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Government Relations Government Relations UpdateUpdate

June 9, 2010June 9, 2010

FY ‘10 – ’11 Biennium Budget

$50 billion over 2 yrs. Balanced Sales tax above estimates Personal tax payments 16.3% under

estimates 121,000 net increase in jobs Feb. –

Mar. Medicaid underspending

FY ’12 – ’13 Biennium Budget

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- $ 8 billion

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FY ’12 – ’13 Biennium Budget

How do you balance the next biennium budget? Increased Revenue

VLTs Fees Gambling Federal $$$ Taxes Bake Sales

FY ’12 – ’13 Biennium Budget

How do you balance the next biennium budget? Cut expenses

Where? How?

Election Year

Governor’s Race

General Assembly

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Home Days Candidate Opportunities Trustees Materials / Message

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Message We have strong and successful libraries.

Key public service, used by all ages. Critical asset for Ohio competitiveness as a place to live and work.

The further we advance into the information age, the more Ohioans are using their libraries.

88% of Ohio voters rate their local libraries as excellent or good.

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Background Importance of state funding

Good libraries throughout Ohio, not just economically advantaged areas

Collaboration History of state funding

Intangibles tax 1930’s - 1984 LLGSF 1985 – 2006

6.3% of personal income 5.7% of personal income

PLF 2007 – current 2.22% 1.97%

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PLF/LLGSF: 2001 - 2009$

Difference

% Differen

ce $ Difference

% Differenc

e

Year Amount Year-Year Year-Year from 2001 from 2001

2001

$ 496,458,342

2002

457,671,290

(38,787,052) -7.81%

(38,787,052) -7.81%

2003

452,648,009

(5,023,281) -1.10%

(43,810,333) -8.82%

2004

455,470,323

2,822,314 0.62%

(40,988,019) -8.26%

2005

457,692,919

2,222,596 0.49%

(38,765,423) -7.81%

2006

457,970,324

277,405 0.06%

(38,488,018) -7.75%

2007

457,970,324 - 0.00%

(38,488,018) -8.40%

2008

450,578,991

(7,391,333) -1.61%

(45,879,351) -9.24%

2009

370,367,615

(80,211,376) -17.80%

(126,090,727) -25.40%

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Local Message Traffic / circulation Special programs – Ready To Read, Job Search,

Homework Help Centers Hours Staff Materials

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Post Election materials Funding Trustees Children

Eliminating the Income Tax

HB 400

43% of state revenue

Congressman Kasich

County Prosecutor’s Ruling

Federal judge Legislative action – Rep. Murray

Amendment Bill

Letter to prosecutors / directors What does this mean?

Advisory Representation?

Local Government Commission

Report due September 1, 2010

26 recommendations

Review library organization