30 results for “library district”
30 results for “library district”
The Fort Worth City Council agenda for April 28, 2026 includes nine special presentations and recognitions honoring local officials, community members, and organizations, followed by a consent agenda with multiple items requiring minimal deliberation. The consent agenda addresses financial matters including a $153,398.48 appropriation to the Library Special Revenue Fund from the Addie Levy Trust, acceptance of approximately $658,707.58 in grants from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for homeless housing and services programs, and amendments to the Downtown Public Improvement District fiscal budget. The meeting was scheduled for 11:00 AM at the City Council Chamber in Fort Worth, Texas.
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The Fort Worth City Council meeting scheduled for 6:00 PM on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, includes special presentations honoring Bob Semple Day, the Texas Forge Taekwondo team, and Anorexia Nervosa Awareness. The consent agenda covers routine items including authorization of the city's $384,824.72 pro-rata allocation to the Denton Central Appraisal District for 2026, a $100,000 donation return to the Fort Worth Public Library Foundation, a $40,000 agreement with the Fort Worth African American Museum and Cultural Center for construction support, and denial of a 50% property tax exemption request for a housing development at Marine Creek Parkway.
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The Evanston Joint Review Board met on December 11, 2025, to conduct its statutorily required annual review of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district reports for fiscal year 2024. The agenda included approval of 2024 meeting minutes, review of annual reports for five active TIF districts (Howard Ridge, West Evanston, Dempster Dodge, Chicago Main, and Five Fifths), and board discussion. The meeting was held virtually via Google Meet and involved representatives from the City of Evanston, Oakton College, Evanston Township High School District 202, Evanston School District 65, and the Evanston Public Library.
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Charleston County presented its FY 2026 budget on May 22, 2025, with a scheduled three-reading approval process concluding June 10, 2025. The budget recommendations include approving county and special purpose district budgets, a fee ordinance amendment, and library budgets, while addressing economic uncertainties and inflation through maintaining existing services and supporting the county's strategic plan. Key proposals include 33 new positions across emergency services, housing, and planning functions, a General Fund appropriation increase of 4.2% to $365.5 million, and a debt service increase of 47.0% to $56.5 million, with the Northern Charleston Fire District millage rate increasing from 15.5 to 16.2 mills.
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On February 3, 2025, the Lincoln City Directors met to discuss stormwater management, library services, and zoning updates. The city issued a $13.9 million stormwater bond approved by voters in November to fund flood mitigation and water quality improvements, with specific projects including urban drainage improvements and stream stabilizations across the city. Additionally, the Libraries Department reported a strategic plan for 2024-27 focused on maximizing access and growing support, with system-wide services and checkouts up 3-16% year-over-year, and Planning presented zoning district updates scheduled for City Council consideration in mid-March.
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The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance issued a Report on Expenditures Per Capita on September 18, 2023, compiling 2021 and 2022 financial data from local governments across the state as required by Indiana Code. The report, prepared for the Governor and Indiana General Assembly, analyzes spending per capita across eight categories of local government entities: counties, townships, cities/towns, school corporations, libraries, special districts, conservancy districts, and soil and water conservation districts, with data compiled from the Indiana State Board of Accounts and the Indiana Department of Education. The Department calculated the highest, lowest, median, and average expenditures per capita for each local government type based on the most recent federal decennial census data.
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On February 9, 2023, the Mesa City Council held a Study Session to review items for the February 13, 2023 Regular Council meeting, with all seven council members present. Library Director Polly Bonnett presented an Intergovernmental Agreement with Mesa Unified School District to establish an opt-in library card signup process for students through school enrollment, removing three items (3-a, 8-a, and 8-b) from the consent agenda. The presentation referenced 2015 data showing kindergarteners with public library access achieved higher math, science, and reading scores by third grade, and detailed a new automated year-round library card registration process serving 82 Mesa Public Schools locations and 57 elementary schools across three service districts. Ms. Bonnett noted a kindergarten pilot program is underway in a charter school with planned adjustments following evaluation.
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