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55 <br />($1,633,269) the County budgeted for its Main Library, Carrboro Cybrary <br />and the Carrboro- McDougle Library for the same fiscal year. <br />b. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2011-2012, it Is the Intent that the County's <br />annual base sum contribution to the Town Library will increase, subject <br />to budget constraints, each fiscal year through June 30, 2015 until the <br />County's contribution to the Town Library equates to 30 % of what the <br />County spends annually for operational costs for the County Library <br />System. <br />c. It is the County's intent to increase its contribution to the Town Library by <br />adding three percent (3 %) each fiscal year to the base sum currently <br />contributed to the Town. Over the life of this agreement, doing so would <br />increase the County's contribution to the Town's Library from its current <br />21 % of total County Library System operational costs to 30% in the fiscal <br />year ending June 30, 2015. Additional extensions of the agreement <br />could result in additional County contributions. <br />d. It would be the intent of the County to increase Its funding of County <br />Library operational costs, by a proportional Increase, and then to <br />increase funding provided to the Town library by the previously agreed <br />upon percentage of the library system Increase, not to exceed three <br />percent (3 %) annually. If in any fiscal year the County does not increase <br />its funding to the County Library System by an amount equal to the <br />increase being provided the Town Library via this agreement, the <br />amount contributed to the Town Library will be less than three percent <br />(3 %). If in any fiscal year the County reduces funding for County Library <br />System operational costs, no increase will be provided the Town Library <br />during that same fiscal year. <br />e. At no time during the term of this agreement would the County's <br />contribution to the Town Library fall below the initial base sum amount <br />provided In this Agreement. <br />f. Funding for equipment, facility expansion and debt service associated <br />with facility enhancements of County Libraries are not operational costs <br />and will not be included In calculations of contributions to be provided to <br />the Town Library by the County. <br />g. The Town will remain responsible for the day to day operations of the <br />Municipal Library. <br />3. INTEROPERABILITY OF LIBRARY SYSTEMS <br />a. The Parties agree'to direct County and Town managers and library staff <br />to examine methods and determine the most appropriate methods of <br />interoperability between the Orange County Library System and the <br />Town of Chapel Hill Library, to be determined during the term of this <br />Agreement. <br />b. Upon staff mutually determining the most appropriate methods for a <br />transition to interoperability, County and Town management shall make <br />a recommendation to the governing boards of the County and Town <br />