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Can Library Surplus Funds Be Added to Municipal General Fund

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We are a small municipal library serving a village of 6500 & a town population the same size. Our village trustees have decided to take our balance from the 2022-2023 fiscal year & add to the village general fund. Does New York State Education Law #259 apply here? We were told it is just the Attorney General’s interpretation of the law & does not keep the balance in the library’s possession.