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C.110

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Melinda Cervantes, County Librarian
Date:	March 31, 2020

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Costa

County

Subject:

Approve and Authorize the County Librarian to close all branches of the County Library in accordance with amended 2020 holiday and training schedule

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/31/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Samuel Treanor at (925) 608-7702

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 31, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to close all branches of the County Library according to the holiday and training schedule outlined in the attached “Amended 2020 Library Closures” list.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

On November 12, 2019, the Board approved the Library Closure List for 2020. This closure list is based on the holidays approved by the County Administrator’s Office with additional days surrounding these holidays due to a determination of minimal library staff on those days.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The amendment being made to this list is the addition of one closure day, Sunday July 5, 2020, the day after the July 4th holiday. Library administration has determined that July 5th is an appropriate closure day due to libraries being closed the preceding Friday and Saturday. Typically, regular scheduled staff seek to take time off during this holiday. Likewise, permanent-intermittent staff have been less inclined to select those

days to work. This results in staffing challenges that make it difficult to ensure community libraries remain open.

The Amended Library Closures list is created and submitted (attached) for approval.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The library will experience significant staffing shortages on Sunday July 5, making it difficult or impossible to open community libraries that day.