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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Beverley Shirley Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 2:56 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: FW: Reduction in FY2003 Budget Importance: High TexShare Members - I know that all of you are anxious to learn what is happening with the TSLAC budget and how it will impact your libraries. I have forwarded a note from Peggy Rudd, Director and Librarian, regarding the progress we have made complying with the requests we have received from the Legislature and the Governor's Office to reduce our expenditures. While I am pleased to announce that TSLAC has been able to accomplish a 7% reduction in general revenue without seriously impacting the services that are paid out of that funding source, we are still struggling with a freeze on FY03 TIF grant money. TIF grant funding is used toward the purchase of the TexShare databases. The current set of TexShare databases is in place through June 30, 2003. There is money in the TSLAC budget to allow us to purchase a reduced set of databases to run July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004. While we still hope that some of the FY03 TIF grant money will come to us, we must plan for the possibility that it will remain frozen past the date our subscriptions come up for renewal. The Electronic Information Working Group is meeting today. I spent most of the morning with them as they strategized on ways to maximize database services to TexShare libraries under reduced FY03 funding. This working group has dedicated many hours of time and a considerable amount of knowledge and talent to the TexShare database program. In the next week or so they will be asking you to take a moment of your time to complete a Web-based survey on the TexShare database offerings. They need your help in identifying the most important databases in the this program. We are working on a very short turnaround, so please watch for an announcement of the survey and respond quickly. We ask that only one survey be completed per library. As Ms. Rudd indicates in her note, TSLAC is still tackling a revised appropriations request for FY04 and FY05. I will forward information to you as soon as I have information to report. Thank you for working together and working with TSLAC to provide valuable library services to Texans. Beverley Shirley, Division Director Library Resource Sharing Texas State Library and Archives Commission (512) 463-5433 FAX (512) 936-2306 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Peggy Rudd > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 7:22 PM > Subject: Reduction in FY2003 Budget > Importance: High > > Colleagues: > > I would like to let you know the results of our efforts to respond to the > request from the state's leadership that state agencies "immediately > reduce FY03 spending by an amount equal to at least 7% of your FY03 > general revenue appropriation." Staff and I worked diligently to > concentrate reductions in areas that would have the least impact on > customer services and grants. > > As a result of this diligence and because we were able to include the > funds we expect to lapse this biennium, we were able to reduce our general > revenue by more than 9.75%. In order to achieve this reduction, we are > eliminating all out-of-state travel, reducing in-state travel, restricting > the hiring of staff, limiting merit raises, and restricting capital > purchases. > > We have turned our attention now to revising TSLAC's FY2004-2005 > Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR), which requires a 12% reduction > (over $1.6 million) in General Revenue. I will communicate with you about > any impact this reduction has as soon as I can. > > I appreciate your patience and your support. Please let me know if you > have questions. > > Peggy D. Rudd, Director and Librarian > Texas State Library and Archives Commission > 1201 Brazos Street, PO Box 12927 > Austin TX 78711-2927 > Phone * 512.463.5460 > Fax * 512.463.5436 > Email * [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
