Library board OKs 2021 budget

The Jackson County Public Library board of trustees approved the 2021 budget during its regular meeting Monday at the Seymour Library.

The library’s 2021 operating fund budget is $2,646,536. This year’s adopted budget was $2,587,493. The certified tax rate for this year is 0.0917 per $100 of assessed value.

During the regular meeting, the board approved 2021 closing dates, 2021 board meeting dates, 2021 insurance rates and a new criminal background checks policy for staff and volunteers.

The board’s next meeting is at 5 p.m. Nov. 16 after a 4:30 p.m. executive session to discuss personnel at the Seymour Library, 303 W. Second St.