Library Budget WS - Orange County Comptroller

Fiscal Year
2009 Budget
Circulation 2001-2007
10,000,000
103% Increase
9,000,000
8,000,000
7,000,000
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
FY 01
FY 02
FY 03
FY 04
FY 05
FY 06
FY 07
Website Visits 2006-2007
5,000,000
41% Increase
4,500,000
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
FY 06
FY 07
Property
Tax
Reform
=
Flat
Budget
for FY 09
Property Taxes
– Library Board of Trustees recommends
maintaining Millage rate at .3748
– Property values up slightly
– Revenues will be up slightly - $154,000
Fee & Fine Changes
– Fees & fines last updated in 2002
– Implement $10 account settlement threshold
– Increase daily fine rate from .20 →.25
Fee & Fine Changes
Meeting Room Charge
– Implement charge to help offset cost of
providing this noncore service
– Most rooms will be $25 for 2 hours
– Group study rooms at Main Library will be free
Operating Fund
Revenue Summary
(amounts expressed in thousands)
FY 08
Property Taxes
FY 09 Change
35,853
36,007
154
1,252
1,245
(7)
215
274
59
Fines & Lost Materials
1,625
2,100
475
Miscellaneous
1,277
977
(300)
Reserves (Fund Balance)
1,304
922
(382)
41,526
41,525
(1)
Intergovernmental
Charges for Services
Total
FY 09 Priorities
Chiller Replacement
– 2 “chillers”’ at Main library at end of their
useful life
– Most likely solution will be to replace both
– $1,300,000 included in budget for project
FY 09 Priorities
Computer Network
– Over 1,100 computers in network
– Public demand for computers remains high
– 871,000 PC sessions last year
– Trying to achieve 3 year life cycle
– Increase spending by $125,000 to $425,000
FY 09 Priorities
Library Materials
– Books, CDs, DVDs, Downloadables
– Strong demand for core services
– FY 07 circulation = 9,367,000
– Increase spending by $200,000 to $5,000,000
FY 09 Priorities
No Changes to MAYL
– It’s efficient
– It’s our most popular service
– It’s green
– It serves the underserved
Operating Fund
Expenditure Summary
(amounts expressed in thousands)
FY 08
FY 09 Change
Salaries & Benefits
21,838
22,004
166
Operating
10,241
10,779
538
200
2,050
1,850
Materials (Books, CDs, DVDs)
4,837
5,022
185
Transfers to Other Funds
4,410
1,670
(2,740)
41,526
41,525
(1)
373
367
(6)
Capital Outlay
Total
FTE’S
Branch Expansion Plan
Funding
− Due to increases in property values & conversion
of Debt Millage to Operating, $4,000,000 of FY 07
budget earmarked for future branch development
− Plan was to earmark $4,000,000 every year for
this purpose
− Would have allowed us to construct and operate
3 branches over 8-10 year period
Branch Expansion Plan
Status
– In October 06 bought former State Farm building
on Chickasaw Trail for $2,550,000
– Hired architect and contractor to remodel building
– Then .… came property tax reform
– Project put on hold
– Currently trying to lease on short term basis
– Looking for land – Chuluota & SR 50
Branch Expansion Plan
• Resources
FY 07
$4,100,000
FY 08
4,000,000
FY 09
1,377,000
FY 10 & beyond
?????
Investment Earnings
88,000
• Expenditures
Chickasaw purchase
Chickasaw remodel design
Total Available
(2,550,000)
(50,000)
$6,965,000
Branch Expansion Plan
Options
A. Remodel Chickasaw ($3.5 - $4.0 million)
B. Use for operating Chickasaw
C. Buy land for future branches
D. Some combination of A+B+C
Library Budget Public
Hearings
FIRST
September 8th
SECOND September 16th
5:01 pm
5:01 pm
Recommendations
 Approve FY 09 tentative millage rate
of .3748 for the Orange County Library
District
Approve FY 09 tentative budgets for
the Orange County Library District
Questions