OPERATING BUDGET

 Library Budget FY 2008/2009 Albert Wisner Public Library (comparison below with 2007/2008 budget) July 1 2008 budget after that.

Budget below begins July 1, 2008

Library Operating Budget

FY 2008/2009
Operating Budget Annotations

The library’s operating budget for FY 2008/2009 covers July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 and includes the cost for two months of operating a new 20,000 square foot library expected to open in the Spring of 2009.

• SALARIES and BENEFITS: Acct Code: 5000, -- covers the cost of staff salaries and benefits for 14 FTE library employees. These funds have been increased to provide a 3.25% raise for staff and an additional 3 PT library staff for 2 months to provide service in the new library. In addition to medical benefits for full time staff, other benefits include travel and training expense, as well as FICA and required disability and workers compensation premiums.
  
• LIBRARY MATERIALS: Acct Code: 5100, -- covers the purchase of all materials used by the public and staff. Items include books, DVD’s Books on CD, Music CD’s, magazines, newspapers, and microfilm. An opening day collection for the new library is included here and will be paid for with donated funds from the Library’s Foundation that were raised for this purpose. This gift has resulted in a decrease in the regular operating budget for library materials for FY 2008/2009.
  
• PROGRAMMING: Acct Code: 5200, -- covers the cost of such library programs as the Children’s Summer Reading Program, story hours, the Books for the Homebound Program, book discussion and enrichment programs for persons of all ages and any special activity the library schedules. These costs are expected to increase in a new library, but funding from gifts and donations will be used for increases. There is a decrease in this category because the expenses to run any future Warwick Children’s Book Festival will be paid for from funds raised by 2008 festival.
  
• TECHNOLOGY/EQUIPMENT: Acct Code: 5300, -- covers the operating cost of providing access to computers and the Internet in the library as well as the purchase, repair and maintenance of all library equipment. The costs for new equipment for the new library will be funded by gifts from the Library Foundation raised expressly for this purpose, as well as from the project budget for the new library and are not included in this budget. The Ramapo Catskill Library System provides technical support for the library’s computer system. These costs have increased and are expected to increase over the next year.
  
• BUILDING MAINTENANCE: Acct Code: 5400, -- covers fuel and utilities as well as custodial supplies; routine building maintenance and repair such as snow removal and grounds upkeep. This includes the cost of maintaining the new library for a period of two months once it is open to the public. The new library’s geo-thermal heating and cooling system has been designed to maximize energy efficiency and will be less costly to maintain than a traditional system. Other cost savings design items include, placement and glazing on windows to maximize the use of natural light and minimize the need for electric lighting. In addition, the exterior landscape has been designed to minimize maintenance and upkeep.
  
• PROFESSIONAL FEES/INSURANCE: Acct Code: 5500, -- covers bookkeeping, payroll services, accounting, consulting and attorney fees; plus library membership in the American Library Association, the New York Library Association and the Orange County Library Association. The cost of insurance for the building/contents is included here, as is also liability insurance and Director’s and Officers insurance.
  
• OFFICE/SUPPLIES: Acct Code: 5600, -- includes office and library supplies, processing fees for materials, postage, telephone, bank fees and the cost of publicity for the library, including publication of the library’s quarterly newsletter.