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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 5, 2012 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 -d <br />SUBJECT: Application for State Aid to Public Libraries <br />DEPARTMENT: Library PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Application for State Aid to Public Lucinda Munger, (919)245 -2528 <br />Libraries <br />PURPOSE: To authorize the Chair of the Board of Orange County Commissioners to sign the <br />application for State Aid grant as required by the State Library of North Carolina. <br />BACKGROUND: In order to be eligible for State Aid, all public libraries are required to annually <br />submit an application to the North Carolina State Library. In the past the application has been <br />signed by the Chair of the Hyconeechee Regional Library and submitted by the Regional Library <br />Director. However, with the dissolution of the regional library system on July 1, 2012, the <br />Orange County Library will become its own County public library system. Because of the new <br />status, it is now required that the application be signed by the Chair of the Board of County <br />Commissioners and submitted by the County Library Director. It is anticipated that the Library <br />will meet all the eligibility requirements listed on the application. All applications are due to the <br />State Library no later than June 15, 2012. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Estimated state aid for Orange County should be between $110,000 and <br />$125,000 based on State Aid formulas. There is no match required for this application for State <br />Aid. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the Chair to <br />sign this application and all future annual applications for State Aid to Public Libraries. <br />