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Library staff: budget on track for midyear after encumbrances and Friends support
Summary
Library staff presented a midyear fiscal update showing salaries slightly above midyear benchmark, major book and e‑resource line items largely encumbered, and separate funding from the Friends of the Library for books and eBooks for 2025.
Kathy (Library staff) told the City of South Pasadena Library Board of Trustees on Feb. 13 that the library’s first two quarters of fiscal-year spending were generally on track and that several large line items are encumbered, which makes available balances appear low.
"We're at about 55%" of the salary subtotal six months into the fiscal year, Kathy said, adding the library expects vacancies and year-end adjustments to balance the line. She told trustees that the book materials line is largely encumbered to vendors — the packet shows…
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