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Citrus County library board votes to defer millage decision amid $1 million budget gap and public questions about book purchases
Summary
The Special Library District of Citrus County voted to defer setting its millage and budget discussion to the Board of County Commissioners after debate over about a $1 million difference from last year’s spending and public concerns over book purchase volume and disposal practices.
The Special Library District of Citrus County voted to defer a decision on its millage and next steps for the library preliminary budget to the full Board of County Commissioners after members raised questions about roughly a $1 million increase from last year’s actual spending and took public comment on book purchasing practices.
At the library’s preliminary budget hearing, First Vice Chair Diana Finnegan pressed for rolling back the proposed increase, saying, "I just don't see how from last year actual to now that I can tell the taxpayers that it's okay for us to get another over $1,000,000 from them." Finnegan urged caution about adding to taxpayers' burden and said she would ask the board to consider a rollback.
Department of Management and Budget Director Tammy Wilson described how the library manages high-demand titles and disposes of items when demand…
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