Vermont § 26 - Library agreements—Article VI

§ 26. Library agreements—Article VI

• (a) In order to provide for any joint or cooperative undertaking pursuant to this compact,
  public and private library agencies may enter into library agreements. Any agreement
  executed pursuant to the provisions of this compact shall, as among the parties to
  the agreement: (1) Detail the specific nature of the services, programs, facilities, arrangements, or
  properties to which it is applicable. (2) Provide for the allocation of costs and other financial responsibilities. (3) Specify the respective rights, duties, obligations, and liabilities of the parties. (4) Set forth the terms and conditions for duration, renewal, termination, abrogation,
  disposal of joint or common property, if any, and all other matters that may be appropriate
  to the proper effectuation and performance of the agreement. (b) No public or private library agency shall undertake to exercise itself, or jointly
  with any other library agency, by means of a library agreement any power prohibited
  to the agency by the constitution or statutes of its state. (c) No library agreement shall become effective until filed with the compact administrator
  of each state involved, and approved in accordance with Article VII [section 27 of this title] of this compact. (Added 1963, No. 119, § 2, eff. May 28, 1963; amended 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 242, eff. July 1, 2024.)