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4 <br /> Attachment 2 <br /> Petition For A Task Force to Examine Equitable County Funding For Library Services <br /> Submitted by Tiffany Allen,on behalf of the Chapel Hill Public Library Advisory Board ("The Board") <br /> May 2021 <br /> Whereas:The Memorandum of Understanding with Orange County regarding county funding for Chapel <br /> Hill Public Library expired in 2017; and <br /> Whereas: Orange County's funding for Chapel Hill Public Library has not increased since that time; and <br /> Whereas: In December 2019,the Library Advisory Board submitted a letter to the Mayor and Town <br /> Council regarding Orange County funding for libraries; and <br /> Whereas:The Board's position is that the current county funding model is inherently inequitable in <br /> providing equal funding for library services for all Orange County residents; and <br /> Whereas:The Board has developed several options for a more equitable and sustainable formula for <br /> county funding for library services for all Orange County residents; <br /> Therefore, be it resolved: The Library Advisory Board requests that the Town Council work with Orange <br /> County to create a task force to study, develop, and recommend an equitable and sustainable approach <br /> to County funding for library services for all Orange County residents. Additionally, we recommend <br /> Chapel Hill and Orange County share the expense of hiring a trained facilitator this fall to lead these <br /> discussions and this process. Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to working with you as <br /> needed. <br />