ILS consortium study: Part 1, Section 5: Budget Question Title * ILS consortium name: Question Title * Name of individual completing survey: Question Title * 1. Does the ILS consortium have a budget that is separate from the system budget? Yes No Question Title * 2. If you answered "no" to Question 1: Assuming the ILS budget is part of the system budget: are ILS income and expenses clearly separated (in separate categories, for example) from the rest of the system budget? Yes No Question Title * 3. If you answered “no” to questions 1 and 2: Please explain how the ILS income and expenses are presented. Please provide a copy of your ILS budget and notes for 2013 and 2014, however it is presented. For the rest of the survey, “ILS budget” is defined as the document(s) that you have provided for 2014. Question Title * 4. Do members pay an annual fee to cover some of the costs for the ILS? Yes No Question Title * 5a-b. If "yes" to question 4:For the sake of this question, we are going to assume that some portion of the annual fee is divided by a formula that applies to all members (we will call this the “base fee”). It may be possible that some other portion of the annual fee is assessed only to libraries using certain modules/services (we will call this the “add-ons”)--What is the formula used to determine the base fee?--What, if any, add-ons are included as part of the annual fee? Question Title * 6. Do libraries pay an initial start-up cost to join the consortium (in addition to the annual fee assessed to all members, if such a fee is assessed)? Yes No If yes, what is the formula used to determine the start-up cost? Question Title * 7. Does your ILS consortium maintain a long-term software/hardware replacement fund (for large upgrades and migrations)? Yes No Question Title * If yes (to Question 7), how is money added to the fund? (check all that apply) Annual assessment to members Fees for joining the consortium Designated carryover Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Does your ILS consortium maintain a short-term contingency fund for unexpected software/hardware replacement and other unexpected costs? Yes No Question Title * If yes (to Question 8), how is money added to the fund? (check all that apply) Annual assessment to members Fees for joining the consortium Designated carryover Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. Does your ILS consortium maintain any other long-term funds? Yes No If yes, what are the purposes of these funds? Question Title * 10. What is the approval process for expenses that were are included in the annual ILS budget? Question Title * 11. Does your ILS consortium have a policy capping the amount of contingency? Yes No If yes, what is the cap? Question Title * 12. Please describe any issues you had, if any, in answering the questions in this section or any other comments you have about this section: Done