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Library requests modest ongoing increase for community arts grants in FY 2026–27 budget submission
Summary
Senior management analyst Fiona Everett said the department is not seeking additional base personnel or M&O funding but requests $11,713 (10% increase) in ongoing funding for community arts grants; staff will ask the board for a concurrence letter after the city council presentation on May 19.
Fiona Everett, the library’s senior management analyst, briefed trustees on the department’s FY 2026–27 budget submission and requested a modest ongoing increase to community arts grants.
Everett said the department’s current adopted maintenance-and-operations budget is just under $2,937,000 and that staff are not requesting additional base personnel or M&O funding for the coming fiscal year. The single request is $11,713 in ongoing funding—described as a 10% increase for the community arts grants program—intended to…
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