Harvey library hires two administrators and reorganizes board roles
At a special meeting, the library board met to discuss hiring administrators and converting two temporary workers to full-time employment status.
Harvey’s library has two new administrators after the board approved the appointments at a special meeting on Feb. 18. One administrator will be full-time, and the other administrator will be part-time.
President Anthony McCaskill said the board will vote to hire the two temporary employees after it negotiates with the temporary agency.
The appointments and discussion come as independent contractors and temporary workers fill roles after multiple terminations over the past year and some months, and the board makes advancements toward appointing full-time employees. The library does not have an executive director, but the board is not currently conducting a search for that position.
The board also reorganized for the second time within the past six months. Board secretary Chapelle Hooks will become the treasurer. Tamika Price resigned from her position as treasurer, not the board entirely, at its regular meeting Feb. 13, citing scheduling issues. Felicia Powell-Johnson will fill Hooks’ role as the secretary.Â
McCaskill, Hooks, Powell-Johnson, and Angelette Taylor were present to establish a quorum. Trustee Charwana Morgan joined via phone. There was no public comment.
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