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M <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 />11Page <br />