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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 3, 1998 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Cou it APPROVAL: Henry T. Garcia, City Manage FROM: David Michael Davis, City Librarian 10 SUBJECT: Eliminate One Full-time Library Assistant II Position and Approve Recruiting and Hiring Two Part-time Library Assistant I Positions DATE: January 21, 1998 BACKGROUND: At the November 25, 1997 Library Board of Trustee Meeting, the Board asked staff to request that a recent Library Assistant II vacancy be filled so that the Library can maintain the eighty (80) service hours a week that we currently provide. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: A comparison of the nine Inland City Libraries (see attached) illustrates that the Colton Public Library has the smallest number of staff (12.5 FTE) of any Inland City Library; yet offers the third highest total number of service hours (80 per week). Moreover, the Colton Public Library has by far the smallest budget. This demonstrates that, in Colton, tax dollars are spent on providing very efficient and high quality library service—not bureaucrats. ALTERNATIVES 1. Fill the vacant full-time Library Assistant II position at a total cost of $38,649. 2. Leave the position vacant and not maintain current service hours. 3. Hire two part-time Library Assistant I positions at a total cost of $20,796. FINANCIAL IMPACT Hiring, two part-time Library Assistant I employees and eliminating the recently vacant full-time Library Assistant II position will save the City approximately $17,853 in salary and benefits expense per year. RECOMMENDATION:David Michael Davis, City Librarian Eliminate one full-time Library Assistant II position and authorize staff to recruit and hire two part-time Library Assistant I positions for a savings to the general fund of approximately $17,853 per year. Attachment Item # 18