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Daniels County approves 10‑hour library position to expand story hour
Summary
County commissioners approved creating and advertising a lower‑hour (10‑hour/week) library position to expand story hour programming, with staff instructed to advertise in‑house first and maintain proper documentation for any personnel changes.
County commissioners approved a plan to add a lower‑hour library position to cover additional story‑hour programs and to advertise the vacancy, while reducing existing staff hours where appropriate.
A library representative described options to use a quarter‑time/10‑hour position and to reduce an existing employee’s hours from roughly 32–35 to 27 so story hours could be covered without a large budget increase. Commissioners discussed personnel rules, grievance documentation (commissioners emphasized documenting complaints and retaining written records), the need to advertise the position and to conduct an in‑house posting first, and the practical hours required for story preparations.
The board moved, seconded and voted in favor of authorizing the new lower‑hour position and directed staff to post the opening and return the revised job description for final signatures at the next meeting. Commissioners noted the need to monitor budget impacts during the next budget cycle and to treat any reduction in current staff hours according to personnel policy and grievance procedures.
The motion passed by voice vote; no dollar increase was expected in the current year because hours would be reallocated within existing line items.
