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2 <br /> Memorandum <br /> To: Chair and Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Mayor and Town Council of Chapel Hill <br /> From: Frank Clifton, County Manager <br /> Roger Stancil, Town Manager <br /> Lucinda Munger, OCPL Director <br /> Mark Bayles, Interim CHPL Director <br /> Subject: Update on Interoperability <br /> Attachments: A— Report <br /> B — Interlocal Agreement - copy <br /> Date: 10/24/12 <br /> Introduction and Purpose <br /> In 2012, Orange County and the Town of Chapel Hill entered into an Interlocal <br /> Agreement for Library Services (Attachment B). A condition of this agreement <br /> (Section 3) is a report to the Boards by County and Town Managers and Library <br /> Staff regarding appropriate methods for interoperability between the Orange <br /> County Library System and the Town of Chapel Hill Library. As part of the <br /> agreement, the 2013-14 County contribution to Chapel Hill for Library Services is <br /> scheduled to be 27% of total County Library System operational costs, an <br /> increase of 3% over the FY2012-13 of 24%. If total library expenses remain the <br /> same at $1,705,183, then 27% would reflect a contribution of$460,399. <br /> Library staff from Orange County and Chapel Hill met earlier this fall to examine <br /> current services and possible methods for promoting cooperative interlibrary <br /> services. Based on these discussions, staff has identified and agreed on Two <br /> (2) Primary Long Term Library Service Goals <br /> 1) Ease of Use for all Orange County residents and Chapel Hill <br /> residents residing in Durham County <br /> 2) Access for all residents to library services <br /> Based on these primary long term library goals, staff has identified Four (4) short- <br /> term objectives that can be implemented within 12 months, with little to no <br /> financial impact. (See Attachment A for detailed descriptions, including benefits) <br /> 1 � :�� � �;�:�: <br />