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Board approves preliminary library budget; staff outline utilities, personnel and CIP items
Summary
Trustees approved the Finance Committee report and the library's preliminary budget for submission to the city. Staff highlighted personnel and materials as the largest budget lines, noted higher utilities tied to the building's geothermal system and included planned CIP items such as storage/server purchases.
The Appleton Board of Trustees on Aug. 19 approved the Finance Committee report and a preliminary library budget for submission into the city's budget process.
Library staff described the budget as largely status quo but noted several items trustees should watch: personnel and materials are the largest expense categories; utilities may be higher than in recent temporary locations because the new building is larger and uses a geothermal, fully electric heating/cooling system; and several capital projects were included, including network-attached storage/backup servers.
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