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Why vote NO?

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*Current staff has been threatened with more job cuts by Board members and Administration if this levy does not pass- they have already cut too many positions and will cut more regardless of the outcome of the levy.
* The library staff has not received raises in over 3 years- but ALL of the managers have.
* The current Board of Trustees needs to resign before the staff or city supports another levy- they have grossly mismanaged library funds.
* The ratio of managers to staff is currently 13:36.
* The position of Assistant Director, which was deemed unnecessary for years, was recently filled and the new manager received a $29,000 raise.
* The Director recently added another administrative position that never existed before- her own personal secretary.

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In one week,  two employees left Mentor Public Library, one through retirement, and the other because his position "was eliminated due to budget cuts". In that very same week, two employees were added to the staff. The end result of these changes in personnel was the following..
 
1) By many accounts, the highest rated instructor of computer classes in library history was gone and thus, 3 well attended classes were simply no longer offered.
 
2) The technology staff was reduced in half meaning all questions, problems, breaks and general updates would now take twice as long to be attended to by a qualified person.
 
3) Most shocking of all. The over-all Library budget INCREASED by roughly $10,000 per year.
 
Other points to remember as you vote.
 
In the last year, the library spent over $500 dollars for security software with a one year license period for that fee. It was NEVER put into use during that time period. End result, $500 burned.
 
These are but a very few of the vast numbers of absolute mis-management of both funds and personnel by the current library board and its administration. Mentor flat out deserves better. Do not support this issue as it only adds more money to the funds which the current administration is wasting left and right. Tell them you will not support such careless management by VOTING NO on Issue 11.