VALLEY REGIONAL LIBRARY

January 27, 1982.

The 1982 Provisional Budget Draft is enclosed

herewith, it incorporates the following substantial

changes:

1. Area Librarian allocated for the North Fraser part

of the region (this splits an existing area) + $30,549

Adult Book Coordinator which is a scaled down version
of the former Public Services Coordinator who was not

replaced in January, 1981. + $30,540

3. A full allocation for replacement of book stock of
$1,273,800 (this is up 82.2% over 1981, includes

expansion books)

Also being considered and not presently in
this budget is the Matsqui Municipal Hall as a new
expanded library replacing at least Clearbrook and the
acquisition of commercial shopping mall space at McMillan
in Abbotsford.

Some Statistics

Provincial revenues have been budgeted as of last
year's totals (this should be clarified soon by
Peter Martin, Library Services Branch).

Alternative C is 30.3% higher than last year.

School Assessments are up by 28.6% in the Regional
Library system (from $2,238,886,583 to $2,879,949,993).

The mill rate based on School Assessment in 1981
was 1.834 mills and in 1982 at the maximum budget
1.948 mills. 3