HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 96-11RESOLUTION NO. 96-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, STATING THE COMMITMENT OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT TO RECOVER STATE LIBRARY FUNDING WHICH HAS
BEEN WITHDRAWN.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN, as follows:
WHEREAS, in FY 1991-92, the total contract amount for
operating Riverside County Libraries was $8,559,100 of which
$2,211,600 or 26% was Special District Augmentation Funds (SDAF);
and,
WHEREAS, in FY 1992-93, the total contract amount for
operating Riverside County Libraries was $9,333,402 of which
$2,539,184 or 27% was SDAF; and,
WHEREAS, in FY 1993-94, Riverside County received only
$831,000 or 10% of SDAF; and,
WHEREAS, in FY 1994-95, because there were no SDAF, Riverside
County was forced to supplement the Library Contract with
$2,000,000 from the County General Fund; and,
WHEREAS, since its inception in FY 1985-86, State of
California Public Library Fund support has decreased from 58% of
the program.requirement to 18.6% of the program requirement in
1994-95,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that
SECTION 1: It is the City's obligation to all citizens
serviced by County Library Systems to ensure that local libraries
obtain adequate funding to operate at appropriate service levels.
SECTION 2: The City Council is committed to seeking state
reimbursement for funding which has been withdrawn from Special
District Augmentation Funds and the Public Library Fund.
RESOLUTION NO. 96-11
SECTION 3: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Palm Desert City Council
at a regular meeting held on the 8th day of February
1996.
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, KELLY, SPIEGEL, SNYDER
NOES : NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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WALTER H. SNYDER, Mayor