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Library director says rising utilities and low pay for front‑line posts drove use of salary savings
Summary
Nashville Public Library told the working group it used salary savings from unfilled positions in part to cover steep utility increases and to bridge operations while recruiting for low‑paid front‑line jobs like circulation assistants and security guards.
Susan Dry, assistant director for administrative services at Nashville Public Library, told the Budget & Finance working group the library relied on salary savings in fiscal year 2023 and 2024 largely because of higher utility costs, a tight maintenance budget and recruiting challenges for low‑paid frontline roles.
Dry said the library averaged roughly the mid‑40s in vacancies during fiscal year 2023 and had reduced that number by the end of fiscal…
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