Date: January 11, 2006
To: Greta Chapman
From: Terri Davis
Re: Proposed 2006 County budget
Action required: Board approval of the 2006 County budget draft, and approval to advertise for a .5 facilities staff member.
The primary change in the draft County Budget is the addition of a .5 FTE. Because this is contractual funding, FTE approval in this case is relegated to the Board, as it has been done previously during the annual adoption of the county budget.
The additional .5 FTE will shift an existing Youth Services position from a city to a county funded position. This will allow that existing .5 FTE in the city to be available for the Library Facilities staff.
The 2006 budget process identified additional facilities staff as a priority goal. The library is currently understaffed for facilities support when compared to public-use buildings of similar size. The comparison information shows that we should have 3.5 FTE; our current staffing is 1.5 FTE. Staff also reviewed the public’s use of the facility, and identified that changing a .5 Youth Services position to county funding more accurately reflects that public use. County funding is allocated towards those operational costs that reflect county services, but which would not adversely impact city services if the county contract did not exist. The facility support, however, is understaffed, and the square footage of the building would not change if the county contract did not exist.
In order to accomplish this staffing shift within the county budget, accurate salary figures from the city were calculated, and the salary and benefits line items were adjusted accordingly. In addition, funding was shifted from the SDLN, office supplies, and capital outlay line items.
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