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Director reports improved turnover, strategic plan timeline and program updates; social worker post is temporary ARPA-funded role
Summary
Jeff Collins, library director, reported a 7.7% employee turnover rate for 2024 (a 64% decrease since 2022) and provided updates on strategic planning, renovations, outreach programs and a temporary social-worker position.
Jeff Collins, the Davenport Public Library director, told trustees at the March 18 meeting that the library’s employee turnover rate for 2024 was 7.7%, “and that’s actually a 64% decrease since 2022.” He said the figure is below commonly cited “healthy” turnover benchmarks and that the library has focused on professional development and job-description reviews to avoid unintentionally excluding applicants.
Collins updated trustees on several operational and program items in his written director’s report and in-person remarks. He said the strategic-planning process produced a strong response to community and stakeholder surveys; consultants returned a first draft and the board should see a refined plan in the April–June…
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