Queens Library Board votes not to suspend big-spending director Thomas Galante; New York Daily News, 4/3/14

Caitlin Nolan, Chelsia Rose Marcius, Tim O'Connor, New York Daily News; Queens Library Board votes not to suspend big-spending director Thomas Galante:

"Elected officials called for the library board to shelve Thomas Galante while city and federal investigations probe his eye-popping salary, luxury office renovations and undisclosed side job. Following a five-hour meeting, much of it behind closed doors, the library’s board voted 9-9 not to force him to take a leave of absence. The tie meant the motion to suspend did not carry...

One board member, Terri Mangino, arrived from Florida at the last minute to cast her vote, said a source with knowledge of the proceedings.

“They waited for her to fly in because they knew she would vote to keep Tom,” the source said. “They knew she would tie it up.”

Galante smiled as he left the library late Thursday, his eye-popping $392,000-a-year job intact."