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:
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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.
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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