OSCEOLA COUNTY, FL: Osceola County Commissioners voted Monday night to turn over control of the county’s library system to a private, for-profit, company.
The county will pay Library Systems and Services, L.L.C. $24 million over the next five years, but those in favor of outsourcing management of the libraries say the move will end up saving the county $6 million over the same time period.
The county’s former library director, Ed Kilroy, spoke out against the privatization at the board meeting. He fears the savings just won’t add up. “I think what we’re going to find as they get further into the contract, I think there are going to be some unintended consequences that they are not aware of, nor have they truly vetted it,” Kilroy said.
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