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Garfield County library board and commissioners to reconvene after time-clock compliance dispute
Summary
Library board members told commissioners they are grappling with a new countywide time-clock system; several library employees have declined to use it, prompting the board and county staff to research governance, agreements and next steps and to meet again Feb. 11.
Members of the Garfield County Library Board appeared before the county commissioners on Feb. 4 to discuss compliance with a newly implemented countywide time-clock system.
Chairman Kelly Witt told the assembled library members that a few library employees had chosen not to use the new system and that county policy requires its use. Library board members said they believed the board's status and any prior agreements with the county needed clarification; during the discussion participants described the library board's role as administrative rather than advisory and pressed for clearer communications. The transcript lists attendees as Sharon Nelson, Sonja Turner, Lynn Stanton, Chantel Benson, Carrie Murnion, Charlie Saylor, Tasha Powell and Theresa Murnion (via phone).
Commissioners and the library board agreed more research is needed to determine how the library was established, what existing agreements require, and what actions are appropriate. The parties scheduled a follow-up meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1:00 p.m. for further review. No formal disciplinary or personnel actions were recorded in the meeting minutes provided in the transcript.
