The city council received presentations from department heads and comments from residents throughout April, and it is gearing up to hash out the budget on Tuesday.
One item that’s drawn a lot of attention is the proposal to cut five full-time library employees’ positions to reduce the overall library budget. The cuts include four branch service coordinators and an administrator.
“I’m here to personally advocate for the branch services coordinator in my branch,” said Melissa Peck, a librarian, at a public comment session recently. “She is the absolute backbone to our staff. I honestly can say I do not know how we would do without these professionals.”…