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Personnel committee tentatively schedules director evaluation for Gabby Kato for July 31 or Aug. 7
Summary
The committee discussed timing for Gabby Kato’s director evaluation and agreed to propose either July 31 or Aug. 7, asking staff to confirm availability around school schedules and summer programming.
The Sumner County Library Personnel Committee discussed and tentatively scheduled a six-month performance evaluation for library director Gabby Kato, proposing July 31 or Aug. 7 as possible dates.
Committee members noted Kato’s hire date of Aug. 23 and a preferred evaluation window between July 23 and Sept. 23. Members said they wanted the evaluation completed in time to present any actions at the full library board meeting that follows. Discussion focused on avoiding the busiest days of the school calendar and the end of summer programming so staff and families would be available to participate or to ensure normal branch operations.
Committee members reviewed the Hendersonville branch July programming calendar during the discussion and emphasized Tuesdays and Thursdays as generally better for the director. They agreed to check Kato’s calendar and confirm whether July 31 or Aug. 7 would work; if neither date is feasible, the committee said it would select an alternate date and inform the full board. The committee moved and approved the proposal to use July 31 and Aug. 7 as tentative evaluation dates.
The transcript records the committee’s discussion of school registration, summer-reading wrap-up and local events as context for scheduling, and the committee asked staff to coordinate final date selection with Kato and to place the evaluation on the appropriate full-board agenda once confirmed.
