Governor Patrick’s FY2009 Budget Recommendations
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TO: |
Library Community |
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FROM: |
Maureen J. Killoran, Head of the Public Library Advisory Unit |
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DATE: |
January 24, 2008 |
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SUBJECT: |
Governor Patrick’s FY2009 Budget Recommendations |
Governor Patrick and Lt. Governor Murray released their FY2009 state budget recommendations to the Massachusetts House and Senate today at the State House. The Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate will each develop their own version of the FY2009 state budget. The Massachusetts House will release their budget in late April or early May. The Massachusetts Senate will release their budget in May or early June. Then a joint House and Senate conference committee will be appointed in June to resolve the differences in the budgets. The FY2009 state budget goes back to the Governor who has the authority to line item veto.
The Governor/Lt. Governor recommended the following for the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners for FY2009:
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ITEM |
ITEM NAME |
FY2008 BUDGET |
FY2009 GOVERNOR |
Note |
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7000-9101 |
Board of Library Commissioners Administrative Account |
$1,028,000 |
$1,239,916 |
This provides an increase of $211,916 for the administration at the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners. |
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7000-9401 |
State Aid to Regional Libraries |
$16,616,071 |
$16,616,071 |
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7000-9402 |
Talking Book Library at Worcester Public Library |
$415,000 |
$440,000 |
This provides an increase of $25,000 for the Worcester Talking Book Library. |
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7000-9406 |
Talking Book & Machine Library (Perkins) |
$2,203,997 |
$2,253,997 |
This provides an increase of $50,000 for the Talking Book Library at Perkins. |
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7000-9501 |
State Aid to Public Libraries |
$9,489,844 |
$9,489,844 |
FY08 State budget provides authorization for MBLC to award 55 additional waivers in excess of the statutory 10 waivers of the Municipal Appropriation Requirement. FY09 budget provides authorization for the MBLC to award 25 additional waivers in excess of the statutory 10 waivers of the Municipal Appropriation Requirement (M.A.R.) |
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7000-9506 |
Library Technology and Resource Sharing |
$2,851,000 |
$2,851,000 |
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7000-9507 |
Public Library Incentive Grant |
$250,000 |
$500,000 |
This line item provides an increase of $250,000. |