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Garden City Public Library board authorizes FY27 budget submission and approves related transfers
Summary
On March 9 the Garden City Public Library Board of Trustees authorized Chair Colleen Foley to approve village adjustments to the tentative FY27 budget totaling $4,598,563, approved several internal transfers for operations and equipment, and voted to accept the Abstract of Claims for February.
The Garden City Public Library Board of Trustees on March 9 authorized Chair Colleen Foley to approve village-presented adjustments to the librarys tentative fiscal year 2027 budget, which the Board recorded as totaling $4,598,563, a $294,708 (6.8%) increase compared with the FY26 adopted budget of $4,303,855.
Trustee Mary Maguire moved to approve placing the FY27 budget submission on the consent calendar; Trustee Linda Ryan made the motion to suspend the rules to include the item, and the motion carried unanimously. Trustee Paul O—Grady seconded subsequent motions approving the budget authorization.
On the consent calendar the Board also approved the Abstract of Claims (List No. 26-03) for February in the amount of $274,470.13. Operations Director Courtney Rutt Rosenblatt reported that monthly financial statements for December 2025 through February 2026 remain preliminary.
The Board approved several internal transfers: $6,100 from Travel & Training (0L-7410-4120) to Equipment (0L-7410-2000) to fund the purchase of an additional exterior book drop, and a combined transfer of $15,000 from multiple accounts into Part-time Help (0L-7410-1120) to replenish funds used for an unanticipated employee extended absence and summer projects. Each transfer motion was moved by Trustee Mary Maguire, seconded by Trustee Paul O'Grady, and approved unanimously.
The Board is scheduled to continue budget discussions as the village finalizes adjustments; Chair Foley was authorized to approve any village-presented changes to complete the tentative FY27 submission.
