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2 <br />Status Report <br />Issue: <br />Orange County funding support for the Chapel Hill Town Library <br />Overview: <br />Going back several years the County began allocating funding in support of <br />the Chapel Hill Town Library. Initially the amount was at a $142,834 <br />(1993) and has grown to approximately $250,000 (2009). <br />For FY 2010 -11 the same $250,000 amount is currently contained in the <br />proposed budget. <br />Proposals: <br />As County Manager, I proposed basing future County funding allocations <br />the Chapel Hill Town Library at 50% of what the County spends on its <br />"Main" Hillsborough Branch Library (approximately $500,000 for FY 09). <br />We could increase the funding level by $85,000 per year from the current <br />$250,000 level until reaching the 50% of the main County Library allocation <br />(three budget years) and remain at the 50% level thereafter. <br />Town of Chapel Hill Proposal — <br />Town Board members in a meeting with County Commission members <br />Nelson and Jacobs proposed the County funding 40% of the Town's Library <br />operations. That would currently equate to roughly $1 million annually. <br />They also indicated a willingness to consider $700,000 as a beginning point <br />with agreement to reach the $1 million level within some specific timeframe. <br />