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Committee hears library willing to accept 10% operating cuts; senior center declines organizational changes
Summary
During the March 11 meeting the Finance Committee reported the public library is willing to accept a 10% reduction in operating costs (excluding staff and hours), while the senior center said it will not make organizational changes; the chair noted procedural limits on singling out meal service cuts.
Committee members told the Finance Committee they had met with the public library and were told the library would accept a 10% reduction to operating costs but would not cut staff or hours. The senior center informed the committee that it is not planning organizational changes. The chair of the committee said the panel is not in a position to request cuts to meal service alone and questioned the procedural mechanism for limiting reductions to that service.
The comments came as the committee reviewed potential reductions to help close a townwide deficit. No specific motions were made on library or senior center staffing or hours at the March 11 session; the discussion was recorded as part of the broader budget review.
