Agenda - 02-02-1987 - Special Mtg.

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AGENDA #15b MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and Council FROM: David R. Taylor, Town Manager SUBJECT: Request to the Orange County Board of Commissioners for Library and Parks and Recreation Funds for 1987-88 DATE: March 23, 1987 The attached resolution requests continued funding for municipal Library and Parks and Recreation services from Orange County. Background Orange County has provided support funding to the Chapel Hill Public Library since 1962-63. In the current year, the County appropriated $131,040 (approximately 20% of the Library budget) for municipal Library services. This dollar amount and percentage of department budget was consistent with the number of users who live within Orange County, but outside the corporate limits of Chapel Hill. Support funding for Town Parks and Recreation services began in 1976-77. The present dollar amount of funding ($61,600 presently representing 6% of the department budget) has remained unchanged since 1980-81. Discussion Because the County assists with funding of municipal Library and Parks and Recreation services, these Town services are available to non-Chapel Hill residents who live within Orange County on the same basis as services to Town residents. The County places no restrictions on the use of support funding other than funding be used for general library and parks and recreational services. A survey of 1,161 users of the Public Library from March 4 - 8 showed 277 or 24% of users reside outside of Chapel Hill, but within Orange County. Six percent (74) live outside of Chapel Hill and Orange County. A review of 2,513 recreation program registrants for the six-month period of January 1 to June 30, 1986 revealed 720 or 29% of registrants resided outside the Town but within the County (5% were not Chapel Hill/Orange County residents) . Conclusion We believe the level of funding for Library and Parks and Recrea- tion services from Orange County should be increased to reflect