Budget Testimony
Budget testimony before the Conference Committee (6/17/21)
- Ohio Office of Budget & Management (OBM) Testimony (PDF, 7 pages)
Kimberly Murnieks, Director - Ohio Legislative Service Commission Testimony (PDF, 23 pages)
Wendy Zahn, Director
Budget testimony before the Senate Finance Committee (6/3/21)
Ohio Library Council
Michelle Francis, Executive Director and Jay Smith, Director of Government and Legal Services, Ohio Library Council
Budget testimony before the Senate Finance Committee (5/19/21)
Ohio Library Council
Michelle Francis, Executive Director and Jay Smith, Director of Government and Legal Services, Ohio Library Council; and Tracy Strobel, Executive Director, Cuyahoga County Public Library
- OLC Am. Sub. HB 110 Senate Finance Committee (PDF, 12 pages)
- Cuyahoga County Public Library (PDF, 2 pages)
- Ohio Channel Video [OLC testimony begins at 1:54:13 mark]
OLC Testimony Attachments:
- Public Library Fund Estimates vs. Actual (PDF)
- Libraries without a local property tax levy (PDF)
- Library Costs for eBooks graphic | PNG or PDF
- Digital Services available at Ohio’s Public Libraries (PDF)
- Public Library Fund Distributions 2008-2020 (PDF)
Submitted Written Testimony by Ohio’s Public Libraries [PDFs]:
- Akron-Summit County Public Library
- Dayton Metro Library
- Harris-Elmore Public Library
- Lima Public Library
- Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
- Mentor Public Library
- Portage County District Library
- Sandusky Library
- Stark Library
Budget testimony before the Senate Local Government and Elections Committee (5/4/21)
Ohio Library Council
Michelle Francis, Executive Director and Jay Smith, Director of Government and Legal Services, Ohio Library Council; Michael Penrod, Director, Wood County District Public Library; and Patrick Losinski, CEO, Columbus Metropolitan Library
- OLC Am. Sub. HB 110 Testimony (PDF)
- Wood County District Library Testimony (PDF)
- Columbus Metropolitan Library Testimony (PDF)
- Ohio Channel Video [OLC testimony begins at 10:40 mark]
OLC Testimony Attachments:
- Library Costs for eBooks graphic | PNG or PDF
- Digital Services available at Ohio’s Public Libraries (PDF)
- Public Library Fund Distributions 2008-2020 (PDF)
- Public Library Fund Estimates vs. Actual (PDF)
Submitted Written Testimony by Ohio’s Public Libraries [PDFs]:
Budget testimony before the House Finance Committee (4/15/21)
Ohio Library Council
Michelle Francis, Executive Director and Jay Smith, Director of Government and Legal Services
- OLC Sub. HB 110 House Finance Testimony (PDF)
- Ohio Channel Video [OLC testimony begins at 19:45 mark].
Budget testimony before the House Finance Committee (3/10/21)
Ohio Library Council
Michelle Francis, Executive Director and Jay Smith, Director of Government and Legal Services
- OLC HB 110 Budget Testimony (PDF)
- Ohio Channel Video [OLC testimony begins at the 25:17 minute mark]
OLC Testimony Attachments:
- Library Costs for eBooks graphic | PNG or PDF
- Digital Services available at Ohio’s Public Libraries (PDF)
- Public Library Fund Distributions 2008-2020 (PDF)
- Public Library Fund Estimates vs. Actual (PDF)
Submitted Written Testimony by Ohio’s Public Libraries [PDFs]:
- Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library
- Dr. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library
- Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
- Puskarich Public Library
- Sandusky Library
- Stark County District Library
- Toledo Lucas County Public Library
- Way Public Library
- Westerville Public Library
- Westlake Porter Public Library
Budget testimony before the House Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education (3/4/21)
Ohio Library Council
Michelle Francis, Executive Director and Jay Smith, Director of Government and Legal Services
- OLC HB 110 Budget Testimony (PDF)
- Ohio Channel Video [OLC testimony begins at the 1:26:30 minute mark]
Budget testimony before the House Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education (2/18/21)
State Library of Ohio
Wendy Knapp, State Librarian
Ohio Channel Video [testimony begins at 53:20 min. mark]
First hearing in the House Finance Committee on the Governor’s budget proposal (2/5/21)
Ohio Office of Budget & Management (OBM) Testimony
Kimberly Murnieks, Director
Ohio Department of Taxation (ODT) Testimony
Jeff McClain, Tax Commissioner
Ohio Legislative Service Commission Testimony
Wendy Zahn, Director
