Friday Notes 2.
An on-line resource for NEILSA
Librarians
DEADLINES & DATES:
County Meetings Scheduled:
If your county meeting date is not on the schedule please contact Ken at
NEILSA
Allamakee County Meeting -
Black Hawk County Meeting - When called - seldom
Bremer County Meeting - April 20, 2004 at 7:30 in
Tripoli (?)
Buchanan County Meeting -
Butler County Meeting - April 6, 2004 at 7:00
in Aplington
Chickasaw County Meeting -
Clayton County Meeting -
Delaware County Meeting - May 11, 2004 at 7:00 in
Manchester
Dubuque County - DALINC - 2/12, 8:30 Hoffman House,
3/11, 8:30 Loras College (library)
Fayette County Meeting - Maynard PL 4/15/4 &
Oelwein PL Oct 15, 2004
Grundy County Meeting -
Howard County Meeting - Riceville 7:00
April 6th 2004 (I think)
Winneshiek County Meeting - November 4, 2004 @ 7:00 in
Fort A
NEXT weeks meetings
Your Sponsor reminds County Associations THAT: One & Two hour CE is available
upon prior request from the NEILSA staff person in attendance, just call.
NOTE: Tentative staff assignment KD = Ken (Consultant), ER = Eunice (Administrator)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
MONDAY MORNING EYE OPENER [from NWILS]
Good Morning! Thanks to Christine for writing EYE-OPENER the last 3 weeks
when travel put me on the road on Mondays. This time in EYE-OPENER:
1) NWILS Board Sending Evaluation to Select N.W. Libraries
2) Warning About Disk Cleanup on Gates Computers
3) "Demonstrating Library Impact" Featured on WEB JUNCTION
4) Circle These Dates on Your Calendars
1) NWILS Board Sending Evaluation to 25 Northwest Libraries: NWILS Board
of
Trustees will be conducting my performance evaluation this spring. As part
of this process, they are asking approximately 25 Northwest library
directors--and board presidents--to complete a special version of the
evaluation form.
NWILS Board recently revised our staff performance process. The new method,
and the accompanying evaluation form, is patterned after performance
appraisals at Morningside College. By re-vamping job descriptions and
estimating time spent on various responsibilities, we now have a new and
improved evaluation in place. All that remains is to ask your help in
filling it out:-)
The Board selected 25 "customers" from a listing of libraries that I've had
in-depth, sustained contact with over the past year. If you, as local board
presidents, would like input from your fellow board members, feel free to
discuss this at your February meetings. Directors are welcome to solicit
staff opinions as well.
Look for this mailing to arrive this week. You'll find a cover letter with
more explanation, along with the actual form and a stamped return envelope.
The return envelope goes back to Jim Larson, NWILS Board president. Jim
will compile all responses and share a compilation with NWILS board at its
April meeting. We ask that you return the evaluations by March 5th. Again,
your answers and any commentary will be kept strictly confidential. NWILS
Board and I will only see a compilation without names attached.
Please make every effort to complete the evaluation--NWILS Board is looking
forward to receiving your input and happy to hear your comments. On behalf
of NWILS Board, thanks so much for completing this evaluation:-)
2) Warning About Disk Cleanup on Gates Computers: Here's a cautionary tale
about the Gates computers. Based on an experience in a library in Southwest
region, DO NOT perform disk cleanup on the Gates computers. Typically,
performing disk cleanup is a standard maintenance operation. But NOT in the
case of the Gates computers, apparently. Gates technicians confirmed this
news, after working with the library to restore everything on the hard
drives of both machines. Thanks to Southwest LSA for sharing this
warning...
3) "Demonstrating Library Impact" Featured on WEB JUNCTION: For the next
2
weeks, when you visit WEB JUNCTION you'll see a special feature that should
be of interest to every library experiencing budget cutbacks. The feature
is entitled "DEMONSTRATING IMPACT" and provides many resources to help
libraries prove their worth as a partner in the community's economic and
educational life. There's lots of stories, articles, and discussions from
libraries across the country sharing ideas that demonstrate the library's
community impact. Plus, you'll see mention of Iowa's own "TELLING THE
LIBRARY'S STORY" website--congratulations to Karen Burns, the LSAs, and the
State Library for alerting WEB JUNCTION to our own website that helps with
promotional efforts. Here's the link to WEB JUNCTION:
http://webjunction.org/do/Home
4) Circle These Dates on Your Calendars: Here's a heads-up for important
dates and upcoming workshops in Northwest LSA and around the state. In
future issues of EYE-OPENER, I'll highlight these workshops in more detail.
