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Library director warns of $3 million gap as city budget review continues
Summary
Library staff told board members the city is about $16,000,000 over budget and the library has roughly $13,000,000 in reserves, leaving an estimated $3,000,000 gap that departments will try to close through unfilled positions, grants and other savings while aiming to avoid service cuts.
The Library Director told the board the city is currently about $16,000,000 over budget and the library is looking to close an estimated $3,000,000 shortfall without cutting hours or services. “As we know, we're $16,000,000 currently. Over budget, we have 13,000,000 in our reserves. So we're looking to close that gap of 3,000,000,” the director said.
The director said a budget workshop was held the previous Monday and…
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