2025 Budget
2025 Adopted Budget
On December 7th, the Erie County Legislature adopted a 2025 County Budget with amendments. The Legislature-approved amendments did not change the County Executive’s 2025 Proposed Budget allocation for the Library Fund.
The 2025 Operating and Grants Budget sustains library operations and services. It prioritizes public access to resources, programs and services to help us serve our communities. A county funding increase of $1,271,947 (4.3%) will help offset inflation related impacts on library operating costs, including contractually obligated labor costs, a $0.50 per hour increase in the minimum wage, costs of supplies and utilities in this challenging fiscal environment.
The Library’s overall operating budget, including State Aid and library revenue, increases 4.7% from 2024’s $33,105,584 to $34,669,428 in 2025. Including recurring grants, the combined total increase is 4.6% from 2024’s $33,707,002 to $35,270,846 in 2025.
While not part of the Library’s operating budget, the County’s Capital Budget provides: $1,000,000 in bonded funds for Central Library Building Envelope Improvements and $3,500,000 in “bonded funds for a Various Improvements & Upgrades.
Information on the adopted budget may be found in the links below. This page will be updated as the budget process moves forward.
2025 Adopted Budget Information
2025 Budget Adoption Res 2024-27_APPROVED (pdf)
2025 Budget Presentation_Nov 13 2024 (pdf)
2025 Proposed Budget
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz released his 2025 Proposed Budget on October 15th 2024. He is recommending a county funding increase of $1,271,947 (4.3%) to libraries. The additional funding will help offset inflation related impacts on library operating costs, including contractually obligated labor costs, costs of supplies in this challenging fiscal environment.
County funding of $30,947,322 combined with New York State operating aid funding of $2,460,929, use of $839,804 in Library fund balance, and $421,373 in other library revenue, brings the Library’s 2025 proposed operating budget to $34,669,428; a 4.7% increase over the 2024 County Adopted Budget. In addition to the operating budget, $601,418 in estimated state aid is included in the Library Grants Budget.
Erie County’s 2025 Proposed Capital Budget supports improvements to the county owned downtown Central Library and to system related improvements, specifically:
$1,000,000 in bonded funds for Central Library Building Envelope Improvements
$3,500,000 in “bonded funds for a Various Improvements & Upgrades
We are extremely grateful to County Executive Mark Poloncarz and the Erie County Legislature for their support of libraries, especially during these challenging times.
The next event in the budget review process will be the Library’s budget hearing before the Erie County Legislature’s Finance & Management/Budget Committee expected to be scheduled for a date in approximately mid-November. A public hearing/comment opportunity on the overall County Budget is expected to be scheduled later in November. This page will be updated once dates and times are finalized. The Legislature’s deliberations will continue until their vote on the proposed budget, scheduled for December 1st. Should there be any vetoes, the Legislature has scheduled a veto override vote on December 13th.
Information on the proposed budget may be found in the links below. This page will be updated as the budget process moves forward.
Erie County Proposed Budget Document Excerpts - Library Operating, Grants & Capital (Click Here)