Dealing with the Greerton Library, the current approach is flawed. Forget any expensive upgrades or a renewal, move to eliminate Greerton as a branch with library books and give it satellite status which would see it operated via computerisation by say two Library staff members. Library books could be ordered at and returned to the Greerton satellite by way of a one-day courier service, operated by Council. If anyone wishes to physically see or touch the library books then simply drive to or take a bus (superannuits no cost between 9am and 3pm and also drops them outside the Library doors) to the main excellent City Library in Tauranga.
Currently the $8 million or 8.5% of total annual Council rates spent on TCC Libraries is outrageous and meaningful rationalisation is called for now, not an increase in the white elephants.
R Paterson, Matapihi.
3 comments
COST SHOCK HORROR
Posted on 07-09-2011 21:13 | By PLONKER
Yes the $8m is only the disclosed running costs there is more than that in costs to get the full picture. No one seems to believe that there are somewhere or other 90+ staff hiding out around the place. I am sure of that becuase I went in to each library five times a day for a minimum of about 1.5 hours per visit every day for three weeks per library. I photographed each and every staff member and then collated them. For the life of me I have not been able to find anymore than 37, so where are the rest of the 90+ staff that are on the payroll and stated as being there? Is this like WINZ where several salaries are paid to imaginary people or what is really going on in there?
WHY DO WE NEED ...
Posted on 08-09-2011 17:03 | By CRUMPY
So many libraries, 5 of them and at last count a 100 odd employees being paid. It is amazing that so many are needed by so few for so long ...
@ PLONKER
Posted on 09-09-2011 09:15 | By Secret Squirrel
Even with a bad economic situation the TCC employment machine runs on relentlessly and of course we are all paying for that. The more officals employed the more the rates bills will be. Looks to be about a thousand there already
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