CITIES, COUNTY EXPLORE WAY TO JOINTLY OVERSEE LIBRARIES.Byline: Deborah Deborah (dĕb`ōrə), in the Bible, prophetess and judge of Israel, the only woman to hold that office. Under her guidance Barak conquered Sisera and delivered Israel from the oppression of the Canaanite King Jabin. Sullivan Daily News Staff Writer With expanded hours scheduled to start next week, city and county officials are working on an agreement that would give local communities more say in how their libraries operate. ``As a result of what we have been doing so far, the cities are now having the ability to set library hours,'' said Mary Mary, the mother of Jesus Mary, in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos). Her name is the Hebrew Miriam. Lindley, director of community services for the city of Moorpark. ``We had an opportunity to do that, whereas in the past we have never been able to do that. We have not had a say in the hours of libraries within our jurisdiction.'' Now, however, after months of cooperation among cities and the county, the library system has been restructured to place more resources into hours and book budgets, while trimming costs of administration. Starting Tuesday, hours at the Camarillo Camarillo (kă'mərē`yō), city (1990 pop. 52,303), Ventura co., S Calif.; inc. 1964. It is the center of a fertile farm area where citrus fruits and flowers are grown. and Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. libraries will jump from 36 to 55 hours a week, said interim Library Director Richard Rowe Richard Rowe may refer to:
The question now is how to create a formal body that will involve all the cities and the county in making new decisions about library services. Representatives from each of the cities in the library system, along with county officials, met Thursday to discuss that issue. ``We're talking about forming some kind of a library authority with regard to reviewing the library budget and determining hours of operation,'' said Laura Herron, assistant city manager of Simi Valley. ``The cities have collaborated with the county through an informal process,'' to decide on library hours, types of services, and allocation The apportionment or designation of an item for a specific purpose or to a particular place. In the law of trusts, the allocation of cash dividends earned by a stock that makes up the principal of a trust for a beneficiary usually means that the dividends will be treated as of funding, Herron said. ``The issues that we're facing now is how do we structure that process.'' |
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