Franklin trustees approve minutes, invoices; raise youth reference intern pay to $18

At the May 26 Franklin Public Library Board of Trustees meeting, trustees approved routine consent items and enacted three formal personnel and policy decisions.

Trustees first approved last month’s minutes after a motion by Trustee Mike Carl Levitz and a second by Trustee Ysef Hassan; the chair called the question and recorded the motion as carried.

The board then approved Fund 15 invoices (including a one‑time carpet‑cleaning charge) totaling $17,796.78 and approved Fund 16 invoices as presented; trustees discussed that some summer programming payments are prepaid deposits and staff hold final checks until program delivery.

On personnel, the board voted to raise the youth reference intern hourly rate from $17 to $18 per hour. The motion was moved and seconded by Maria and Amanda and was recorded as carried. Trustees discussed that the increase responds to inflation and the returning intern’s experience.

Under old business the trustees adopted a revised emergency‑closing and evacuation policy that had been tabled the previous month; staff incorporated suggested edits prior to adoption and the board approved the revision by voice vote.

None of the recorded votes in the transcript showed opposition or abstentions; the chair repeatedly recorded motions as "motion carries." The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Monday, June 22.