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items faster and provide funds for the library.

But these ideas, he said, are all misconceptions.

First of all, he said late nes interfere with the essential mission of libraries, which is not to teach responsibility.

“It’s to provide access to everybody to cut expenses due to the nancial uncertianty of the pandemic, city spokesperson Kelli Narde said.

Young’s salary in 2020 was $175,000, Narde said. Gent’s salary will be $210,000, which Narde said is based on salary ranges for similar positions, internal equity factors, responsibilities and experience.

As deputy city manager, Gent will be in charge of the operations and management of several city departments, including community development, economic development, information technology, the Bemis Public Library and the Littleton Museum.

“I’ll be looking to him for the day-to-day support for more departments than either of the assistant city managers,” Becklenberg said in an interview with Colorado Community Media. “ e position will also

— and if you can’t get everybody in, you’re not teaching anybody anything,” he said. “We are not there to wag our ngers and dictate what is and what isn’t responsible behavior.”

In addition, Allen said the majority of fees penalize children and teens, who often do not have control over when their materials are returned because they are under the stewardship of their parents.

In regards to the timeliness of returns, many proponents of removing late fees say there is no negative