But for now, please circle these dates and make plans to attend whatever
workshops will be of most value to you:
February 9 and 10: "Discover New Trails" Summer Reading Workshops at Everly
and Arthur
February 16: Presidents Holiday--NWILS office closed
February 18: "Booktalking The Best in Children's and YA Books" over the ICN
February 27th: Registration deadline for Public Library Management 1 and
2
spring courses
February 26-28: Public Library Association National Conference in Seattle
March 9: ILA Legislative Day in Des Moines
March 11: "Young Adult Summer Reading Programs" over the ICN
March 31: "Library 101" orientation over the ICN
April 6: "C.E. Jamboree" at Hospers
April 14-15: "Westgate Lecture/Conference: Building Blocks to Early
Literacy" in Johnston, IA.
May 6: "Spring Fling" at Cherokee Community Center
May 31: Memorial Day--NWILS office closed
June 29: "Library 101" orientation over the ICN
More to come next week...thanks for reading!
Bonnie McKewon
Director, N.W. Iowa Library Services
New LINKS of interest: Hidden throughout this very lng
blog
CHANGES: None reported
YOU WROTE:
Please NOTE: Thanks to a couple of very specific questions about Iowa Code
and library concerns this week, we produced some research that should be
of interest to all. At the end of the blog is "You Wrote" Q&A on
levy & Contracts plus a long index of material from the code.
My co-reachers/instigators on these were Pat Coffie (Waverly) and Susan Henricks
(Dubuque C/S) plus. Thanks to them we have some data that may be of
use to you and your Boards.
MORE ON CONTRACTS.
What do libraries charge for contracts? [Assumed - contracts for library
services by cities w/o libraries]
Answer: It is hard to put a number to it as it ranges all over the place
BUT it is almost always less than the service paid for by the city for its
own residents.
In 2000:
Costs of the city library using the state wide average on a per cap basis
by city size code? (99 - 00)
A $15.51
B $21.20
C $22.21
D $27.71
E $24.95
F $26.60
And so forth
These are the numbers you can use in computing contract amounts, evaluating
existing contract et. al. even though the numbers are a couple of years old.
EDITORIAL:
One of the very first problems I had when
I came to the NE Regional Library System was a "contract" problem caused
by a city "shopping" its contract. In the years that have followed
it has not improved. In fact with the tightening of the funding it
has become worse. So it is time that libraries got their act together and
that we act like a profession instead of predators.
1. The library that has the contract should be the library that
gets the contract,
2. Contracts should stay in the county
3. Contracts should be with the County Library Association not individual
libraries
Contracts are contracts - Look in Blacks Legal Dictionary if you
do not know what a contract is and what it means.
In my opinion breaking the "rules" above for ANY reason is a red
flag, the "rules" are in order of importance, something like 70/20/10 that
means the rule #1 is 700 times more important than rule #3 (yes 700).
An Open Access contract is not a full service contract except for
the library that signs the contract, if you do not understand this reread
your Open Access agreement. Any library signing such a contract and
telling the contracting city that they can get "full service" from any library
is signing a contract under false pretenses which is illegal.
At the same time giving library service to cities without any contract
is just as much cutting our own funding stream. Providing service for
less than what you charge to your own city or at the very least what county
residents pay is just inviting your own city or county to clime on your case.
If you are expecting someone else to bale you out you are dreaming, local
libraries and their own county associations are going to have to cooperate,
set some rules and then work with surrounding county associations or you
are going to have problems.
Like what? Would it be a problem if some library feeling the
pinch were to advertise to the city clerks that the library would sign a
contract with any city for 50% of what the city is currently paying?
It was Benjamin Franklin who said "We must all hang together or
we will all hang separately"
this advice is still good.
CONSORTIA (1):
IOWA TELECOM CUSTOMERS:
& an example to everyone why you should not compute telecommunication
cost and Internet Service Provide fees using the discount amount but the
full amount of the bill.
