1/12/2010 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Minutes

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Commonwealth of Massachu.setts Board of.Library Commissioners ** 98 North 1 ashin t n street • t n, Massachu.sefts 02114-1933- _(8 952-7403,ire state (61'7)- -1860 (617)725- 1fax. FY201 0, STATE Al TO P U B LlC LlB RARIds PRO GRAS : ..... MATERIALS X E DIS` E AND HOURS OPEN ACCOMMODATION POLICY The' Board of Library Commissioners recognizes the necessity of-continuin the policy of accornrin dati n6 of the , standards of the state Aid to Public Libraries program.. This, policy for the accommodation f the Materials is Expe nd-iture and the Hours Open standards seeks to certify as rn a n municipalities a s possible while still reinforcing the principles of#ibrary service represented by the minimum standards of public library serVl . - A municipality will receive certification for FY201 0 State Aid-to Public Libr ri -if it meets the FY201 Municipal Appropriation Requirement I AR ,' r receives a waiver of the FY201 0 MAR, Meets the materials expenditure and hours open standard at either a full (100%), mid-level (90%), or minimum % amount, • meets all other statutory and regulatory requirements for State Aid to Public Libraries as contained in 605 CMR 4.01. State Aid to Public Librariesrant will be awarded t all certified municipalities. e . municipality may meet a reduced standard of as tow as % of the materials expenditbre and hours open requirement contained in regulation (605 CMR 4.01), while continuing to remain certified and receive state Aid t -.Public-Librades..Awa rd am ounts will be unchanged for municipalities rneeting 1 % of beth stan ards. Awards-- for-'r uni 1palitie meeting adjusted standards will be reduced according to compliance with reduced' -standard,-and will be no less than % of the full award for meeting the minimum %) of both standards. Each' standard that is met at a lower level will result in a'.12.5% reduction to the.full award for each level of reduction. Awards may be made in amounts of; 100%, 87.5%, %' , 62.5%, %. if at the end of the FY201 grant round funds rennin, no' second award of State Aid to Public Libraries will be made to a municipality using the flexibility of this policy of accommodation. Examples: Library A and Library Library A with ar p puladen f 11,000, is meeting its MAR. For State Aid compliance the library is required t be open 40 hours each week and e pend 16% f its municipal appropriation n library materials. However, It was only open 34 lours and.expended 14% on materials, minimum compliance for both standards. As a result, the FY201 0 State Aid award will be reduc d to 50% of the Cherry Sheet total. f Library B has a population of 17,000 and is meeting its MAR.R. It is required to be open 50 hours each week and e pend15 of its municipal appropriation on materials. It was only open 45 hours and spent 14% on libr 'r '. materials, mid-level compliance for both standards.A.s a result,the FY2010 State Aid award will be redhead t % f the Cherry-Sheet total. Initial Approval.of Policy. April 3,2003 FY2.01 0 Approval,Date:June 4,2009 State-Aid Policies are approved-annuall i