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GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS <br />1. Comparisons of revenues and expenditures of the consolidated <br />service delivery model will be made to the existing proposed <br />(preconsolidated) budgets. <br />Expenditures <br />Tax Levy <br />COMPARISON OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES <br />St. Paul Ramsey County <br />$ 6,901,301 $ 4,458,31.. <br />$ 6,415,9821 $ 4,055,9371 <br />Consolidated <br />$ 11,118,265 <br />$ 10,471,919 <br />Because the two library systems currently serve different geographic <br />areas, duplication of services is limited to administration. There <br />would be cost savings at the administration level due to elimination <br />of administrators, support service personnel, and other economies of <br />scale. Positions possibly eliminated through attrition would result <br />in savings of at least $ 241,352 per year (including benefits). These <br />positions include: <br />Library Administrator <br />Technical & Support Services Manager <br />Office Manager <br />1/2 Payroll Clerk <br />St. Paul's central library (downtown) could serve as the central <br />library and primary reference center for the consolidated system, <br />resulting in some additional savings. Consolidation of <br />books /materials purchasing would not result in economies of scale <br />because both systems receive the maximum discount for volume <br />purchasing. <br />County wide property taxes would be the primary revenue source (90 %). <br />Donations could be earmarked for specific functions until full <br />implementation has taken place, to ensure stability of donations. <br />Overdue fines and copy machine charges will have to be set at uniform <br />rates. <br />2. Full implementation shall take up to three (3) years (to be in <br />place by 12/31/95) so full impacts are realized by taxpayers in 1996. <br />Because of assumptions specific to libraries, full implementation <br />would likely exceed three years. Computer systems should last an <br />additional five years. Complete reclassification could take <br />substantially more than three years to accomplish. Whatever cost <br />savings there are should be realized by 1996. <br />3. The new (consolidated) service delivery system budget (base 1991) <br />`l shall be increased by inflation index for 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995. <br />el\ 1. Includes allowance for uncollectables of $246,769. <br />2. This figure does not include library debt service levy of $ 947,952 <br />Page 37 <br />