McKinley Memorial Library | Proposed tax levy

Type of levy: real-estate tax

Duration: continuous

Amount: 1.75 mills that will generate $400,000 annually when collections begin in 2016

Levy amount to expire: 1.5-mill, five-year levy that terminates Dec. 31, 2015

Current annual levy revenue: $340,000

Annual cost of proposed levy for owner of home valued at $100,000: $54.69.

Annual cost of existing levy for owner of home valued at $100,000: $45.94

Annual library operating budget: $1,154,000

Director’s salary: $58,000 annually

Pay range for entire circulation staff: $8.46-$10.98 per hour

Size of staff: 18 (nine full-time and nine part-time)

Source: McKinley Memorial Library