Library Board reviews FY 2027 budget amid director's leave
Library Board reviews budget and discusses director's absence. The FY 2027 budget, approved by voters in May, increases salaries 4 percent to $341,477 while reducing operations spending 8 percent to $171,109. Assistant Director Heather Dunfee reported that staff support is strong during Director
Library Board of Trustees · Meeting of June 9, 2026
SOUTHWICK — Library Board reviews budget and discusses director's absence. The FY 2027 budget, approved by voters in May, increases salaries 4 percent to $341,477 while reducing operations spending 8 percent to $171,109. Assistant Director Heather Dunfee reported that staff support is strong during Director Lynn Blair's leave of absence, which began in mid-May and is expected to continue through September.
Trustee Kathy Fishbach will not seek reappointment, creating a one-year vacancy.
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Source: the Library Board of Trustees meeting of June 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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