E-rate [FCC/USAC/SLD has a rule that telecommunications providers
will not be reimbursed until the telecommunications provider has receive
a Funding Commitment Letter. SLD does not send these letters out until
SLD has received a Form 486, applicants may not send in a Form 486 until
they have received a Funding Commitment Decision Letter, The Funding Commitment
Decision Letter is not sent until a decision on the Form 471 has been make
and approved (vetted) by Program Integrity Assurance. Program Integrity
Assurance will not approve until every "i" is dotted and every "t" is crossed.
In most cases the "i" & "t" needing dots and crosses are because the
phone company bill (Item 21 attachment) is not adequate to explain to Program
Integrity Assurance that the services being billed are the services for which
SLD should pay and are the services listed on the Form 470 application.
SO....
Most phone companies quit giving discounts until the proper paperwork
has arrived and been approved BUT....
One telecommunications provider decided not to follow the rules
and kept on giving discounts for reasons know only to them.
Unfortunately Program Integrity Assurance decided to pick all
the nits & scabs in applications above a certain size and the Consortia
application was above that size. So for the last 6 months the Consortia
has been answering questions about phone bills et. al. Many of you have received
requests for data. Until every little i & t have been dealt with
the application sits "in process" which despite comments from people who
don't know what they are talking about, and should, does not mean it has
not been filed - it has - but that it is being checked. On the other
hand the Form 486 has not been filed, for reasons above explained.
The result is that a certain telecommunications provider got
to the end of the year during which they were happily giving away discounts
for which they could not be reimbursed, for reasons above explained.
So they sent you a bill for the amount of the discounts that they had given
you or in other words your full phone bill. Now I am hearing complaints
from some that the phone line on their budget is out of runds and they can't
pay the phone bill because ther is no money in the phone budget. That is
to bad BUT:
1. You were told (for the last 4 years) not to include the discount
in the budget.
2. I explained this situation at CIPA/NCIPA meetings
3. You were told (for the last 4 years) not to include the discount
in the budget.
4. I have been putting notices in the Friday Notes about this
situation
5. You were told (for the last 4 years) not to include the discount
in the budget.
6. Your Board will need to take funds from some other budget
line and pay the full phone bill
7. Your Board has the authority to do this
8. In time I expect that Program Integrity Assurance will let
loose of the application
9. At that time I will send in the Form 486 and
10. SLD will free up the funds to the TelCo
11. You will get a very large credit on the phone bill
12. You will have already make arrangements with the city clerk
and the Board to carry over this credit, if any is left &
13. You were told (for the last 4 years) not to include the discount
in the budget.
MAYBE
next year:
A. The TelCo will have learned its lesson and will not put credits
out until approved
B. The library will not to include the discount in the budget.
C. TelCo's will provide adequate Item 21 attachments (some have
this (next funding year) )
D. Program Integrity Assurance will clear large applications
quickly
E. AND I will have replaced Shawn Penn in the hearts and minds
of (whomever is currently in that position).
BUT I wouldn't bet on it.
Iowa TeleCom:
1. Pay the bill it IS legit
2. Copy and clip my flame (above) to the bill
3. Tell ANYONE who has questions to call me - IF they dare
A. End of the day is best because by then I have
worked up a full head of steam.
B. Calling Eunice, Denice, Melissa, Judy Jones, or much
of anyone else is not going to do you much good because they don't know as
much as I do and I have no idea when Program Integrity Assurance is going
to free up our application, but as soon as they do I'll fill in the rest
of the Form 486 and send it in. Then I will put a short note in the
Friday Notes, but not before.
NEXT:
IF you are listed as the authorized signer for the e-rate forms it has been
assumed that you keep up with the material in the Friday Notes and county
meetings about the e-rate. It has come to our attention that this assumption
is somewhat less than safe,
Soooooooooooooooo
If someone else is doing your e-rate/Consortia paperwork you need to make
certain that they get, at least, that part of the Friday Notes having to
do with the Consortia AND that they attend any meetings that are Consortia
related such as the county meeting sessions on CIPA. OR they should
go to the SLD web site and review the data posted there. http://www.sl.universalservice.org/
It is unfair to dump this on a city clerk who has no idea what is going on,
knows nothing about CIPA & the Internet, and couldn't tell a card catalog
from a shelf list.
