HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0578 (2)Messick said 3.5 full-time (this fiscal year), but they had not been hired. He said
two more positions would be requested in the FY 05-06 budget.
Chairman Tice said the Mooresville officials had spent $6 million to renovate
the library, and this was money that didn't come from the county budget. She added
that :Mooresville had successfully secured a $2 million grant from the Lowe's
Corporation.
O IT Oiv by Chairman Tice to approve the $100,000 request for the
Mooresville Library (operating costs) and for the funds to be derived out of the county's
FY 04-05 fund balance.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
(This will be Budget Amendment #36.)
Mashburn said, traditionally, the Mooresville library operated at a higher level.
He said the county staff had no problems with this; however, the future funding for
operating costs would be on a sq. ft. basis.
Blumenstein said the operating costs for the Statesville library was on a sq. ft.
basis, and currently it was $37 per sq. ft. She added, however, that the $37 might
change in the future.
Commissioner Johnson expressed concerns about the Mooresville officials not
submitting a formal operating cost request prior to the budget's adoption.
Chairman Tice handed out a township valuation listing and said three southern
townships were paying half of the county's property taxes. She also said that when
there were discussions on building a new Statesville library, she was one of the three
commissioners that gave an affirmative vote. Tice said she had also been supportive of
the Harmony and Troutman libraries.
CONSENSUS of the board that future funding for the Mooresville library's
operating cost be on a square footage basis based on the operating cost of the Statesville
library.
Commissioner Williams suggested that a policy be written in regards to the
annual funding of the Mooresville library.
CONSENSUS of the board to direct the county manager to develop an inter-
local funding agreement for the Mooresville library and to share it with the Mooresville
Board for comments and,'or approval.
Library Director Steve Messick then presented a statistical summary of the
Statesville library. He said the library was efficiently operated, and he shared the
following information:
•The Iredell County Public Library ranks 10 in circulation among all county libraries
in North Carolina.
-Compared to similar county libraries in North Carolina, the Iredell County Public
Library has higher staff productivity and lower operating costs.
-Use of the library has increased by 45.7% in the past five years.
-Through January 31, 1005 circulation has been up 5% over the same period last year.
-From July 2004 through January 2005, the average door count for the main library
was 5,873 persons per week.
-An average of 645 people used the library's public computers each week from July
2004 to January 2005.
CONSENSUS of the board to request that identical data be provided on all of
the county's libraries in the future.
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