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Budget committee approves library maintenance-of-effort numbers, will send for full-board signoff
Summary
The county budget committee approved municipal maintenance-of-effort (MOE) contributions for public libraries for fiscal 2025–26 and will forward the package to the full board for signatures and state submission by Oct. 31.
The county Budget Committee voted to approve maintenance-of-effort (MOE) amounts that cities will contribute to the county library system for fiscal 2025–26 and directed staff to send the package to the full Board for signatures and state submission by Oct. 31.
The MOE numbers matter because the state ties some library funding to local contributions; the committee’s approval is a required step before mayors sign and the system files for state funds. Library staff told the committee the state has required clearer accounting after earlier errors in how local contributions were recorded.
Joanna Daniels, a…
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