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Board approves redistribution of forfeited 2024 library funds after one library cannot produce an audit
Summary
Delaware County Library Board authorized even redistribution of $28,387 that had been allocated to the Fulcrust Library after the library reported it could not produce a 2022 audit and forfeited state aid; the transcript also reports a county aid amount noted as '$14.76' to be redistributed, a figure flagged in the audit as likely a transcription error.
The Delaware County Library Board voted to reallocate funds originally assigned to a member library that forfeited state aid after failing to provide a required audit.
Annie reported that on Dec. 2 she received confirmation from the Fulcrust Library that it could not produce the 2022 audit it had anticipated and therefore is forfeiting state aid for the year. She asked the board to "authorize us to evenly distribute the $28,387 originally allocated to Fulcroft/ Fulcrust Library among the remaining eligible libraries," noting two libraries declined the extra funds.
Annie also asked the board to evenly distribute a county-aid amount the transcript records as "$14.76" to the remaining eligible libraries. That figure appears implausible and is flagged in the meeting record as likely a transcription or agenda formatting error; the meeting minutes do not include an alternative numeric value in the transcript segments available.
A motion to authorize the distribution was made, seconded, and carried by voice vote. The board followed a precedent of reallocating funds when a member library is ineligible to receive state aid. Annie said she had been in communication with the library board and borough management, and that a 2023 audit is underway and the library is confident it can provide that document going forward.
The board did not record roll-call vote tallies or member names associated with the vote in the available transcript; the motion was approved as reported.
