SML Board of Control Minutes September 12, 1994, Page 2 The utilities budget require only a small increase from last year???s budget. The library equipment and vehicles budget includes $85,000 for replacement of the 1980 bookmobile. This is one of the two major expenditures that will exceed the current revenues for next year. Five more copiers need to be replaced due to lack of maintenance and parts available. Automation equipment proposed for 1995 includes replacement of terminals and peripheral equipment since they are getting old and will not provide the VT100 emulation needed for InterNet. The parish jail will require about $9,000 to set up with automation equipment when it opens. Also, it is proposed that the old Gaylord charge machines be replaced with receipt printers for circulation. If we decide to put Journal Citation online, it would cost about $17,000. Lane Sartor explained the need for an increase in the 1995 buildings and grounds budget. An inspection during the buildings and grounds committee meeting on August 8, 1994 revealed badly deteriorated carpet. The committee recommended replacement of the carpet on all floors at the Main Library, except for tiled areas and the two rooms on the fourth floor that were carpeted since 1988. (See attached Memo to Buildings and Grounds about Carpet at Main Library.) An estimate to re-carpet the Main Library is about $137,005. Also, several roofs need repair work and the Main Library needs to have Unit 1 (4 compressors and controller) of the air conditioning system replaced. It is estimated to cost $12,000 for roofing work and $16,700 to replace the compressors. The director explained that $8,000 was added to the 1995 budget for legal fees since we may need further legal representation in 1995 and the City attorney or district attorney will not provide us legal services. (See attached Requested Budget Adjustments for 1994.) He explained that the Library may have to seek legal representation to help prove that it is not a civil service organization. Lane Sartor reported that the Finance Committee approved the recommendation to add $8,000 for legal fees to the 1995 budget. Lane Sartor briefed the Board on the requested budget adjustments for 1994. (See attached Requested Budget Adjustments for 1994.) This included an increase in building maintenance by $28,700, and in increase in professional services (legal fees)
