Title
Approval of Application for the FY2021 LSTA Grant
Summary
The Foley Public Library seeks permission from the Foley City Council to apply to the Alabama Public Library Service for a FY2021 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grant in the amount of $15,000.00 to be used to purchase a large format scanner for the Library's Genealogy Department. The local match for this grant is $3,750.00.
Budgetary Impact:
Non-Capital Item:
____ Budgeted under account #_______________ (discussion item)
____ Not budgeted, requesting transfer of $__________ from Account #______________ to Account #_____________.
____ Not budgeted requiring increase to account #___________ in the amount of $____________.
Capital - Departmental **Capital Purchase Worksheet form must be attached**
____ Budgeted under account #______________ for $_________ and described in budget as ________________________. Additional amount needed, if any: Increase in budget of $_________ OR, transfer of $________ from Account #____________ to Account #_____________**Request to Increase OR Request toTransfer Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
____ Not Budgeted - account #____________ requires budget increase of $_____________.**Request to Increase Departmental Budget Dollars form must be attached**
Capital Project - **If requesting to start a project, a Capital Project Worksheet form must be attached**
In current year Capital Projects Plan:
_____ Yes, described as __________________________, planned amount $___________, requesting $_________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #_________________
_____ No, requesting $___________ as total project estimate, including contingencies, under account #____________________.
_____ No, requesting an increase of $___________ to an already approved project titled ________________________ that is being tracked under Account No. ___________________.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Foley Public Library intends to make application to the Alabama Public Library Service for a LSTA Grant in the amount of $15,000.00 to be used to purchase a large format scanner for the Library's Genealogy Department, and
WHEREAS, the application deadline for the grant is April 7, 2020, and
WHEREAS, the amount of the grant is $15,000.00 with a $3,750.00 local match, to be budgeted in FY2021.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Approves the application by the City of Foley Public Library to the Alabama Public Library Service for a LSTA Grant that will be used to purchase a large format scanner for the Library's Genealogy Department.
SECTION 2: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption as required by law.