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Davenport library trustees approve $120,391 Fairmont re‑carpeting contract, director raise and Sept. 26 early closure
Summary
At their June 16 meeting, the Davenport Public Library Board voted to award a $120,391 contract to re‑carpet Fairmont Library, approved a 2.75% wage increase for the library director effective July 1, 2026, and authorized closing the main library at 1 p.m. on Sept. 26 for a foundation fundraising event.
The Davenport Public Library Board of Trustees on June 16 voted to award a $120,391 contract for re‑carpeting the Fairmont Library to Home Plus Floor Show of Dubuque, approved a 2.75% general wage increase for the library director effective July 1, 2026, and authorized closing the Main Library at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, to host the Davenport Public Library Foundation’s fundraising event.
The board considered the Fairmont re‑carpeting as a formal bid award. A memo in the meeting packet summarized prior approvals for a temporary closure and the planned mid‑August or early September timing for closure while work occurs. The motion to award the contract carried on a roll‑call vote called by the presiding officer.
On compensation, trustees moved and approved a 2.75% general wage increase for the library director, consistent with the cost‑of‑living adjustment that applies to staff in July; trustees asked clarifying questions about how the July COLA and January step increases interact. The board recorded the wage increase as effective July 1, 2026.
The board also approved closing the Main Library at 1 p.m. on Sept. 26 to accommodate the Foundation’s event, as requested by the Davenport Public Library Foundation.
Votes at a glance - Fairmont re‑carpeting contract (Home Plus Floor Show of Dubuque) — $120,391 — motion passed on roll call. (Recorded votes in the meeting transcript show unanimous support as called by the presiding officer.) - Library director wage increase — 2.75% effective July 1, 2026 — motion passed on roll call. - Main Library early closure for foundation event — Sept. 26, 2026, close at 1:00 p.m. — motion passed on roll call.
The board did not record additional conditions or amendments to these motions during the meeting. Next procedural steps noted in the meeting were implementation scheduling for the Fairmont closure and contractor coordination for carpeting work.
The meeting adjourned following routine closing items.
