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Brookfield trustees ask for larger Gaffney Library contribution; select board asks for MOU, financial reporting
Summary
Gaffney Library requested $20,000 from Brookfield for fiscal year 2026, up from $16,000; library and select board members discussed usage-based allocation, town representation on the library board and whether a memorandum of understanding or financial oversight should accompany continued municipal funding.
Gaffney Library trustees asked the Brookfield Select Board to increase the town's annual contribution to $20,000 for fiscal year 2026, up from the $16,000 Brookfield provided in the current budget cycle.
The increase reflects the library's argument that Brookfield accounts for roughly 8–9% of active library users and that the library's programming, computer training, notary and printing services are heavily used by town residents. "We have about 8 or 9% of the library users ... 355 residents with library cards, but only 166 of them are what we consider active," a library representative said, citing the library's internal counts and door‑monitoring data.
Select Board members asked how the library calculated the usage…
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