Observation on the Library budget from a reader
Hmm, I guess there's at least one reader of the 'Grok - a loyal reader asked that I put this up for them (albeit, perhaps a shameless plug!):
Do You Want To Be At Budget Committee Meeting From The Privacy Of Your Home?
Thanks to GilfordGrok, you can. The video is available as the meeting was taped.
Last night the Committee met with the Library Trustees to discuss their budget which included 5 extra items to be added in. These items included security system( $ 8,000 ), new book drop ($3,000) 10 new computers ( $10,200 ), moving costs ($15,000) and telephone system ($4,000) All these items should have been included in our FREE LIBRARY at no extra cost to the tax payers. Now, they are looking for taxpayers to come up with this. There are already extra costs as reflected in the department of Public Works Departments budget. These things were approved ,no problem, because it is part of maintaining the library. Taxpayers were promised that the library would not cost anything as the monies were being raised privately. If these items are to be covered by taxpayers, perhaps some of them could be added delayed so that the library budget does not increase by 14%, the largest increase be any department.
