1. Library FY2011 Alternative Proposed Budget
Presented to the City Council By
Charles W. Daniels
Assistant City Manager, Neighborhood Services
Tom Higgins
Assistant City Manager, Economic and Community Development
September 9, 2010

2. Library Department FY 2011 Alternative Proposed Budget Purpose
Provide alternative service proposal for Meadowbrook, Northside and Ridglea branch libraries
Introduce savings of over $1M
Share new partnership opportunities for FY2011
NOTES: Answer question “why now”
Library Director began working to find private funding before budget submission
Was not at liberty to share
Proposals submitted and responses received

3. Library Department Organizational Changes: Meadowbrook Branch Library
Focus on workforce development
Cooperative partnership with Workforce Solutions, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and Friends of the Fort Worth Public Library, Inc.
20 hours per week
Small-group instruction
Computers (desktop, laptop and early literacy workstations)
Smaller targeted collection
Request service and holds
Redesigned service area
Part-time staff
Why workforce development
Council priority
Historical library data (computer use and staff observations)
Presence of Workforce Solutions in the Meadowbrook community
Service is managed by the Library – personal services contracted labor no fringe cost to city
Important to note that we are retaining
Traditional services (books, requests, checkout, holds)
Most used service – computers
Youth area – parents looking for jobs often don’t have babysitters and need to bring children with them
Service reconfiguration will take a few months

4. Library Department Organizational Changes: Northside Branch Library
Focus on literacy and lifelong learning
20 hours per week
Space for Early Childhood Matters sessions and consultation
Priority Literacy tutoring continues
Smaller targeted collection
Computers (desktop, laptop and early literacy workstations)
Request service and holds
Redesign service area
Part-time staff
Proposal relies on CFW funding for FY2011 – as of 01/01/11 personal services contracted labor no fringe cost to city
Funding initially requested from the Foundation but not funded
Used historical data to determine focus
Retains traditional services
Collection – youth materials, books, media, Hispanic periodicals, media
Requests, holds, check-out
Will close for service area redesign

5. Library Department Organizational Changes: Ridglea Branch Library
Full service
20 hours per week
No reduction to materials budget
Computers (desktop, laptop & early literacy workstations)
Request service and holds
Part-time staff
Retains 5.0 FTEs and 2 SO1s:
1.0 B-85 (Sr Librarian)
1.0 J-32 (Customer Services Clerk II - CSRII)
J-30 (CSRI)
J-83 (Page)
2 – SO1 Library wk

6. Meadowbrook Branch Library Ridglea Branch Library
Library Department Organizational Changes: Revised Reductions – 9 months
Category
Materials
BOLD
COOL
Meadowbrook Branch Library
Northside
Branch Library
Ridglea Branch Library
TOTALS
Reduction Package
Original Amount
Alternative
$30,519
$68,445
$183,606
$181,820
$120,627
$65,577
$212,008
$25,436
$615,205
$371,797
$173,826
$82,378
$50,000
$94,115
$60,000
$158,387 $0
$508,706
$283,826
Operational Support
$119,326
$88,861
$133,639
$99,525
$224,324
$167,059
$477,289
$355,445
ORIGINAL TOTAL
ALTERNATIVE
$385,310
$320,681
$348,381
$225,102
$594,719
$192,495
$1,601,200
$1,011,068

7. Library Department FY 2012 Foundation Proposal
Develop Lease Agreement
Northside and Ridglea libraries
Effective October 1, 2011
Annual and renewable
Foundation provides funding for personnel and materials
City continues to fund utilities and maintenance
Develop operational service agreement

8. Questions/Comments?