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To: From: Date: SuBject: Memorandum Blair Bennett, Cabarrus Co. Finance Director Cathie Straub, Cabarrus Co. Budget Officer Tom Dillard, Library Director March 3, 1999 Appropriation of and Budget Amendment for increase in FY99 State Aid Funds. During the recently ended ~short session", the North Carolina General Assembly approved a non-recurring increase in the FY99 State Aid funding to Public Libraries. This revenue was originally budgeted at $170,000.00 and was appropriated to the the Kannapolis Library budget. I later learned that the actual amount that we will receive in recurring State Aid is $171,238.00, an increase of $1,238.00. The additional increase in non-recurring State Aid for Cabarrus County is $25,619.00. The total amount of State Aid to Cabarrus County for FY99 is $196,857.00. I intend to use these additional funds to cover costs of several items, most of which are related to computer applications in the Library system. These include replacement of most internal computer cable lines in all libraries to meet the specifications of the new computer system, software upgrades to all staff-use desktop computers to conform to standards of Cabarrus County; purchase of network able laser printers for use with public access computers, and some items of furniture for public and staff workstation areas. I am advised that the North Carolina State Library will ask the General Assembly to make this increase permanent in FY2000. However, the additional $25,619.00 should be treated as non- recurring increase and as I already advised Mr. Bennett, the revenue amount budgeted for State Aid in FY2000 should be $17i,238.00. Attached is a budget amendment regarding these additional funds. I request that this matter be placed on the agenda of the March 15, 1999 Board of County Commissioners for their consideration. Copy to: John Day Susie Bonds