HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1977.02.03 - 13145FISCAL REPORT
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, PAUL E. KASPER, CHAIRMAN
1N RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #7815 - ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE OAKLAND
COUNTY SUBREGIONAL LIBRARY.
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee has reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #7815 for
additional appropriation for the Oakland County Subregional Library in the amount
of $7,300. The subregional library is an ongoing service performed by the Farm-
ington Hills Community Library that enables the blind and physically handicapped
people of Oakland County library services and privileges that are normally not
available to them.
Whereas the Library of Congress has indicated that potentially over 25,000
Oakland County residents can qualify for service from the Subregional library and
that the projected circulation of 20,000 items will be handled in 1977.
The staff of the subregional library consists of 1 professional librarian at
20 hr/week; 1 library assistant at 20 hrs/week; and 1 student assistant at 20 hrs/
week, with the County reimbursing the Farmington Hills Community Library for salary
and direct costs, while Farmington Hills pays for all fringe benefit costs for the
employees plus other indirect costs.
With this increased circulation and patronage usage, it is necessary to increase
the level of staff hours to offset this workload. It is anticipated funds to in-
crease the librarians hours to 30 hrs/week and to increase the student assistant to
40 hr/week are necessary with the staff assistant remaining at 20 hrs/week. The
additional appropriation required will be in the amount of $7,300 as indicated in the
following schedule.
1977 Revised 1977 Adopted
Budget Request Budget
Salary $20,000 $12,700 $ 7,300
Operating Expense 1,800 1,800 -0-
Capital Outlay 1,500 1,500 -0-
TOTAL $23,300 $16,000 $ 7,300
The Finance Committee, by Paul E. Kasper, moves the acceptance of the foregoing
Report; further that the report be referred to the Public Services Committee.
February 3, 1977
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7815 Misc. Res.
By Mr. McConnell January 20, 1977
IN RE: SUBREGIONAL LIBRARY APPROPRIATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioner's
WHEREAS, The basic philosophy behind all subregional libraries is
that blind and physically handicapped people are entitled
to library service in their own local community, and
WHEREAS, statistics indicate that blind and physically handicapped
people use library services in much larger numbers than
their sighted counterparts and read more than the average
library patron, and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Subregional Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped, located within the Farmington
Community Library, was officially opened on March 1, 1974,
serving initially over 400 readers with a basic collection
of 3,000 titles, and
WHEREAS, the residents in Oakland County are served with talking
books, cassette tapes, braille masters and for the last
two years have had circulated to them 15,043 and 17,344
items respectively, and
WHEREAS, the subregional library is funded by the Library of Congress
including the American Printing House for the State Library,
the Blind and the American Foundation for the Blind,
Farmington Public Library and the Oakland County Library
Board, thereby making it a totally free service to these
patrons, and
WHEREAS, the staff of the subregional library consists of 1 pro-
fessional librarian at 20 hrs/week; 1 library assistant
at 20 hrs/week; and 1 student assistant at 20 hrs/week,
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WHEREAS, the Oakland County Library Board reimburses FaLmington
Community Library - for all direct costs while Farmington
pays for all fringe benefits for the employees, moving,
maintenance & other indirect costs, and
WHEREAS, the Library of Congress has indicated that potentially
over 25,000 Oakland County residents can qualify for
services from our subregional library, and
WHEREAS, the student assistant is already working over 30 hrs/week <
and all projections for 1977 indicate that circulation
will reach over 20,000 items.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of D:
Commissioners increase the appropriation of the Subregionar
Library from its current 1977 budgeted level of $16,000 to
$23,300 so that the staff hours can be increased to
30 hrs/week for the librarian and 40 hrs/week for the
student assistant.
FISCAL NOTE
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, PAUL E. KASPER, CHAIRMAN
IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #7815- SUBREGIONAL LIBRARY
APPROPRIATION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Pursuant to Rule XI-C of this Board, the Finance Committee
has reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #7815 and finds that
funds in the amount of $7300.00 are available in the 1977
Contingent Fund contingent upon a favorable recommendation of the
appropriate standing committee Said funds to be transferred to
the 1977 Library budget.
#7815 January 20, 1977
The Chairman referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were
no objections.
#78I5 February 3, 1977
Moved by Kasper supported by Simson that Resolution #7815 be adopted,
AYES: Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline, Hoot, Kasper, Kelly,
Lanni, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Moxley, Murphy, Olson, Page, Patterson, Pernick,
Peterson, Price, Simson, Wilcox, Aaron. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, Resolution #78I5 was adopted
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution #78I5 adopted by the Oakland County Board of
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Commissioners at their meeting held on February 3, 1977
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with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof,
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this.... 3rd day of..F.a.r.Y...191 7..
Lynn D. Allen......„..............„Clerk
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