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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding a Library Contract and Funding Guidance for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 Agreement for Operation of a County-wide Library, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Direct staff to prepare a FY 2018-2019 Agreement for Operation of a County-wide Library for future Board approval that incorporates the following elements:
i) Direct staff to retain the per capita funding allocation formula from prior years’ funding agreements without earmarking 5% of the total library funding allocation for distribution as determined by the Library Advisory Committee (LAC); and
ii) Direct staff to maintain the status quo from prior years’ funding agreements with respect to administration charges by allowing each library administrator discretion to determine reasonable and sufficient administrative charges;
b) Receive and file a report regarding:
i) Existing fund balances held by library Zones; and
ii) Anticipated budget deficits for branch libraries for the FY 2018-2019 budget year;
c) In regards to FY 2018-2019 budget deficits for branch libraries;
i) Direct staff to address funding deficits at June’s budget hearings via budget request;
ii) Take no action at this time; and
iii) Provide other direction as appropriate to address projected FY 2018-2019 deficits; and
d) Determine that the above recommended actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline Sections 15378(b)(4) and 15378(b)(5) because the actions consist of organizational or administrative actions that will have no direct physical impact on the environment and the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which do not involve any commitment to any specific project.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY