Iowa § 336.19 - 336.19 Contracts for use of public library.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 336.19 — 336.19 Contracts for use of public library., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 336.19. 336.19 Contracts for use of public library.
1. Contracting. The board of library trustees may contract with any other board of trustees of a free public library or any other city, school corporation, institution of higher learning, township, or county, or with the trustees of any county library district for the use of the library by their respective residents. 2. Termination. A contract entered into pursuant to subsection 1 may be terminated as follows: a. By mutual consent of the contracting parties. b. By a majority vote of the electors represented by either of the contracting parties. Upon a written petition of a number of eligible electors equaling five percent or more of the number of electors voting at the last general election within the jurisdiction of the contracting party, a termination proposition shall be submitted to the electors by the governing body of the contracting party. The petition shall be presented to the governing body not less than forty days prior to the next general election or special election held throughout the jurisdiction of the party seeking to terminate the contract. The proposition shall be submitted at the next general election or next special election held throughout the jurisdiction of the party seeking to terminate the contract. 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §333 Fri Dec 12 20:03:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 336.19 (19, 0)
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