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March 5, 1992 MO
Library asks
for $40,000
from county
By SHARON KILPATRICK
RapfMhmnnock Newi Staff Writer
The Library Board adopted a budget for the coming year that calls for an increase of nearly $5,000 in the county’s contribution.
In the current budget the county paid $24,451 for the library in the original budget and added another $10,000 last month. The $64,700 library budget adopted last Thursday calls for $39,218 from the Board of Supervisors.
The budget calls for a modest salary increase for the part-time assistant librarian. Librarian Nikki Lynch would not have a salary increase, but the county would pick up her contribution to the state’s retirement system.
Board member John McCarthy said he would use that approach in preparing the county’s budget. Only full-time employees are covered by the retirement system, but paying their 5 percent contribution costs the county less than a 5 percent salary increase because the county does not have to also pay for a Social Security increase, he said. He added that it also leaves the employee with more spending money since the county’s contribution to the retirement system is tax free for the employee.
The major increase in the library budget is for electricity $3,600 and heating oil $3,000. The budget includes separate categories for children’s programming $350, adult programming $260 and professional improvement $745. Mrs. Lynch explained that the professional improvement funds would be used for classes in using computers, attending seminars and professional dues. ,
Mrs. Lynch reported that the book sale had been successful raising nearly $800 and that the separate fundraiser for children’s books had also been very successful raising more than was needed to win the grant from the Libri Foundation.
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