Amy Baer began serving as the Ridgway Public Library director on Aug. 1, and has brought back programming canceled during the pandemic. The Ridgway Public Library Board of Trustees is expected to review her employment contract in October. The board violated the state's open meetings law when it failed to notify the public Baer was the sole finalist for the position at least 14 days before hiring her. Kylea Henseler â Ouray County Plaindealer
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Ridgway library illegally hired new director
The Ridgway Public Library Board of Trustees violated state law when it hired new library Director Amy Baer last month, as it failed to notify the public beforehand that she was the sole finalist for the job.
Trustees offered her the position, which pays $55,000 per year, on July 5, and announced on the library website and bulletin board it had hired a new director. But under Colorado’s Open Meetings Law, public boards who manage taxpayer dollars, including local library boards of trustees, mus...
