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Leech Library board reviews building progress, OKs toilet replacements and frames director hiring process
Summary
Trustees received a detailed building update covering carpet delays, roof testing and HVAC problems, voted 6–1 to replace three public toilets, and asked staff to draft a director posting and salary range for a vote at the July 22 meeting.
Trustees at the Leech Library’s July 9 special meeting heard detailed building and operations updates from Acting Director Donna and approved several immediate maintenance and hiring steps as the library prepares to reopen.
Donna reported that phase-one moving of collections is complete, carpet delivery is delayed but tentatively expected by July 17, and contractors have traced a recent entryway leak to the rooftop-unit condensate drain. "They traced it back to Rooftop Unit 1," Donna said, noting further diagnostics were pending. She told trustees the library will likely pursue a warrant article to replace rooftop HVAC units in a future town budget cycle.
On a separate funding request, trustees voted 6–1 to approve the purchase and installation of new toilets in three public restrooms, to be paid from the maintenance line. Donna had presented a quote for replacing the main reading-room toilet and recommended replacing the three most-used fixtures while contractors are on site.
The board also discussed hiring and personnel planning. Donna presented a draft library director posting based on the previous job description and recommended routing applications through the town HR office; she proposed a hiring range with a maximum of $105,000. Trustees asked Donna to work with HR and return with any cost figures and a posting for formal approval at the July 22 meeting.
Other operating items included Johnson Controls finishing emergency-light battery replacements, continued temporary rental cooling units to address summer humidity, and the library’s plan to pause some ordering while the fiscal-year transition is completed. Staff noted the friends and donors contributed funds and in-kind gifts to support reopening activities; trustees unanimously accepted those donations.
The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Monday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. to continue budget deliberations and to consider the director posting vote.
