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Budget committee asks finance staff for precise cost of keeping museum, restoring library day
Summary
After staff proposed combining museum and library services to meet budget constraints, the committee requested a financial analysis of the cost to maintain the museum and preserve an additional library day; members debated tradeoffs and outreach alternatives.
The budget committee asked city finance staff for a detailed cost analysis laying out what it would cost to keep the Independence Museum operating in its current form and to preserve an additional open day at the library.
Staff had presented a combined "community services" proposal that merges the library and museum line items and reduces many operating and materials lines as a short‑term step to balance the budget. The package includes reduced collections and program spending for the library and a pared‑down museum program that relies on partner groups for some…
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