KRL - Community Advisory Commitee

Community Advisory Commitee

The Kitsap Regional Library (KRL) has formed a Community Advisory Committee to help the KRL Board of Trustees assess a variety of library funding-related issues. The committee’s activities are closely linked with the KRL outreach effort to assess community opinion about library operations, services and funding issues.

The Committee will meet monthly beginning in November 2006 until January 2007. Key functions of the Committee include:

Reviewing current KRL funding status and issues related to how increasing library service costs and demands exceed current revenues;
Providing an assessment of data gathered from, surveys provided to the general public, feedback from community meetings, community leader interviews and other information as provided; and
Offering specific guidance to the KRL Board of Trustees regarding various budget and funding options, including whether KRL should or should not seek voter approval for a levy lid lift ballot issue in 2007.

Issues to be discussed at meetings will be:

Thursday, November 9

Review KRL funding issues
Review public opinion survey and town hall meetings
Review the 2006 Vision 2010 plan
Review comparison of KRL and other Libraries in the State

Thursday, December 7

Update 2007 FY budget status
Discuss funding options connected to specific library services

Thursday, January 11

Review any addition public comment
Develop recommendation for Board of Trustees regarding funding options

Committee members will work closely with KRL management and staff to ensure that appropriate information is provided and shared in a timely manner.

Name:	Affilation/Organization:
Natalie Bryson	Central Kitsap Community Council
Pierre Cappuccino	Friends of the Library, E. Bremerton
Jim Civilla	West Bay Auto Parts
Vicki Collins	Bremerton School District School Board, VP
Lary Coppola	Kitsap Business Journal
Pete Crane	Smith Barney
Bob Fortner	Bainbridge Resource Group, Fortner Books
Wendy Hampton	Kitsap Regional Library Foundation, Treasurer
Patty Graf-Hoke	Graf-Hoke Inc.
Peggy Kent	Kitsap Regional Library Foundation
Sarah Lee	Kitsap Housing Authority (Bainbridge Island)
Patty Lent	Kitsap County, Central Kitsap Commissioner
Paul McClellan	Library Patron
Norm McLoughlin	Kitsap Housing Authority
Gussie Schaffer	Kitsap Sun Marketing Director, retired
Betti Sheldon	Washington State Senator, retired

KRL Mission Statement: Kitsap Regional Library serves the community as a center for lifelong learning and a steward of access to stories, information and knowledge

Board of Trustees: Althea Paulson, 2005/2006 Bainbridge Island Representative; Paul Drotz, 2005 South Kitsap Representaive;

Jackie Aitchison, 2005/2006North Kitsap Representative; Teresa McDermott, 2005/2006 Central Kitsap Representative;

Tim Quigley, 2005 Bremerton Representative; Anna Laurie, 2006 Bremerton Representative