Trustees receive city fee study; library cost recovery reported at 49% and public hearing set for Nov. 12

The Glendora Public Library Board of Trustees received a presentation on the citywide cost allocation plan and user fee study prepared by Matrix Consulting Group and approved a motion to accept the presentation and file the study for the record.

Library Services Manager Donna Dukes summarized the results for the library: "Our total revenue is just over $32,000 and our total annual cost is, over 66,000. So the difference is, a little over $34,000 and our cost recovery percentage is 49%." The staff presentation described updated meeting- and event-space fees, revised damage and lost-item charges to align with repair costs, and a recommendation to adopt an annual fee escalator to keep fees aligned with cost increases.

Dukes told trustees that the city contracted with Matrix Consulting Group in April 2025 and that the last comprehensive city fee study dated from 2003. The city plans a public hearing on Nov. 12, 2025, to consider fee updates; staff recommended reevaluating fees again in five to seven years.

A trustee asked questions and staff answered procedural and timing issues. The board then voted to approve the motion to receive and file the cost allocation plan and user fee study; the motion passed unanimously.

Votes at a glance - Motion to receive and file cost allocation plan and user fee study prepared by Matrix Consulting Group: Passed, vote 5–0.

Trustees and staff did not adopt fee changes at the meeting; the public hearing is the next formal step in the city’s process for updating the master fee schedule.