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Approving and adopting the Saint Paul Public Library Agency Budget.
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WHEREAS, state law and city ordinances require that the Saint Paul Public Library Agency submit an annual budget to the Mayor and City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Public Library Agency Director submitted a budget request to the Mayor for 2023, pursuant to Saint Paul Administrative Code Section 14.05(a); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Saint Paul Administrative Code Section 14.05(d), Mayor Melvin Carter presented his proposed 2023 budget for the Saint Paul Public Library Agency on August 23, 2022 to the Library Board, and
WHEREAS, the Library Board considered Mayor Carter's recommended budget and made adjustments, as indicated on Attachment A, to said recommended budget, and adopted the Library Agency budget for fiscal year 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the budget adopted by the Library Board, and recommended adjustments, if any, as indicated in Attachment A; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Public Library Board has adopted a 2023 financing plan, which includes property tax revenue, as indicated on Attachments A and B, and requests that the Saint Paul City Council certify a 2023 property tax levy on behalf of the Public Library Agency and adopt the 2023 Public Library Agency budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of the City Charter, the Saint Paul Public Library Agency budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2023 as adopted by the Saint Paul Library Agency Board and detailed in Attachment A, is hereby adopted by the City Council; and be it
FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Director of Financial Services is hereby authorized to prepare the final 2023 Library Agency Budgets in accordance with the actions taken herein and to equalize, balance or set the final Library revenue sources and Library appropriations as necessary.
Financial Analysis
See attachments for additional details.
Attachments:
- Attachment A: 2023 Budget Balancing Status (Library Agency - resolution attachment)
- Attachment B: Financial Analysis - Property Tax Levy