Here in Staffordshire we are looking at the cost of running our Libraries.
We obviously compare one with another and look at other English County's
premises costs in CIPFA. We seem to be just slightly better than average.
We meet the Standard of 85% of libraries within 2 miles and are beginning to
share premises with other organisations so we are part of First-stop-shops.
We would like help from English Counties with the following -
We are wondering if there are differences in the running costs of various
forms of 'ownership' of libraries - for example, are many of your properties
rented? If they are, are they more or less expensive to run?
Are all the costs of running your libraries covered by the 'Premises'
section in CIPFA?
We would appreciate any info you can give.
Thanks
Viv Watkins.
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