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Placer County Grand Jury • 2015-2016

Findings and Recommendations

Published: August 31, 2016 8 pages

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Findings 7 findings

F1 Page 25

Other than rent for the Meadow Vista facility, no substantial money will be saved by closing these two libraries.

F2 Page 25

County property tax revenue is increasing as the County recovers from the recent recession.

F3 Page 25

Decreased hours at the Loomis Library have restricted citizen usage.

F4 Page 25

Loomis and Meadow Vista citizens are actively exploring options in order to retain their libraries and accompanying services.

F5 Page 25

Residents of the Town of Loomis value their library services to the extent they have proposed a ballot measure to increase local sales tax to keep their library.

F6 Page 25

Loomis and Meadow Vista residents’ needs regarding library services were not addressed. These communities were not included in the community conversations as conducted by the Placer County Library Services consultants.

F7 Page 25

Both communities conducted their own surveys to address their needs and concerns. The majority of survey participants in each community indicated support to keep libraries open (See Attachments A and B).

Recommendations 4

R1
Page 25

Placer County Library Services make the wants and needs of each community a major priority.
R2
Page 25

Placer County Library Services revise the strategic plan to reflect those wants and needs of the affected communities rather than, “moving beyond an interconnected system of small ‘town’ libraries to a fully independent network of County library service outlets.”
R3
Page 25

At least six months prior to proposing a library closure the Placer County Library Services must hold local public forums and perform input surveys in every affected community.
R4
Page 25

The Supervisor of the impacted district should solicit input from their constituents prior to making library decisions. 21