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out the names of the committees before we draw them from a box. >> and i get to select the member of the public. why don't we do different people for each of the three sets. >> that sounds good. it looks like we have a volunteer. >> it would you like to do whatever set she considers first. are there any questions or do we take comment before the process or is this simply procedural? are you volunteering? >> i had public comment on the selection. could i make that now prior to? >> yes. >> ok. david pillpel again. >> you can take a seat. we're going to take public comment about the pro...

we've discussed this at many meetings, staff of the commission and at the library have been very diligent. this is ripe and timely for your action and i support the motion before you. thanks. >> are there any other comments? seeing none, we'll proceed to the vote. all in favor, please say aye. >> aye. >> thank you very much. the next item is selection of random audits for 2011 electoral committee. mr. st. croix, would you or ms. shaikh like to describe the process that we carry on and your estimate here. >> i have a hearing problem. >> i'm sorry, it's further away than usual. ms. sha...

committees that don't necessarily have many resources and have asked that we focus our attention more on committees with higher levels of financial activity. >> at this point, let's see if the commissioners have any questions or comments about the allocation or the process. either of you? >> the only comment that i would have is it does seem to me to make more stones put our efforts into those committees that spend a much greater amount of money than the grass roots committees which really have very limited resources. i think that makes more sense but i'd welcome comment. mr. pillpel...

selecting five committees for audit and they will be selected from three different levels of financial activity and we will have a member of the public read out the names of the committees before we draw them from a box. >> and i get to select the member of the public. why don't we do different people for each of the three sets. >> that sounds good. it looks like we have a volunteer. >> it would you like to do whatever set she considers first. are there any questions or do we take comment before the process or is this simply procedural? are you volunteering? >> i had public comment o...

$35,000 in a discretionary fund two years in a row and more. what do the library friends get? naming opportunities, $1 million they boast in book sales, most or all of them obtained through the library's collection assistance. imbibe, a party that the library has after hours on given friday so that the friends can use their facility to make money. is any of that contractual? i don't think so. the main annual author dinner, the step sales where discarded books are put out by library workers and money collected by the friends and secrecy. i can show you a contract that says for the ber...