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RESOLUTION NO. ljJ__
SERIES OF 1998
A RESOLU1 '10N AUTHORIZING THE ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRiUIY TO
IMPLEMEN1' THE ANNUAL "FOOD FOR FINES" PROGRAM FROM , OVEMRisR 9. 1998
THROUGH DECEMBER 18, 1998.
WHEREAS, the Englewood Public Library has s ponsored n "Food for ll'mes· program
t!uring the November/December holidays for the past eight yea.ra; a.nd
WHEREAS , the "Food for Fines" program allows patrona with overdi::ie fines to "pay"
them off through the donation of non -perishable food items; and
WHEREAS , the food items a re then forwarded to the lnterFaitb T a.dr Force for
distribution to financially disadva ntaged families in the Englewood are:.; a.nd
WHEREAS, the program 1s a benefit to the commuaity in that the diuiadvantaged are
assis t d and the air cleared with re s pect to fin es and the City rece1\.ing n:1 l.tbra_ry matenal,
back;
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VE D BY THE CITY COUNCIL
ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO . THAT :
THE CITY OF
~-The Englewood City Council hereby a uthorizes the Engl,,""""'1 Public Library
imp lementation of the annual "Food For Fines" program from November 9, 1998 through
December 18, 1098. The "Food For Fines" will then be forwarded IL ti.. lnterFaith Taek
Fo rce for distribution to financially di sadvantaged famili es in the Enc!..,.,ood area.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of No vember, 199 .
I. Loucnshrn A. Elh ,. C1ty Cl erk fo r,ii}p C1ty of Engl ewood . Col o
a bove 1s a true copy of Re so lut1 on >lo .TI, Seri es of I 998 .
November 2, 1998
lnilaledBy
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
I Agenda Item
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Subject Englewood Public
Library's Annual "Food for
Fines" program
.__ _____ L_ib_r_ary..:...D_e..;.p_a_rt_m_e_n_I _____ .._! __ ., lan~ Long , Directo r of Library Services
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
The !Lib rary has sponsored lhis program for the pa st eight years , and each year the City Counc il has
voiced thei r support of the program .
~ECOMMENDED ACTION
Toe Llbrary Department reco mmen ds City Coun cil approva l of a Reso lutio n auth orizing the Library
Department to imp lemen t its annual "Food for Fine s" program from Monday , November 9 through
Friday, December 18. 1998 .
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS , AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
For !the past eight years , the Eng lewood Public Library has sponsored its "Food for Fine s" program •
durmg the November/Decemb er holidays. This annu al pro gram allows patrons with ovt:rdue fi nes to
"pa-}"' them off through the donation of non-per ishab le food items , e.g. one food Item ca nce ls out the
la!ecilarges (not los or damaged charg es) on one overdue Item . Food items must be pre sent ed to
the. ibrary S!aff at eit her the Circula tio n Desk or at th e Boo kmob ile in ord er fo r th e fines to be cle ared
from the patron 's co mputer rec ord . The co ll ecte d fo od items are then forwa 'ded to ln ter Fai th Task
Force for distribut ion lo fi na ncially dis advantag ed fa mil ies in th e Engl ewood drea . Th is program has
been wanmly rec eived by the public since its ince ptio n. Beside s provic.Ji ng resources to nee dy fa mili es
,n n,s com munity , th e program pre sents a posi tive image of the Library and the City , i.e . a "Wi n-wi n'
situation for everyone Involve d. The 1998 prog ram will run fo r six weeks .
FINANCIAL IM PACT
Tre Library averag es S 1,200-S 1,500 per mont h in co ll ected "late fines " (i.e. cha rges on books and
otn!!r tt em s retu rned past the ir due date) wh ich go back into the City 's General Fund . Duri ng the
onth of Dece mhe r fo r the past few ye ars, th is am oun t of overdue fi nes ha s dropped to an ave rag e of
S8DO-S 1.000, no doub t in respo nse to th e "Foo d for Finer,' pro gra m. Th is most lik ely means that th e
C1ty wi ll ag ai n lose S400-S600 ,n overdue charges du ring this year's "Food for Fines" program .
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