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Library director trims proposed FTEs after commissioners press for restraint; health insurance costs remain
Summary
The public library requested FTE increases and additional maintenance funding but commissioners sought to limit new positions; after discussion the board and finance staff removed proposed new FTEs and kept a partial health-insurance increase for current employees.
Library Director Brooke Blackwell explained the library’s FY18 request to commissioners March 14, including a proposed 0.8 FTE increase for Charlotte Hall and additional hours at other branches, plus an upward adjustment to the library’s OPEB/PEP0 payments to reflect GASB 75 reporting changes.
Blackwell said the library had four staff members switch from no or individual insurance to family…
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