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Board accepts quarterly expense reports; trustees flag high utilities and vendor issues
Summary
At the September meeting the board approved expense reports, discussed higher-than-expected utility costs at Lexington Park, vendor service complaints about Breezeline, and noted tuition reimbursement increases and a pending $50,000 capital grant for the mobile library.
The St. Mary’s County Library Board of Trustees voted to accept the quarterly expense reports and discussed several items on the financial summary, including higher utility costs and vendor service concerns.
Board President Jim Hanley moved to accept the minutes and later moved to accept the expense reports (EALs), motions that were seconded and carried, the transcript shows. The board also approved closing branches for an annual staff day on Dec. 2.
Why it matters: Trustees flagged electricity and other utility costs that have exceeded typical year-to-date percentages at Lexington Park as a near-term budget pressure, and staff told…
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