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6~ MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1986 In accordance with Council's request from its special budget worksession meeting held April 22, 1986, Mr. George Coleman, a member of the Blue Ridge Regional Lib- rary Board, appeared before Council and presented certain (additional) information related to the Library Board's 1986-87 budget request of the City, including sup- port allocations among the participating jurisdictions for 1985-86 and proposed for 1986-87, a pay plan for Library personnel, and a statement justifying and ex- plaining various budget items. In so doing, Mr. Colemen pointed out that the Board proposes a 13.5% average increase in salaries-wages (or $47,974.00) in 1986-87 over 1985-86 for existing personnel as well as the inclusion of some $43,000.00 in 1986-87 for "new" personnel consisting of an assistant director, a part-time employee, a half-time custodian, and a high school page (the last-named for the Patrick County Branch Library). Although Mr. Coleman stressed his Board's conclusion that the pay plan being recommended by the board indicates that, in proposing the average 13.5% increase for existing Library personnel (with such in- creases to range from 9% to 17% instead of that previously stated), heretofore Library personnel have been "underpaid", members of Council indicated that they can not concur with the proposed percentage increases. The record notes that the total Library budget for 1985-86 was $447,597.00, of which the City assumed $188,904.00, and (that) the Library's proposed budget for 1986-87 is $572,496.00 which includes $33,315.00 increase in projected maintenance-and-support costs as well as the aforementioned increases in personnel costs), of which the City has been requested to assume 42%, or $244,341.00 (with a like amount from Henry County, $75,814.00 from Patrick County, and the remainder of $8,000.00 being supported by overdue book fines). After some discussion, and upon motion by Councilman Oakes, seconded by Councilman Groden, Council agreed to reduce the allocated amount of $244,341.00 being requested of the City by the sum of $29,341 and/or to contribute the sum of $215,000.00 toward the Library operations for 1986-87. The vote on -~_.._-_._._'"..--.