HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Additional .25 FTE in Library Customer Account Services RESOLUTION NO. 15-373
RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST FOR
ADDITIONAL .25 FTE LIBRARY STAFF
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, over the past two years, the Ames Public Library has been seeking ways to
maximize staffing resources to ensure excellent customer service in the expanded,renovated facility
without affecting the bottom line of the operational budget; and,
WHEREAS,a staffing reorganization in mid-2014 also sought to assign duties to the proper
classifications, improve efficiencies, and address unmet needs; and,
WHEREAS, during the most recent eight months in the renewed facility, Library
Administration has continued to monitor work flow, position duties, and allocation of staffing
resources; and,
WHEREAS,changes in assignments in the Resource Services Division have now presented
an opportunity for a three-quarter time position to be shifted to a half-time position, and the
employee currently holding this position is in favor of this change; and,
WHEREAS,further,Library administration seeks to create a half time Library Clerk position
in the Customer Accounts Services Division by combining these residual quarter time wages and
benefits with existing temporary salary funds, and this request is for formal authorization of the
additional .25 Full Time Equivalent(FTE); and,
WHEREAS, funding for this request is available within the Library's adopted FY 2015/16
budget by shifting funds between programs; and,
WHEREAS,a total of$15,825 will be freed by making the existing employee's position half
time, and additional savings of$18,925 in temporary wages is available in the Customer Accounts
Services area,plus an added$3,327 in Library Administration; and,
WHEREAS, a total of$38,077 is available through these combined funding sources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that authorization for an additional .25 FTE in the Library's Customer Account Services Division
is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23r`` day of June, 2015.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23`d day of June, 2015.