Consortia Technology Plan:
Has been approved by the SLI and is now posted on the NEILSA web site at:
http://neilsa.org/erate/ctekpln.html
for your reading, or downloading, pleasure
CE:
SPECIAL WORKSHOPS:
CLASSES in NEILSA:
Summer Library Project workshop dates and locations Feb 4 - Methodist
Church - Mount Pleasant, Feb 5 - Coralville Public Library, Feb 6 -
Fayette Public Library, Feb 9 - Everly Community Center, Feb 10 - Arthur
Public Librarym Feb 11 - Elliott Public Library, Feb 12 - Urbandale Public
Library, Feb 13 - Fisher Community Center - Marshalltown, Feb 19 - Music
Man Square - Mason City, Feb 20 - Fort Dodge Public Library TIME: 9:am am
- 1:00 pm
For more information: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/cecat.htm#February
New Children's & Young Adult Literature Presented over the ICN
8:30a.m. - 12:00 Noon Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Public Library attendees must register with NEILSA to receive handouts and
CE credit.
http://neilsa.org/classes/current.html
http://neilsa.org/classes/kidsyabooktalk04.pdf
for details
OTHER CE: You must register with the listed
provider.
"Learning Activity Written Summery" may be found at:
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/online-learningactivitywrittensummary.htm
Complete details about re-certification are available at
http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/for-ia-libraries/continuing-ed/recertification.html
Self-Directed Learning Opportunities: http://www.silo.lib.ia.us/Certification/alternate.htm
END PLATE: Previously run & Long Announcements, Supporting
Documents, & other "stuff"
Other blogs:
SWILSA House blog at: http://www.swilsa.blogspot.com
Blogs for Libraries [WebJunction] http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=1432
On line Newsletters:
Regional Rag. http://www.sls.lib.ia.us/rag.htm
GRANTS:
Applications are available for The Human Rights Video Project, a new initiative
that will award grants to 300 public libraries across the country. To obtain
a grant application, please visit http://www.ala.org/publicprograms . Applications
must be received by March 1, 2004.
The Human Rights Video Project will provide two types of grants. The first,
supported by the MacArthur Foundation, will provide packages of 12 videos
and supporting materials on human rights topics to 250 public libraries in
the U.S. The second grant, supported by the Ford Foundation, will award an
additional 50 libraries the sets of videos plus $750 to present public programs
on human rights topics in partnership with a non-profit community activist
organization.
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are accepting applications from public
and school (K-12) libraries for We The People Bookshelf grants. Part of NEH's
We The People initiative, the Bookshelf project will award the sets of 15
books for young readers to 500 libraries across the country. Selected libraries
are required to present programs that highlight the theme of courage and
encourage young readers to explore these works. Libraries interested in receiving
the We The People Bookshelf grant can view the application and guidelines
at http://www.ala.org/wethepeople
or http://www.wethepeople.gov. Applications
are being accepted online until February 15, 2004.
The fine print stuff
blog - Friday Notes 2 AT - http://radio.weblogs.com/0108327/
EDITORS NOTES:
"x" & "xx" are catalogers shorthand for: x = See & xx
= See also
NOTICE DISCLAIMER - pick one, any one will do.
MY disclaimer:
Basically my opinions are my own, shared by no one else (sometimes), and
are not the opinions of my agency, my board, my co-workers, my parents, siblings,
relatives, my dogs or most any other know life form. Except, of course,
those very bright concerned, sensitive, perceptive &, in general, well
educated, widely read and cultured individuals who wish to share this peculiar
road to ruin, as well as a couple of down & out drugged out beatniks
from the good old days. OK? The "Prime Directive" applies.
Edited by:
Ken Davenport - NEILSA Consultant
davenport@neilsa.org
COPYLEFT NOTICE 2002:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS FREE.
It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down
in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at
http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
COPYRIGHT
Please note: material found on the web should be assumed to be under copyright
and is presented here for purposes of education and research only.
