Title
Resolution relative to requesting that Milwaukee County appropriate $1,500,000 for the Milwaukee County Federated Library System for the County-wide Reciprocal Borrowing System for calendar years 2006, 2007, and 2008.
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WHEREAS, the Milwaukee County Federated Library System (MCFLS) has existed for over 30 years as a federation of municipally-owned and operated local public libraries; and,
WHEREAS, under the MCFLS, county-wide citizens have been able to borrow items at any municipal library within the county; and,
WHEREAS, that system of county-wide interlibrary borrowing, known as reciprocal borrowing, has been extremely successful and is an important county-wide service to be maintained; and,
WHEREAS, the county-wide reciprocal borrowing service is in need of additional funds to provide the county-wide funding level needed to continue that county-wide system; and,
WHEREAS, Milwaukee County has provided limited funding to the MCFLS over the last few years for this and other MCFLS county-wide services; and,
WHEREAS, Milwaukee County, as a county-wide intergovernmental local entity, is best suited and responsible to provide the additional county-wide funding necessary for the continuance of the MCFLS county-wide reciprocal borrowing system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of West Allis that Milwaukee County is respectfully requested to appropriate $1,500,000 for the MCFLS for use in providing funding for the county-wide reciprocal borrowing system for the years 2006, 2007, and 2008.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution shall be provided to Milwaukee County, all municipalities throughout Milwaukee County, as well as to the MCFLS.
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