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Inwood library director seeks $8,657.67 supplement for 2025–26 budget
Summary
Library Director Laura Olson requested a $8,657.67 (14.45%) increase to the library’s 2025–26 budget to cover costs tied to a new location and submitted a proposed 2026–27 budget that includes the same base increase plus an additional 2.96%.
Laura Olson, Inwood Library Director, told the council on Feb. 9 that the library’s current budget for 2025–26 is $59,524 and requested an additional $8,657.67 (a 14.45% increase) to cover expenses related to the library’s new location. Olson also submitted a proposed 2026–27 budget that factors in the 14.45% increase for 2025–26 and adds a proposed 2.96% increase for the next fiscal year.
The council received Olson’s request and the proposed budget; the minutes do not record a council vote or formal approval at this meeting. No detailed line‑item breakdown was recorded in the meeting minutes. The council’s next steps on the request were not specified in the minutes.
The council did not record conflicting views or a motion on the library supplemental request in the Feb. 9 minutes.
