Library board criticizes council for rescinding planned wage increases
Adam Goos of the Gardner Public Library Board told the Wakefield City Council the board-approved wage increases for staff were later retracted to match a 3% citywide raise, saying the library had budgeted the increases and will continue to raise the director’s pay to improve retention.
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Adam Goos, a member of the Gardner Public Library Board, told the Wakefield City Council on Jan. 14 that the library board had approved wage increases for employees and the library director that the council later rescinded to align with a 3% raise granted to full‑time city employees. Goos said the board had budgeted for the increases and had explained them during the budget process.
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