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Library board approves one-year, $75,000 extension for foundation executive director
Summary
The Palm Springs Library Board of Trustees approved a one-year, $75,000 extension of funding for the Palm Springs Public Library Foundation's halftime executive director, after the Foundation reported fundraising progress and trustees praised the director's performance. The transcript does not record a detailed roll-call tally.
The Palm Springs Library Board of Trustees on June 9 authorized a one-year extension of funding for the Palm Springs Public Library Foundation's halftime executive director at $75,000 starting in July. The board approved the measure by voice vote after trustees praised the executive director's role in fundraising and operations.
Bill Wy, speaking for the Foundation, outlined recent accomplishments including an officer election that installed Jim Gray as president, a strategy session led by consultant Sue Hall, several new foundation board members and two grants from the Barker Foundation and the Anderson Children's Foundation. Wy said the role the Foundation funded had achieved the goals set when the board initially approved two years of support: "we kind of hit the mark with most of the things that if not all of the things that we had anticipated," and proposed extending the third year at $75,000 so the Foundation's halftime executive director could continue to help with fundraising and committee organization.
Trustees who spoke in discussion echoed that assessment. One trustee said the director had been "terrific" and had improved donor database and outreach work; another described the director as a "sounding board" for the president and instrumental to committee work. After a motion to authorize the payment and a second, the board voted by voice; members responded verbally with "I." The transcript records the motion as approved but does not include a formal roll-call tally or individual votes.
The board also noted that the Foundation's capital campaign funds are intended to support the library renovation and that a prior transfer of $1 million to the Foundation is expected to return to the city as a contribution for the renovation project.
The decision to fund the third year will allow the Foundation to continue its fundraising and implementation work through the next fiscal year. The board did not record further conditions or detailed implementation steps in the transcript.
