Search in place to fill $60K position

The city is on the lookout for a custodian and an information specialist for the Octavia Fellin Public Library, in addition to a deputy director. A youth services librarian was recently hired to oversee operations at the Children’s Library.

Gallup Human Resources Director Klo Abeita confirmed the resignation of Fellin Deputy Director Suzanne Feldberg, who resigned May 31. The custodian and specialist positions opened up within the past few weeks.

Feldberg, 67, earned $60,000 annually in the deputy directorship job. She was previously a librarian at Hopi Junior-Senior High School in Keams Canyon, Ariz. Feldberg began the Gallup library job on June 22, 2015, Abeita said.

Library Director Mary Ellen Pellington said the deputy director job has been advertised on the city’s website for a number of weeks.

“Yes, the job is still open,” Pellington said. “We hope to hire someone soon.”

The $17,000-a-year custodian job opened up when Katherine Schultz quit about three weeks ago. Pellington did not give a date as to when a replacement would be hired for the job, but noted that a weeks-long posting ended June 27.

Abeita did not provide a copy of Feldberg’s resignation letter. Typically, the library carries one of the city’s highest annual payroll accounts, as employees possess graduate degrees, officials have said.

By Bernie Dotson
Sun Correspondent