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moi 43 PAF 644 <br />HOUR BE 10:00 A.M. REGARDLESS OF THE DAY OF THE WEEK, WITH THE LIBRARY <br />OPEN UNTIL 9:00 P.M. MONDAYS THRU THURSDAYS AND UNTIL 5:00 P.M. ON <br />FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE TOTAL HOURS OF <br />OPERATION FROM 45 HOURS PER WEEK TO 58 HOURS PER WEEK. THE BOOKMOBILE <br />CURRENTLY IS USED ONLY TWO DAYS A WEEK, AND IT WAS FELT THAT FOUR <br />DAYS A WEEK WITH LONGER STOPS WOULD PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE. THEY <br />ENVISIONED THAT LOCATIONS SUCH AS'SEBASTIAN OR FELLSMERE SHOULD BE <br />ALLOTTED A HALF DAY EACH PER WEEK AND THAT THE DRIVER SHOULD BE AUGMENTED <br />WITH A VOLUNTEER TO HELP HANDLE THE SHUT-INS, ETC. <br />MR. NASON NEXT REVIEWED THE LIBRARY FINANCING, NOTING THAT <br />IT IS PRACTICALLY A MIRACLE THAT THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN ABLE TO OPERATE <br />UNDER THE FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FOR ITS OPERATION. HE <br />INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE 1980-81 BUDGET SUBMISSION OF THE LIBRARY <br />ASSOCIATION APPEARS TO BE DEDICATED ONLY TO THE SURVIVAL OF THIS <br />NEEDED SERVICE - THERE IS NO RESERVE FOR DEPRECIATION OR PROVISION <br />FOR CAPITAL MAINTENANCE ON THE PHYSICAL PLANT; NO PROVISION FOR FRINGE <br />BENEFITS, I.E., INSURANCE, RETIREMENT, ETC., FOR LIBRARY EMPLOYEES; <br />AND THE NORMAL REPLACEMENT AND ADDITION OF BOOKS, ETC., HAS BEEN <br />LIMITED FOR BUDGETARY REASONS. MR. NASON STATED THAT THEY HAVE PRE- <br />PARED ADDITIONS TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET, INCLUDING AN ESTIMATE OF THE <br />FRINGE BENEFITS COSTS, AN ADDED POSITION OF ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN, AND <br />A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, WHICH RESULTS IN A TOTAL BUDGET OF <br />$182,352 WITH AN ANTICIPATED COUNTY CONTRIBUTION OF $143,972. THIS <br />LEVEL OF FUNDING, HE FELT, WOULD PERPETUATE THE HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE <br />DEMANDED BY THE PUBLIC AND WOULD ENABLE LIBRARY EMPLOYEES TO CONSIDER <br />THE OPERATION OF THE LIBRARY A VIABLE CAREER. <br />MR. NASON NEXT DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A BRANCH LIBRARY <br />IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, BUT BELIEVED A MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF THE <br />BOOKMOBILE WOULD ALLOW THE BUILDING OF SUCH A FACILITY TO BE PUT OFF <br />A FEW YEARS LONGER. HE NOTED THAT WE MUST DEAL WITH THE PRESENT <br />SITUATION BEFORE WE CAN THINK OF EXPANDING. <br />MR. MASON CONCLUDED BY EMPHASIZING THAT THE COMMITTEE <br />RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNTY CONSIDER ASSUMING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR <br />42 <br />