Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library levy

Cleveland Heights-

University Heights

Public Library

Opening Doors,

Opening Minds

Our Heights Libraries

7-member Board of Trustees appointed by the CH-UH School Board

An independent governmental entity

Service area is school district

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How are we funded?

2/3Local

Property

Taxes

1/3

State of OH Public Library

Fund

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Less than 1% Fines, Fees,

and Grants

PLF is the only state revenue public libraries receive

State income tax cuts will further reduce the PLF in 2015

Heights Libraries receives no federal funds

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State of OH Public Library Fund

(PLF) is at 1996 levels!

Ohio PLF 1996 - 2014

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Revenue and Expenses

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Past levies, current performance

1992: 4.0 mill - current effective rate: 2.54 mill

2000: 1.9 mill - current effective rate: 1.48 mill

2008: 1.9 mill - current effective rate: 1.90 mill

Total: 7.8 mill - current effective rate: 5.92 mill

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2.2 mills will generate

$2.3 million a year

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we anticipate this levy will last at least 5 yearsand our priorities with these funds include:

enhancing technology and energy

savings at our facilities

restoring Sunday hours

to all neighborhood

branches

securing and maintaining a solid financial foundation for

our future

What will this levy mean to

me in additional taxes?

$ 73.50

a year$ 6.13

a month$ 0.20a day

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for each $100,000 of home value:

Source: Cuyahoga County Budget Commission

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taxes to support libraries = 6%

Total property taxes

How much of my property tax

supports our libraries?

Public libraries are important

to communities

Equity & Prosperity

Community Development

Education & Literacy

Democracy & Access to Government

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Heights Libraries are Regional!

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we receive $6.00 of value for each $1.00 invested in CLEVNET

as part of this 44 library consortium we have access to

more than 10 million items and more e-books than New York!

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Heights Libraries are Exceptional!

What makes us a 5 star library?

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Heights Libraries ranks

7th overall in the US for libraries of our size

per capita there were:

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31.5

5.2

visits to the library

items borrowed

public internet computer uses

Our exceptional library….

Auditor of State Award with Distinction

for 2012 and 2013

Financial Audits

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We have unique, far- reaching

services

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We partner with more than 50 local organizations

Public and private schools and universities

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Cleveland Orchestra

Family Connections Cleveland Food Bank

Reaching Heights

Lake Erie Ink

Open Doors

Heights Family to Family Collaborative

League of Women Voters ….. and many more!

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We know our community

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We know how our community

uses our facilities

1,000,000

visitors

1,350

meetings

3,000

library programs

300,000

computer uses

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in 2013 our facilities saw:

Opening doors, opening

minds – for everyone

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Thank You!

Jim Posch

Rob Fischer

Rick Ortmeyer

Ron Holland

Abby Botnick

Jim Roosa

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Library Board of Trustees

Nancy Levin

Library Director