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oRANE oI~NTY <br />BARD ~~ o~11~ISloN~RS <br />~1TloN ~~NDA IT~IIII'! ABSTRACT <br />eetl~~ ~~~@: April '~ ~, ~~ ~ ~ <br />~lC~~o~ Ae~~ <br />Item No. <br />SItBJBT: fJ da#~ on Pro osed Dissolution of the H coneechee Re Tonal Libra stern <br />BBPART~ENT: Library Services PUBLIC HEARING ~1~~N} Flo <br />ATTACHMENT(S~: <br />~}DRAFT Resolution of Hyconeechee <br />Regional Library Systenn on <br />Proposed Dissolution <br />2} DRAFT Proposed Plan of Dissolution <br />with Timeline and Financial ln~pact <br />Exhibit ~ ~ <br />~~ Letter of Support frorr~ Lary Boone, <br />North Carolina State Librarian <br />Concerning Proposed Dissalut~on <br />IN~oRI~ATi~N oNTAT; <br />Lucinda Munger, Hyconeechee <br />Regional~~range County Library <br />Director, ~9~} ~~»~~~ <br />Clarence drier, Financial Services, ~9~} <br />X45-453 <br />PURPEi To receive an update on the proposed dissolution of the Hycneechee Regional <br />Library System ~HRLS} and the multi-year transition plan to an independent grange County <br />library system and provide feedback to staff. <br />BA~CRO~JND: On Septer~ber ~~, ~~~ ~, the Board of Commissioners received an update on <br />grange County Library services, which included information on probable changes in <br />Administration Rules and Regulations far the governance and operations of regional library <br />systems. htt :Ilwww.co.oran e,nc.ul~CCLRRl~S1~o09~~4~. df and <br />htt :~~server.co.oran e.nc.us:8o88~weblink~IDocVieu~,as x?id~o~og <br />Since that September work session, the Caswell, grange and Person county library directors, at <br />the request of the HRLS Board of Trustees, net on December 7~~ with the State Library of North <br />Carolina to further explore the implications of the ruse changes and report back to County <br />Management and Trustees prior to the HRLS January ~o~ ~ Board meeting. <br />At the January HRL Board meeting, changes were again reviewed and determined that the <br />two options forthe region ~nrere to: <br />a} remain a region by instituting the new requirements; or <br />b} terminate the contract for the region and become three independent county library <br />ysterr~s. Discussions facued on funding changes, increased administrative costs, <br />and hoer best to serve the future needs ofthe three distinct counties. <br />