To: Board of Supervisors
From: Alison McKee, County Librarian
Report Title: Resolution to change the San Ramon Library hours and cancel two Library Positions
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution to cancel one Library Assistant-Journey Level position and one Librarian II position in the Library Department and modify the schedule of Contra Costa County Library branch operating hours to effect a reduction beginning August 1, 2024 in the San Ramon Library branch open hours from 56 hours per week to 46 hours per week (as listed in Attachment A), due to reduced city funding.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no net fiscal impact to the Library Fund since San Ramon Library open hours and staffing will be reduced commensurate with the reduction to City funding.
BACKGROUND:
On September 20, 2022, the Board authorized the Contra Costa County Library to change its base funded operating hours from 35 hours to 40 hours per week. This action allowed the Library to standardize open hours across its branches, which provided consistent open hours for the public. Additionally, city governments may fund additional hours beyond the base, with options for 46-hour, 52-hour, or 56-hour schedules.
The City of San Ramon had been funding sixteen (16) additional hours for the San Ramon Library branch to permit a 56-hour schedule at that location. On June 25, 2024, the San Ramon City Council voted to reduce the number of extra hours it would fund from sixteen (16) to six (6) due to a budget shortfall in Fiscal Year 2024-25. This funding change is set to take effect August 1, 2024, which requires the Library to reduce the hours by that date.
As a result of the decrease in funding, it is also necessary to eliminate two positions, one vacant Library Assistant - Journey Level, position 6239, and one Librarian II, position 11672. The incumbent of position 11672 has voluntarily accepted a reassignment at the Concord ...
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