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Burr Oak Library leaders ask commissioners not to reappoint CKLS representative after $6,000 cut
Summary
Kelly and Becky McNichols told commissioners a Central Kansas Library District policy cut $6,000 in support to the Burr Oak Library, will likely raise the library'9s mill levy by about 0.5260, and that state funding reductions removed a usual $1,000 payment; they urged the board not to reappoint Jan Carlson as the county'9s CKLS representative.
Kelly and Becky McNichols appeared during public comment to discuss the Burr Oak Library budget and Central Kansas Library District policy changes. The McNicholses said the CKLS policy, moved at the CKLS meeting by Jan Carlson, reduces Burr Oak Library funding by $6,000 and "will cause them to raise the mill levy anywhere from .5 or .6 more." They added that state funding cuts mean the library will not receive the $1,000 it normally received.
The McNicholses asked the county commissioners not to reappoint Jan Carlson as Jewell County'9s CKLS representative, saying Carlson made the motion to pass the new CKLS policy. The transcript does not record a CKLS representative responding during this meeting nor does it include a commissioner vote on reappointment; commissioners took the comment under advisement as part of broader budget discussions.
The library claim concerns both county-level fiscal pressure on the Burr Oak Library and a request for a personnel decision regarding the county'9s representative to the Central Kansas Library District. Commissioners did not make a reappointment decision on the record at this meeting.
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