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Friends group reports $4,200 in legacy funds stalled; board offers to help contact state
Summary
Members said Hutto Public Library Friends have $4,200 pending from a prior friends group and have completed vendor paperwork but are awaiting a state contact; the advisory board discussed helping to follow up with the Secretary of State.
Board members raised longstanding issues with funds raised by a prior friends group that remain inaccessible to the current HBL Friends.
A library staff member said the Friends had filled out the vendor packet and provided the Secretary of State with documentation, but the assigned official has not responded: "They have all of that information, and I haven't gotten an update on that yet," the staff member said. Another member described the outstanding amount as "like, $4,200" that the Friends have committed to programs but cannot expend until the funds are released.
Members discussed possible next steps, including providing a city contact to press the case with the Secretary of State and sharing the email trail with HBL Friends so they can follow up. The board volunteered to assist in locating the state contact and to offer to help facilitate the release of the funds.
