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Library trustee declines closed session; remains on administrative leave pending review of fingerprint time-clock policy
Summary
Commissioner Kelly Witt offered a closed session to discuss a personnel matter involving library trustee Karen Gibbs, who declined and indicated she would not use the county’s fingerprint time-clock; Gibbs remained on administrative leave while the board and trustees resolve the issue.
A personnel matter involving library trustee Karen Gibbs was raised during the Garfield County commissioners’ Feb. 11 meeting.
Commissioner Kelly Witt offered Gibbs the option of a closed session to address the personnel issue; Gibbs declined the offer. Witt explained Gibbs had chosen not to use the county’s new fingerprint time-clock. The library board’s role in the matter and Gibbs’s reasons for declining to use fingerprints were discussed; Gibbs elected to stay on administrative leave until the commissioners and the Library Board of Trustees reach a conclusion.
A motion to adjourn concluded the meeting; no formal personnel action (such as termination or reinstatement) was recorded in the minutes. The issue will be addressed further with the trustees and county staff.
