To: Board of Supervisors
From: Libraries
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Allocation of 1.0 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Library Assistant I/II in Budget Unit (BU 621)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Allocate 1.0 FTE Library Assistant I/II, (Class 0157 A/B, Salary Range 320) in budget unit 1500-621.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Library Fund (1500)
DISCUSSION:
The library is requesting a 1.0 FTE Library Assistant I/II for the northern branches (Arcata, Blue Lake, McKinleyville and Trinidad). The ability of the Library to serve Humboldt County residents depends on attracting, hiring, and retaining talented staff to support the library's mission, values and goals. Providing library divisions with appropriate levels of consistent staffing is key in the library's efforts to provide community appropriate levels of staffing capacity.
The northern branches need an additional full-time, front-line employee to provide customer service support and basic information skills to the local communities. The addition of the new position will improve the library's ability to deliver programs and services this increase in FTE will provide the library with greater flexibility and coverage for northern branches. It has been challenging to provide appropriate levels of staffing to maintain library open hours and services from an extra-help pool. Frequently library supervisors call on Eureka Library staff and Eel River Valley staff to fill in for absences and vacancies. The Library Assistant I/II position will fill the void caused by pulling from other branch library resources.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Expenditures (Fund, Budget Unit)
FY23-24 Projected
FY24-25 Projected
Budgeted Expenses
$57,401
Total Expenditures
$57,401
Funding Sources (Fund, Budget Unit)
FY23-24 Projected*
FY24-25 Projected*
Fees/Other
$57,401
Total Funding Sources
$57,401
*Projected amounts are estimates and are subject to c...
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