Here's a blog post that fits into my favorite category- the annual announcement of a staff wage increase. This year there is another layer to the increase- an additional step to each position that frees those people at the top of their scale to finally get an additional step. On January 1st, everyone will receive a 2.5% increase in their wages. If you also get a satisfactory performance review this year, your wages will move up to the next step on your anniversary date. Each step is a variable increase that's most often around the 2.5% mark. So most people will see a 5% increase in their wages this year.
Our new date for occupancy of the Uptown Children's Library is May 24, 2024, about a month after we expected to move in. So we'll be hiring new staff a little later in the year and the Playmaker training for all YFS staff will also be moved to spring.
We were not awarded the much anticipated NEH grant for the Simmons restoration. So instead of major construction, we'll be working with city capital funding to tuckpoint the limestone joints and rebuild some collapsed drainage pipes to make the building as water tight as possible.
The Northside Library will get a new air conditioning system this year, replacing the original units that barely made it through last summer.
We'll be bringing around a small holiday gift for everyone tomorrow. If we miss you, we'll leave it with your manager, so check in with them if we don't see you. Hope it brings you some cheer this holiday season.
I'll be with the grandkids next week. I'm always available by phone, but if you can't reach me, Brandi is next in line for any emergencies.
Happy holidays, everyone!
Barb
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