HomeMy WebLinkAbout017 - 02/22/1973 - APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN LARIMER COUNTY AND THE CITY CONCERNING THE JOINT OPERATION OF THE COU ORDINANCE NO 17 1973
BEING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY
OF LARIMER AND THE CITY CONCERNING THE JOINT OPERATION OF THE
COUNTY BOOK MOBILE AND COUNTY LIBRARY FACILITIES
WHEREAS heretofore by agreement the City and County have combined
their library facilities and
WHEREAS both the City and the County desire to continue such arrange
ment and an agreement has been prepared providing for the continuance of this
arrangement during the year 1973 and
WHEREAS the City Council desires to approve and authorize said agree
ment
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the terms and conditions of the agreement attached hereto between
the County of Larimer and the City providing for the joint operation of the
County Book Mobile and County Library facilities be and the same hereby is
accepted and approved and the Mayor and the City Clerk be and they hereby
are authorized and directed to execute said agreement for and on behalf of
the City of Fort Collins
Introduced considered favorably on first reading and ordered pub-
lished this 1st day of February A D 1973 and to be presented for final pas
sage on the 22nd day of February, A D 1973
Ma or
ATTEST
City clerk
1973 Passed and adopted on final reading this 22nd day of February A D
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ATTEST /IM(ayor
City Llerk
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AGREEMENT
This agreement made this 1st day of January 1973 between the County of
Larimer in the State of Colorado hereinafter called the "County and the City of
Fort Collins in the State of Colorado hereinafter called the City
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS the City has operated a library within the city limits of Fort
Collins Colorado and the County has operated a county library in conjunction
and cooperation with the said city library and
WHEREAS the County has operated a bookmobile in conjunction with its said
county library with the assistance and cooperation of the City and
WHEREAS it is the desire of the City and County to enter into a formal
agreement relative to the operation and maintenance of their respective libraries
for the period of time from January 1 1973 through December 31 1973
NOW THEREFORE THESE PRESENTS WITNESSETH that in consideration of their
mutual convenants herein it is agreed between the parties hereto as follows
1 That this agreement shall be for the period of time from January 1 1973
through December 31 1973
2 That the City will operate the county bookmobile and maintain the county
library facilities in the city library during the term of this agreemert
3 That the City will maintain the bookmobile with funds provided by the County
in the amount of $15 000 payable in monthly installments of 1/12th each on the first
day of each month during the term of this agreement beginning on January ] 1973
4 All of the employees receiving salaries for the operation of the bookmobile
shall be considered to be and shall be employees of the City which shall I-ave
the privilege of hiring or discharging such employees and shall have the responsibility
of paying such employees from funds paid to it by the County
5 Except as herein otherwise provided the bookmobile shall be furnished by
adequate insurance
the County and maintained by the City including,/gas oil repairs and similai main-
tenance In event a major overhaul or major replacement shall be necessary and the
then Board of County Commissioners shall give its specific approval such major overhaul
or major replacement shall be paid for by the County
6 The County Library will continue to function as a Board in conjunction
with the City Library Board and shall advise concerning the bookmobile schedule and
operation Members of the County Library Board shall be notified of and may attend
all meetings of the City Library Board and shall have an-equal voice- in the bookmobile
schedule and operations The County Library Board shall also be entitled to a vote on
the City Library Board concerning all of the operations of the city library affecting
the county library
7 The City shall make library cards and book withdrawals available to any
citizen of the County on the same basis as they are made available to citizens of
the City
8 In consideration of the service to be furnished in accordance with
paragraph No 7 above the County shall pay to the City for the period covered
by this agreement the sum of $16 832 to be used in the operation of library
services The said sum shall be paid into four equal quarterly installments
on January 1 April 1 July 1 and on October 1 1973
9 fhe book collection formerly owned by the County Library was turned over
to the Foit Collins Public Library in 1967 The bookmobile is to have access to all
books in the City Library In the event the relationship between the City and
County libraries created by this agreement or any later agreements is terminated
the county library shall be permitted to remove from the city collection any books
provided by the county library
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals
the day and year first above written
COUNTY OF LARIMER, IN THE STATE
OF COLORADO
By L V�-
CHAIRMAN BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
1
(Seal) v
ATTES�
CLERK OF SAID BOARD
CITY OF FORT COLLINS IN THE STATE OF
COLORADO
By 1
yor
(Seal)
ATTEST
CITY CLERK