HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011998 - 1998-059 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Resolution on February 10 1998 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Uilkema, Gerber, DeSaulnier , Canciamilla, Rogers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION NO. 98/ 59
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF LIBRARY TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX AND
ALLOCATION OF REVENUES FOR COUNTY LIBRARY PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has approved Ordinance No. 9 8-8
which would impose a transactions and use tax of one-eighth (1/8) cent, pending voter
approval on June 2, 1995, and
WHEREAS, such ordinance provides for a split of transactions and use tax proceeds
between the Contra Costa County Library and the Richmond Public Library, and
WHEREAS, such ordinance provides that the State Board of Equalization deducts
administrative costs prior to distributing transactions and use tax proceeds, and
WHEREAS, such ordinance provides an expenditure plan for the proceeds of the
transactions and use tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, this Board RESOLVES that:
1. The County Auditor is directed to distribute the proceeds from the transactions
and use tax to the Contra Costa County Library and the Richmond Public
Library.
2. The County Auditor and County Treasurer are directed to establish a special
revenue fund for the County Library proceeds from the transactions and use tax.
This fund will be entitled to retain interest earnings on any investment. If no
investments are made from this fund, then a proportionate share of pooled
interest on available cash will accrue to this fund.
3. The County Library proceeds from the transactions and use tax will be allocated
for expenditure as follows:
1. Base Level Services
a) All branch libraries shall be open 45 hours per week; the Central
Library shall be open 60 hours per week; the outlets shall be open
34-36 hours per week
b) The materials budget shall be $2 per capita
c) Additional technology, including 100 personal computers
d) County wide costs for fixed and service program support, reserves
adequate to assure consistent service and one time costs
RESOLUTION NO. 98/59
IMPLEMENTATION OF LIBRARY TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX AND
ALLOCATION OF REVENUES FOR COUNTY LIBRARY PURPOSES
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2. Regional Resource Allocation
Remaining revenues after funding the above base services shall be
allocated to each region according to the formula of:
50% per capita, based on the population of the Library Region as
of the preceding January 1
50% total circulation, based on the circulation of library materials
the preceding fiscal year
The per capita and circulation variables will be revised annually.
Such regional revenues shall be used for library services within each
region as determined by the respective Regional Library Boards.
4. The County Librarian, as part of the annual budget process, is directed to
prepare and submit a budget request which includes revenues to and
expenditures from the special revenue fund that incorporates the decisions made
by the Regional Library Boards about the use of such revenues.
5. It is the clearly stated intent of the Board of Supervisors to enact the decisions
regarding the new revenues made by the Regional Library Boards.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTEST: February 10 , 1998
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By:
Dep
Orig. Dept.: County Library
cc: County Auditor
County Administrator
County Counsel 4
County Treasurer