If the Senoia

Library wants a copier, it's going to have to find a cheaper one.

That was the

strong message the City Council sent Monday night after denying a request

to purchase a $8,900 copier.

City clerk

Debbie Hogan said the library wanted the capability of networking its

five computers together and also wanted a scanning capability on the copier.

But Councilman

Bill Wood said the city could purchase five color printers for a much

cheaper price. Wood also found problems with the process since nobody

could give him an exact number of how many copies the library makes on

a monthly basis.

He urged new

city manager Murray McAfee to more towards a need-based analysis of potential

purchases and wants to see more details of the potential revenue for a

copier at the library.

When asked

where the source of funding would come for the copier, McAfee said the

library would use the $10,000 it was recently given by the county.

Mayor Dianne

Cleveland said she thought the library had more plans for those funds,

instead of just using it to buy one piece of equipment.

Councilman

Robert Hannah also thought the price was a little high.

"You can

pay somebody to walk from the library to City Hall and make copies for

a lot less," he said.

The council

asked new librarian Kathy Goodell and the library board to do a needs

assessment and report