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Fullerton library readies 5–10% budget cuts; overnight guard cost, blue-light camera and Sunday hours debated
Summary
Trustees heard library director Anita outline city-requested 5% and contingency 10% reduction scenarios, highlighted a $205,000 yearly overnight security contract at the Hunt branch (about 4% of the library budget) and discussed alternatives including blue-light cameras, reactivating a police substation and shifting hours to evenings or other days to preserve services and passport revenue.
Library Director Anita reported the city has asked departments to prepare 5% budget reductions and to begin contingency planning for a possible 10% cut, prompting trustees to weigh service trade-offs and operational changes. Anita told the board that overnight security at the Hunt branch costs roughly $205,000 a year — about 4% of the library’s overall budget — and staff are exploring replacing an overnight security guard with a blue-light camera and pursuing greater activation of a nearby police substation as cost…
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