22-1-402. Library federations -- definition. (1) A library federation is a combination of libraries serving a multicounty, multicity, or city-county area within a federation area designated by the state library commission. Any other public, school, special, college, or university library or town, city, or county within the federation area may participate in a federation.
     (2) The governing body of a public library may agree by contract to form a federation with the governing board of another public, school, special, college, or university library if one of the parties is or maintains a library that has been designated by the state library commission as a headquarters library for that federation area. The participating entities may retain the autonomy over their respective libraries specified in the contract.
     (3) The expense of providing library services for the library federation must be based on funds received from the state or participating libraries as agreed upon in the contract. The funds of the federation must be maintained as a separate account as provided in the contract. Participating libraries shall transfer semiannually to the account all money collected for the federation in their respective jurisdiction.
     (4) A participating entity may withdraw from a federation according to the terms for withdrawal provided in the contract by the action of its governing body.
     (5) A federation may contract with other federations, libraries, or the state library to provide federation services.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 132, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 357, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 44-212; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 374, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 183, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 80, L. 2001.