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General Fund Library
System-Wide Services provide the structure and systems needed to maintain library services. The division
consists of six operational units including Administrative Services, Communications, Data & Analytics, Facilities
Management, Human Resources & Training, and Information Technology. Each has a unique responsibility to
support the system-wide delivery of library services.
FY2024 DISCUSSION AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
The Recommended Budget:
• Increases in $500,000 in costs associated with facilities build out costs for leased spaces
• Increases by $478,500 in salary and benefits for previously approved costs associated with pay for
performance, rising health care costs, and pension contributions
• Increases by $246,299 for allocations related to information technology, fleet services, lawsuits, and
commercial insurance premiums
• Increases by $226,566 in initial cost, and $159,570 in ongoing cost, to acquire space and open a
downtown branch library
• Increases by $78,668 ongoing for a new library branch in a leased space in council district 7
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