These will be lower next year partly because of unfilled vacant positions and partly because the terminal leave paid out earlier this fiscal year would not be duplicated next fiscal year. Custodial and electrical expenses are for services from outside agencies to keep the library clean and functional. This number was rounded up from the proposed budget presented at the April board meeting. Purchased services, as explained before, include fixed asset appraisal, tax abatements, the interest on the TAN, OCLC, and the payroll service used by the Library. Utilities are slightly higher than last year and the estimate is expected to be accurate.
Property insurance is a fixed amount for liability insurance.
Communications include the phone system and the T-1 lines for Internet access. Printed materials include the cost of the books and periodicals, shipping and the processing cost of these materials. Non-printed materials include software products used by all library computers, for books on cassette, videos and compact discs. Equipment rental is for the rental of copiers and computers. Building rental includes a portion for the Rite-Aid space.