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Carroll County Public LibraryBudget Request Presentation

Public Hearing before the Commissioners of Carroll CountyMarch 29, 2011Carroll County Public LibraryA great place to learn.

CCPL Profile:Branches: 6 plus Outreach ServicesRegistered Borrowers: 95,621Visitors: 1,134,094Info Transactions:Total Info Transactions: 172,343Computer Instructions: 18,363Programming Statistics:Number of Programs: 6,342Program Attendance: 126,688Attendance per Program: 20Computer Access:Public Computers: 110Computer Sessions: 241,217Avg. Session: 38 minutesAdditional Community Value:Outreach Visits: 3,316Meeting Room Bookings: 2,317County Bills Processed: 2,929Student Service Hours: 4,435Budget Overview:FY12 CCPL Budget: $9,054,808FTE employees: 163.91County Population: 169,353 (Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau)County Area: 449 sq miCirculation:Total Circulation: 4,295,264Circs per Capita: 25.4Holds: 454,027Collection:Total Collection: 564,222Adult Books: 200,657Childrens Books: 223,138Adult Non-print: 90,123Childrens Non-print: 30,016Periodicals: 14,417Miscellaneous: 5,871Collection Turnover: 7.32Databases: 25FY11 Activity:Carroll County Public Library

Total FY12 Budget: $9,054,808*Represents phased-in impact of opening the Finksburg branchCCPL Starting SalariesThese are annual starting salaries for several key positions at the Library.This structure has been in effect since 7/1/2008.

Circulation Clerk$24,611Circulation Supervisor $34,426Library Associate (Bachelors degree required) $30,563Adult/Childrens Services Supervisor (Masters degree required) $44,920Branch Manager I (Masters degree required)$49,411Branch Manager II (Masters degree required)$54,353Hourly staff, library page position, start at $7.58 per hour.

TOTAL FY12 FTE:163.91

Total FY12 Budget: $9,054,808Cost of Materials: $1,512,951Collection Turnover: 7.32

Effective use of library funding is a result of cooperation and partnership among libraries across the state.

Other CCPL FeesCCPL charges for various services. The follow is a list of the most significant fees along with the actual revenue collected in FY 11.

Fines for overdue books and materials$380,000Faxing Services12,500Internet printing20,000 Copies10,300Out of State3,400Meeting Rooms2,800

As a convenience to our customers, earphones, batteries and flash drives are also available for sale at branches.In addition as a service to customers, CCPL processed 2,929 County Government bills.

Total Federal LSTA (FY05 Present): $2,411,417Total State Capital (FY08 Present): $1,322,000

- Open SundayCCPL Sunday Hours - Westminster Branch Request opening for 4 hours, 30 Sundays per year Schedule to run first Sunday in October through last Sunday in AprilAll hours considered additional part-time hours, non-benefit eligible

Estimated cost:$64,900Financial support through City of Westminster, Economic Development:$12,980

Net additional cost to provide Sunday hours at Westminster Branch:$51,920

CCPL Westminster Branch SecurityCurrent level of Security:

One Security Guard, 5 hours per day, Monday through Thursday, and Saturdays Current cost:$35,100Requested an additional 17 hours per weekAdditional cost:$23,869

CCPL FY 12 Request Net cost to provide Sunday hours at the Westminster Branch$51,920Additional Security for the Westminster Branch$23,869Total additional funding requested$75,789