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County librarian requests second 'story hour' position; commissioners approve lower-hour role
Summary
Daniels County librarian asked the board to add a second 10-hour-a-week story-hour position and provided an employee evaluation form; commissioners approved creating and advertising the lower-hour role and asked for documentation around any personnel grievances and certification for related classes.
The county librarian told commissioners the library needs an additional part-time worker to run a second story hour and presented a long-overdue employee evaluation form for the board's signatures.
The librarian (speaker 3) described current staffing and a proposed 10-hour/week position: "So, hiring another person to take over story hour... we would just be asking for 5 more hours, which we would take off of Rhonda's since she's not going to be doing story hours anymore." The board discussed reducing an existing employee's hours, the need to advertise the position and concerns about grievances and documentation.
Commissioners said advertising the vacancy was appropriate and emphasized documenting any personnel complaints; county counsel advised keeping written records. The board approved creating the lower-hour story-hour position and instructed staff to advertise the opening. Members also raised questions about certification for exercise/health classes connected to senior programming and whether instructors should be certified to limit liability.
The librarian said a job description would be revised and returned to the commissioners; the board asked staff to confirm budget implications before making the position permanent.
