bachelor's degree in two weeks and plans to pursue a Master of Library and Information Science.

Anne Herrod, who attended and described a background in corporate leadership and government service, told trustees she had managed large budgets and written governance and compliance policy. \"I've managed budgets millions of dollars,\" Herrod said. \"If the job description had had library experience on it I wouldn't have sent the letter. The job description was broad and wanted community service.\"

After discussion and public comment, the trustees voted to appoint Kristen Lima interim director. The board also discussed proceeding with a standard open recruitment for a permanent library director.

The interim appointment is intended as a temporary step while the board completes its search process; trustees said they expect to continue evaluating candidates when the permanent position is advertised.

Ending note: The board did not set a specific timeline for the permanent search during the special-called meeting.","After hearing from outside candidate Anne Herrod, the Sumner County Library Trustees named Hendersonville operations manager Kristen Lima interim director and opened the process for a permanent search.","actionData","errors"]

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Trustees amend minutes, remove sentence on book removal and approve pay for note taking after public comment

Trustees accept resignation paperwork for librarian Alicia; authorize chair to sign separation notice

Sumner County trustees name operations manager Kristen Lima interim director after outside candidate interview