Thread by @shayshinecastle

Oh, hey, a quick update on library district negotiations.

Brockett: The county commissioners still want the city to support the majority of the library's budget itself.

And they are not willing to give any county general fund money to Boulder's library system.

"So it's not seeming like we're getting anywhere," Brockett says.

"At the end of the day, we're still quite far apart."

Unless council wants to majorly shift its position, it doesn't look like a district will be formed by resolution. The question will go to the voters via a petition by district advocates.

Friend: I would put this to bed. We're still too far apart. Let the Library Champions what they're going to do.

Benjamin: A 2.72 mill levy would cover existing costs, and increase over time. Can we get the commissioners there, even?

Brockett: They said they would not go close to 3 mills.

Here's what we're talking about when we talk about mills: If a district if formed by resolution, the forming entities (city and county) get to decide how much $$ the district can ask voters for.

Council's cap was 3.8 mills or ~$20M; commissioners were at 1 mil, or ~$5M

"It doesn't look like it's going to work out this year with the commissioners," Brockett says.

Brockett Sigh-O-Meter: 1 big one

That's it for this and the meeting.

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