Click here for our latest subscription offers. The Herald-Journal depends on digital subscribers to cover issues in Spartanburg County. (Books are) indoctrinating (children) into the commercial sex industry at a rapid pace." "The pornography industry is a bigger issue. "This is about protecting our children," Wilson said. Wilson said allowing children's books about sexual identity in public libraries is "opening the door for the human sex trade in South Carolina. "Everybody has a right to express concerns," Stephens said. He said he will review the books Kimbrell wants to be removed. He said the library receives roughly $760,000 a year in state funding, all of which is used to buy books and learning materials and library services. Neither of those cases were a result of a library user complaint, but by staff being proactive during its routine review of books, Stephens said. Some books have also been removed, he said.įor example, in the past year, the book "Gender Queer" was deemed inappropriate and removed after a nationwide outcry, and "Tell me What Children Really Want to Know about Bodies, Sex and Emotions" by Katharina von der Gathen was removed after a staff member flagged the book because its translation from German to English was poorly done, Stephens said. He said he reviews each complaint, and in some cases, books have been moved from the children's section to the adult section. Stephens said the library has a process on its social media pages for users who want to complain or have books removed. View Gallery: Protesters at press conference on books in library Spartanburg Spartanburg Library director Todd Stephens responds Stephens said Monday he has not received a list of books that Kimbrell wants to be moved. Library Executive Director Todd Stephens said he would work to verify if the books Kimbrell referenced are in the library system. The Republican lawmaker and South Carolina Palmetto Family Council President Dave Wilson held up examples of books they said were taken out of the library's Landrum, Boiling Springs and downtown Spartanburg branches.Īmong the books Kimbrell showed at the press conference that he said should be removed are "You Be You," "My Own Way: Celebrating Gender Freedom for Kids," "The Pronoun Book," "Who Are You" and "Pride 1,2,3." ![]() The press conference was held across from the library's main branch on Church Street in the Nautilus Fitness Center parking lot. He said the books are inappropriate for children. Josh Kimbrell of Spartanburg called on Spartanburg County Public Libraries to move books about sexual identity from the children's section into the adult section of the library's branches. Story makes the most among all city employees and is followed by city attorney Bob Coler, hired in 2018, making $127,720 annually.State Sen. Individually, city manager Chris Story, hired in 2009, makes $166,400 a year. ![]() Public works department comes in third, with a budget of $4,048,226, 73 employees and a median income of $41,585.08. Spartanburg County: Sheriff tops list of Spartanburg County employees making $50k a year or more Search Spartanburg County salaries: See what county employees make The city sets aside $10,521,947 for the police department, with 141 employees and a median income of $51,058.18.įor the fire department, the city has a budget of $4,977,392, with 75 employees and a median income of $48,627.54. The departments with the most salary budgets are the police department, fire department and public works. Census data shows the median household income in the city of Spartanburg in 2019 is $40,053 a year, and the median per capita income in 2019 is $25,570, with 23.3 percent of the city population living in poverty. ![]() SEARCH CITY SALARY DATA: See how much City of Spartanburg employees earning $50k and above make This amounts to a budget of $20,254,017 spent on salary and $7,927,763 on employee benefits.Īccording to City of Spartanburg Human Resources Director Michelle Clyburn, 32 percent of the city employees make over $50,000 a year. ![]() The average salary for a city employee is $46,884.30 per year. Of the 29 million, $28,181,780 was used for 390 full-time and 42 part-time city employees. In fiscal year 2020 to 2021, the city put aside $29,024,987 for city employees.
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