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Library services will 'go to rollback'; personnel, health-insurance increases cited
Summary
Interim Budget Director Barbara Luckum told the board that library services is choosing to 'go to rollback' and that personnel increases are primarily related to payroll and health insurance premiums; she said there were few other significant budget items.
Interim Department of Management and Budget Director Barbara Luckum briefed the board on the library services budget, saying, "library services is choosing to go to rollback." She told the board that personnel increases in the library budget were "pretty much related to their across the board and the payroll, health insurance premium increases," and that "there's not much else in their budget."
Luckum presented the rollback as the library service's chosen posture for this budget cycle and did not cite additional program expansions or large capital requests in this hearing. Board members asked clarifying questions about service levels and staffing, and Luckum offered to follow up if more detail was required.
The discussion left open follow-up steps: staff will remain responsible for providing any supplemental detail the board requests as the budget process continues.
