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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />AGENDA ITEM <br />Assistant County Administrator / <br />Department of General Services <br />CONSENT <br />BCC Meeting 11-20-2018 <br />Date: <br />November 8, 2018 <br />To: <br />The Honorable Board of County Commissioners <br />Through: <br />Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator <br />From: <br />Anne Shepherd, Director Library Services <br />Subject: <br />Indian River County Library System State Aid to Libraries Grant <br />BACKGROUND <br />In order to comply with the State Division of Library Information Services State Aid Grant <br />Application, the Indian River County Library System must have the grant agreement and required <br />documents approved by the Governing Body and signed by the Chair. <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: <br />The State Aid to Libraries Grant awarded to Indian River County Libraries was $100,798 for Fiscal <br />Year 2016-17. The Grant requires Indian River County Library System to provide free library <br />service, including loaning materials available for circulation free of charge and providing reference <br />and information services free of charge. The Libraries must provide access to materials and <br />information and services for all residents of the area served; and, to have at least one library, branch <br />library or member library open 40 hours or more each week. A single administrative head must be <br />employed fulltime by the Library's governing body. There must be an approved Long Range Plan, <br />Annual Plan of Services, and report of annual statistics with the signed document. This Grant <br />Agreement is due by December 1, 2018. <br />FUNDING: <br />No funding is required for the subject task. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff respectfully recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the Indian River <br />County Library System State Aid Package FY 2017-2018 with estimated grant award of $100,798, <br />and authorize Chairman to sign and return the Indian River County Library System State Aid <br />Package FY 2017-2018 to the Library Services Director to be forwarded to the appropriate State <br />Library staff. <br />ATTACHMENT: <br />State Aid to Libraries Grant Agreement <br />Grant Form <br />DISTRIBUTION: <br />Anne Shepherd, Library Services Director <br />C:\Users\legistar\AppData\Local\Temp\BCL Technologies\easyPDF 8\@BCL@2004090C\@BCL@2004090C.doc 160 <br />