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THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE PARIS PUBLIC LIBRARY DOES HEREBY <br />RESOLVE AND RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING TO THE PARIS CITY COUNCIL: <br />IN RECOGNITION THAT ALL TAX MONIES AND SUPPORT FOP THE LIBRARY <br />COME FROM THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF PARIS; AND RECOGNIZING <br />THAT THERE IS PRESENTLY NO FUNDING FROM LAMAR COUNTY; <br />AND BEING COGNIZANT OF THE <br />BEEN FORCED TO CUT FUNDING <br />AMOUNT, AND THAT THESE AND <br />TO JEOPARDIZE THE LEVEL OF <br />PARIS PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS H <br />OF PARIS AND LAMAR COUNTY; <br />FACT THAT THE CITY OF PARIS HAS <br />FOR THE LIBRARY IN A SIGNIFICANT <br />POSSIBLE FUTURE CUTS ARE SUCH AS <br />SERVICES AND RESOURCES WHICE THE <br />ISTORICALLY OFFERED TO ALL CITIZENS <br />AND WITH AN AWARENESS THAT APPROXIMATELY 36% OF THE LIBRARY'S <br />USERS RESIDE OUTSIDE THE CITY OF PARIS; WE THE LIBRARY BOARD <br />DO HEREBY RECOMMEND AND REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROACH <br />THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ASK FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO <br />INCLUDE THE LIBRARY. <br />IT IS THE FURTHER DESIRE OF THE BOARD TO WORK WITH THE CITY <br />COUNCIL TO SECURE COUNTY E'UNDING. IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT MOST <br />CITIZENS WHO RESIDE IN THE COUNTY AND USE THE LIBRARY ARE NOT <br />AWARE THAT THERE ARE NO COUNTY FUNDS, AND THAT THEY WOULD <br />SUPPORT SUCH A MOVE FOR INCLUSION OF THE LIBRARY IN THE COUNTY <br />BUDGET. WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST THAT A COMMITTEE BE <br />APPOINTED TO SECURE SAID FUNDING, WITH TWO PERSONS REPRESENTING <br />THE CITY COUNCIL, TWO FROM THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, TWO FROM <br />THE LIBRARY BOARD AND TWO FROM THE GENERAL COMMUNITY ONE OF <br />WHOM COULD BE APPOINTED BY THE CITY AND ONE BY THE COUNTY, AND <br />THAT THIS GROUP COMMIT'.ITSELF TO A TIMELY AND EFFICIENT PLAN <br />TO SECURE COUNTY FUNDING. <br />THE ADVISORY BOARD WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND RECOMMEND THAT <br />THE CITY EXPLORE ALL AVENUES FOR COUNTY FUNDING, AND THAT A <br />"USER FEE" BE THE LAST OPTION TO BE EXPLORED, AND THAT ONLY AFTER <br />ALL OTHER AVENUES OF SUPPORT HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTEE. <br />WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD, FEEL THIS IS A <br />STEP THAT MUST BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED LEVEL OF SERVICE <br />THAT THE LIBRARY HAS HISTORICALLY MAINTAINED FOR ALL CITIZENS. <br />WE PLEDGE CUR BEST EFFORTS TO HELP IN THIS ENDEAVOR. <br />RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, THIS, THE <br />28 th DAY OF April , 1953. <br />CC `I <br />