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Board approves routine finance policies and collection rules; director outlines hires and a possible 20-hour cleaning position for next budget
Summary
Trustees approved May minutes, invoices and two policy items. The library director said staff are recruiting two positions (library assistant and storyteller), hope to have hires by early July, and indicated plans to request a 20-hour cleaning position in the upcoming budget process to address increased post-renovation needs.
The Port Washington Public Library Board approved routine administrative items and heard a budget and staffing update from the director.
Trustees voted to approve minutes from the May meeting and approved invoices for March, April and May after a motion and second; votes were recorded as "Aye." The board also reviewed and approved the fund-balance policy (2022 version, no revisions) and the collection-development policy, both after motions and seconds and with no recorded opposition.
Tom, library director, reported the library is recruiting two positions: “library assistant and library assistant storyteller.” He said staff have received many applications and hope to hire at least one candidate and have a new employee by early July; he told trustees he expects to have two people on staff by the next board meeting if interviews go well.
On the budget, Tom said he will submit the required budget report to the city administrator (Mark) and that the city is still awaiting some state numbers. He said the only staffing request he currently anticipates asking the city for next year is a 20-hour cleaning position to handle higher usage and post-renovation upkeep. “Usually, what happens after you redo a building, you definitely get much much busier,” Tom said.
Tom also noted operational challenges: a staff member (Steve) currently leaves at 9 a.m. to work for the police department, and library landscaping tasks have lagged, so Tom plans to contact parks staff about cleanup. He said HR rule changes are under review and that he will bring any necessary personnel-rule changes to the board at the next meeting.
Program and usage updates: summer reading registration exceeded 500 signups so far and staff are aiming for 700 participants, which would be a record. Tom said monthly library usage remains “pretty steady.”
There were no votes on new staffing requests at this meeting; trustees instructed staff to continue developing budget material and to bring formal requests when the budget process opens.
