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RESOLUTION NUMBER 2005-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA CITY
COMMISSIN SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION AND
MODERNIZATION OF THE SEMINOLE COUNTY LIBRARY
SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, the Seminole County Library Study Committee was authorized by the
Seminole County Commission to study the needs of the Seminole County Library
System, and to make recommendations relative to library improvements that may be
required to deliver the level of library services needed and desired by the residents of
Seminole County, and
WHEREAS, the Study Committee was composed of cross sections of the leadership of
Seminole County and Seminole County Library users, and
WHEREAS, the Seminole County Library Study Committee has found the need to build
a new branch library in Winter Springs, the need to expand and modernize existing
libraries, the need to increase the volume of library books and services offered in the
counties libraries, and the need for a dedicated source of funds to ensure the on-going
funding of library services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Winter Springs City
Commission endorses the Seminole County Library Study Committee's Option "A"
Plan of improvement, and action on the part of the Seminole County Commission to
schedule a referendum on the question of expanding, modernizing, and financing
library services including:
a) Construction of a new branch library in Winter Springs preferably in the
Winter Springs Town Center.
b) Expansion and modernization of existing library facilities.
c) Increasing the volume of book offerings to meet Florida Library
Association Standards for public libraries.
d) Increasing offerings of electronic access to sources of information.
e) Expansion of multi media services.
t) Creation of a Special Revenue Library Fund in the accounts of the County
to account for all financial transactions of the annual operations and
maintenance of the Library System.
g) Dedication of a millage rate to the Special Revenue Library Fund adequate
to ensure the annual operations and maintenance of the Library System.
DONE AND ADOPTED in Regular Session of the Winter Springs City
Commission, duly assembled in Winter Springs, Seminole County, Florida
this 11 th day of July 2005.
John F. Bush, Mayor
ATTEST:
Andrea Lorenzo-Luaces, City Clerk
City of Winter Springs
Resolution 2005-27
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