(Oneida, NY – Feb. 2014) Members of the Oneida Public Library Board of Trustees will be available Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. in the library’s Meeting Room to discuss with voters the proposed library budget for fiscal year 2014-15 that is up for a vote March 4. Candidates running for the two open seats on the board will also be on hand to meet the public.
On March 4, 2014, from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. at the library, registered voters in the Oneida Public Library Special Legislature District, which is co-extensive with the Oneida City School District, will vote on a proposed operating budget of $382,110 for the library at 220 Broad St. for FY 2014-15, which runs from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015. The budget presumes a 1.66 percent increase in expenses over FY 2013-14.
Of the total projected revenue, the OPL Board proposes a property tax levy of $334,110. This shows an increase of $7,238 over the current levy, a 2.21 percent increase in line with the N.Y.S. Tax Cap Law.
Two candidates are in the running for the two OPL Board seats that will open up this coming July 1. George Richard “Rick” Kinsella, Jr., is the sole candidate for a full term of five years for the seat now held by Jim Bacher. James Dieso is running for a one-year term to fill out the term of Eileen Kinsella, who has retired from the board.