December 3, 2008

To:      Ottawa City Council

From:   Barbara Clubb, City Librarian and CEO, Ottawa Public Library

 

CC.       Ottawa Public Library Board

 

RE:       Revisions to Ottawa Public Library Board 2009 Budget

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Because economic circumstances have changed in Ottawa causing pressure to the City’s taxpayers, and because the Ottawa Public Library Board recognizes the need to contribute to cost savings and reductions wherever possible, the Library Board held a special meeting on Monday, December 1, 2008 to review its 2009 budget submission, approved on October 27, 2008, to determine if any additional savings could be identified.

 

At the meeting, the Board passed the following motion:

 

MOTION: 084-08

Moved by Trustee Feltmate, seconded by Trustee Sweet that the following operating pressures related to new needs be deferred from the OPL 2009 budget request based on a recorded vote as follows:

 

§         To defer operating pressures related to new needs which include: Teen Services ($25K), Expanded Hours ($145K), Rural Services ($40K), Training & Development for Board & Staff ($95K) for a total of $305K.

YEAS: Trustees Bellemare, Bergeron, Feltmate, Harder, MacLean, Metcalfe, Sweet, Qadri, and Wilkinson

NAYS: Trustees Bennett and Clavel

 

                                 -VOTE WON ON A DIVISION OF NINE IN FAVOUR AND TWO AGAINST.

 

§         To reduce the cost of living allowance provision from 3% to 2% for a total of $345K

YEAS: Trustees Bellemare, Bergeron, Clavel, Feltmate, Harder, Metcalfe, Sweet, Qadri and Wilkinson

NAYS: Trustees Bennett and MacLean

 

                                                   -VOTE WON ON A DIVISION OF NINE IN FAVOUR AND TWO AGAINST.

 

And moved that the 2009 capital budget project #905105 planning for replacement of Main Library be reduced by 50% to $200K based on a recorded vote as follows:

 

YEAS: Trustees, Bellemare, Bergeron, Clavel, Feltmate, Harder, MacLean, Metcalfe, Sweet, Qadri and Wilkinson

NAYS: Trustee Bennett

 

                                    -VOTE WON ON A DIVISION OF TEN IN FAVOUR AND ONE AGAINST.

 

 

 

As a result of the decisions taken at the meeting, the Ottawa Public Library 2009 budget request submission has been reduced by $850,000. This includes $650,000 from the 2009 Operating Budget and $200,000 from the 2009 Capital Budget.

 

 

Submitted by

Barbara Clubb, City Librarian and CEO