WCPL Funding Still Not Up To Last Year's Level
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
The Warsaw Community Public Library has received a portion of its tax draw for operations, $266,586 in May and June. The fund is still $257,981 short of last year's balance.
WCPL's business manager Renee Sweeny advised the library's board of trustees Monday about the library's funds.
The tax draw came from real estate and auto excise taxes, not from personal property taxes, CVET or financial institution taxes.
She said more funds are expected next week but the total collected in May, June and July still will be less than receipts in June 2002.
A total of $341,332 was collected on the advance draw, with a portion going to the bond and interest redemption and library improvement reserve funds.
Since the library has reduced hours and has not replaced staffers who have left, the board should not have to borrow money to keep the doors open and people employed, library director Ann Zydek said.
Zydek advised the board $100,000 for bond payments shouldn't be a problem by the end of the year and a few more library hours may be added by Sept. 2.
Until then, most departments find themselves working "skeleton" crews as they serve the public.
Sweeney said $41,037 was returned to the county because the library has no capital projects fund this year.
In other business, the board:
• Heard that 1,400 kids have enrolled in the Summer Reading Program.
• Heard the library is in compliance with the federally mandated computer filtering policy, "as long as adults can ask for full access to the Internet," Zydek said.
• Heard a new check-out record was set June 10 with a total of 3,427 items circulated.
As of June 30, 251,671 items have been circulated.
• Received in April were gifts from June Bertsch, $1,000, and in June from the Warsaw Optimist Club, $250 for the summer reading program.
Library board members are Larry Chamberlain, Paulette Sauders, Tony Etienne, John Yingling and Ruth Jones. Mark Morrison and Joel Curry were absent. [[In-content Ad]]
The Warsaw Community Public Library has received a portion of its tax draw for operations, $266,586 in May and June. The fund is still $257,981 short of last year's balance.
WCPL's business manager Renee Sweeny advised the library's board of trustees Monday about the library's funds.
The tax draw came from real estate and auto excise taxes, not from personal property taxes, CVET or financial institution taxes.
She said more funds are expected next week but the total collected in May, June and July still will be less than receipts in June 2002.
A total of $341,332 was collected on the advance draw, with a portion going to the bond and interest redemption and library improvement reserve funds.
Since the library has reduced hours and has not replaced staffers who have left, the board should not have to borrow money to keep the doors open and people employed, library director Ann Zydek said.
Zydek advised the board $100,000 for bond payments shouldn't be a problem by the end of the year and a few more library hours may be added by Sept. 2.
Until then, most departments find themselves working "skeleton" crews as they serve the public.
Sweeney said $41,037 was returned to the county because the library has no capital projects fund this year.
In other business, the board:
• Heard that 1,400 kids have enrolled in the Summer Reading Program.
• Heard the library is in compliance with the federally mandated computer filtering policy, "as long as adults can ask for full access to the Internet," Zydek said.
• Heard a new check-out record was set June 10 with a total of 3,427 items circulated.
As of June 30, 251,671 items have been circulated.
• Received in April were gifts from June Bertsch, $1,000, and in June from the Warsaw Optimist Club, $250 for the summer reading program.
Library board members are Larry Chamberlain, Paulette Sauders, Tony Etienne, John Yingling and Ruth Jones. Mark Morrison and Joel Curry were absent. [[In-content Ad]]