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About the Levy:
The Library’s Budget
History
Library Revenues
Impact of Compression
 

Library Levy

Library Revenues

General Fund
Aka, the “fossil levy”
Part of County’s permanent tax base
Subject to BCC allocation
All property tax
About 35-40% of total revenue
 
Library Levy
Local option levy
Must come to library
Subject to voter approval
All property tax
About 50-55% of total revenue
 
Library-generated Revenues
Non-tax
Fines & fees
Sales
Grants
Reimbursements from other government agencies
Interest
About 5-10% of total revenues
 
Beginning Working Balance
If expenditures are less than revenues in the previous fiscal year

ALL REVENUES COME INTO THE LIBRARY FUND

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