Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Library Budget topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Library board treasurer presents smaller FY2026 budget, trustees urged to inform voters about Dec. 10 election
Summary
Library treasurer Ellen Hauptman told trustees the proposed FY2026 budget is $3.6 million (effective June 1, 2026) with a 4% tax increase and a 14.6% operating expense decrease driven by one‑time items no longer required; trustees and the public were urged to vote Dec. 10.
The Mamaroneck Public Library board presented its proposed FY2026 budget to the Board of Trustees on Nov. 24, asking trustees to note the Dec. 10 budget vote and trustee election. Ellen Hauptman, the library board treasurer, said the proposed budget for the year beginning June 1, 2026, is $3,600,000 — a plan that reduces operating expenses by 14.6 percent compared with the last approved budget because prior one‑time obligations have ended.
Hauptman said the library would request a 4 percent tax levy increase for the coming fiscal year but noted the library’s reserves and improved revenue streams helped avoid a larger increase. She reported a >20 percent rise in door count over 12 months, more than 700 programs in nine months under the new director, and over $100,000 raised in private support.
Key budget details offered on record: the library plans to restore previously suspended staffing (including a teen/young‑adult librarian position), carries a bond payment of about $800,000 annually (for an expansion completed in 2007, paid off by 2034), expects roughly $39,000 from the general fund and about $60,000 from non‑tax revenues, and receives a small state reimbursement item (approximately $6,000). The treasurer directed trustees and residents to the library’s website for the line‑by‑line budget and noted the trustee election and budget vote will be held Dec. 10 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the library.
Trustee response was uniformly positive, with several trustees thanking the library staff for operational improvements and financial recovery. The board took no immediate vote on the library budget at the meeting; the budget will appear on the Dec. 10 ballot as advertised.
What to watch: the Dec. 10 vote and any final adjustments to the budget presentation online or in the public materials ahead of the election.
