Rosalind worte that she understood the internet/porn flap was not an issue handled well by Ms. Lawson. In the strib article today however, it did not even list that problem as a reason given by the board for her termination. The porn issue was only listed as something that happened during her period of management.
I would like to clarify that my post was not intended as a critical review of Ms. Lawson, She served the library and our city, with accolades from many, for a number of years. I have had my disagreements with her but they are disagreemets we have discussed openly. My point is that I believe the reasons for the non-renewal of her contract go beyond the published issues such as "she applied to another job and we are offended." I talk to a number of staff and from what I understand one of the greatest problems and frustrations they face is that they are being asked to provide remodelled and fully serviced libraries similar to the Hosmer model throughout the city, and they are being asked to do that without the money needed to adequately operate them. The only reason they have pulled it off at Hosmer is the $500,000 in additional outside support received, largely from NRP groups. A funding source that will not be there for the other libraries with the new NRP emphasis on housing. This is a problem that cannot, and should not, be laid at the feet of Ms. Lawson alone. Bob Gustafson 13th __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
