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Dayton Metro Library freezing salaries for 45 employees

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Staff reports 6:52 PM Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The Dayton Metro Library Board of Trustees adopted a recommendation on Wednesday, June 17, to freeze salaries for managers and confidential employees.

The 45 employees will forego increases planned for July.

“I heard from many managers suggesting that we all forego pay raises this year,” said Tim Kambitsch, executive director of the Dayton Metro Library. “They recognize that these are extraordinary times, demanding extraordinary responses. We have seen such a rapid and unprecedented drop in state revenues in just the past few months that freezing salaries is the right thing to do.” Kambitsch also asked the board to reduce his salary by five percent for a year.

The action will save the library about $80,000, according to a statement.

The library is also asking its 280 employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement to consider concessions.

The budget problems have been brought on by reduced funding from the state of Ohio, the main source of revenue for the library. The reductions are due to declining tax collections around the state. Ohio officials announced a new round of reductions last week.

The library’s revenues have dropped from $30.3 million in 2008 to $26.7 million in 2009, with further cuts possible.

“Earlier this month we were expecting total losses in revenue to be more than $3.5 million for this year. Now that looks more like $4.1 million,” said Kambitsch.

The library will place a local levy on the November ballot in November, but the amount has not been determined.

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