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Council approves hiring Michelle Sieh as Reinbeck library director starting June 1
Summary
The council approved the Library Board's recommendation to hire Michelle Sieh as Library Director beginning June 1, 2026, with interim hourly pay and FY26/FY27 salary steps: $20/hour until June 1, $42,000 for the remainder of FY26 (equivalent listed as $20.19/hour), and $43,500 in FY27.
The Reinbeck City Council approved the Library Board's selection of Michelle Sieh as the new Library Director, effective June 1, 2026.
Lenah Oltman reported for the Library Board that Sieh would begin June 1. The minutes record the compensation plan: Sieh will be paid $20 per hour until June 1 and then $42,000 (listed parenthetically as $20.19) for the remainder of FY26; beginning in FY27 she will receive $43,500. Johnson moved to approve the hire and proposed wages; Wambold seconded. The motion passed by a 5–0 vote.
The minutes do not include a job description or benefits detail beyond salary and hourly pay. Travel reimbursement appears elsewhere in the bills list for library mileage and library-related charges.