NOTE: If credited [via ???] or [from so & so] it is their material and
not covered by my "Copyleft" notice. Ken
SOURCE: {Consultant}D:Data File MiscFriday Notes 20130a.wpd
BOILER PLATE FOOTNOTES:
1. WARNING: I will be able to give you about a 5 working day warning on deadlines
(by e-mail, less otherwise) I have 10 days to reply, if I miss the deadline,
well I won't miss, if you miss ... I'll send it in late but ....
LIBRARY LAW - IOWA Code From: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/IACODE/Code2003.pl
SUBCHAPTER III
LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES
PART 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
256.50 Division of libraries and information services --
definitions.
256.51 Division of libraries and information services --
duties and responsibilities.
256.52 Commission of libraries established -- duties of
commission and state librarian -- state library fund created.
256.53 State publications.
256.54 State library -- medical and law libraries.
256.55 State data center.
256.56 Electronic access to documents.
256.57 through 256.59 Reserved.
PART 2
LIBRARY SERVICE AREAS
256.60 Library service areas established -- purposes.
256.61 Library service areas and boards of trustees --
appointment -- terms.
256.62 through 256.65 Repealed by 2001 Acts, ch 158,
§40.
256.66 Powers and duties of regional trustees.
256.67 Duties of the area administrator.
256.67A Insurance eligibility.
256.68 Distribution and administration of funds.
256.69 Local financial support.
PART 3
LIBRARY COMPACT
256.70 Library compact authorized.
256.71 Administrator.
256.72 Agreements.
256.73 Enforcement.
256.74 through 256.79 Reserved.
CHAPTER 336 LIBRARY DISTRICTS
336.1 Reserved.
336.2 Library districts formed.
336.3 Gifts.
336.4 Library trustees.
336.5 Terms.
336.6 Removal or absence of trustee.
336.7 No compensation.
336.8 Powers.
336.9 Methods of service.
336.10 Library fund.
336.11 Annual report.
336.12 Real estate acquired.
336.13 Maintenance expense on proportionate basis.
336.14 Not applicable to contract service.
336.15 Existing contracts assumed.
336.16 Withdrawal from district -- termination.
336.17 Historical association.
336.18 Contracts to use city library.
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/Current/iac/gnac/gna1.pdf
NOTE: It is NOT on-line the reference above is really just the Table of Contents
2 CD-rom set cost $100.00
You Wrote: MORE
{edited}
Ken
Chapter and verse for county contract amount minimum?
Actually there is not a minimum for a contract. The practical minimum is
6.75 [$0.0675 per $1000.00 assessed property valuation] because every governmental
unit is expected to collect 6 3/4 to supply library services for the members
of the unit. Funding is mandated at the 6.75 level for cities & counties
by Iowa Code 256.69
256.69 Local financial support.
Commencing July 1, 1977, each city within its
corporate boundaries and each county within the unincorporated area of the
county shall levy a tax of at least six and three-fourths cents per thousand
dollars of assessed value on the taxable property or at least the monetary
equivalent thereof when all or a portion of the funds are obtained from a
source other than taxation, for the purpose of providing financial support
to the public library which provides library services within the respective
jurisdictions.
336.18 Contracts to use city library.
1. A school corporation, township, or library
district may contract for the use by its residents of a city library. A contract
by a county shall supersede all contracts by townships or school corporations
within the county outside of cities.
2. a. Contracts shall provide for the amount to be contributed.
They may, by mutual consent of the contracting parties, be terminated at
any time. They may also be terminated by a majority of the voters represented
by either of the contracting parties, voting on the question to terminate
which shall be submitted by the governing body upon a written petition of
eligible electors in a number not less than five percent of those who voted
in the area for president of the United States or governor at the last general
election.
b. The question may be submitted at any election provided by law
which covers the area of the unit seeking to terminate the contract. The
petition shall be presented to the governing body not less than ten days
before the last day candidates may file nomination petitions for the election
at which the question is to be submitted.
3. The board of trustees of any township which
has entered into a contract shall at the April meeting levy a tax not exceeding
six and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation on
all taxable property in the township to create a fund to fulfill its obligation
under the contract.
4. a. Eligible electors of that part of any county outside of cities
in a number of not less than twenty-five percent of those in the area who
voted for president of the United States or governor at the last general
election may petition the board of supervisors to submit the question of
requiring the board to provide library service for them and their area by
contract as provided by this section.
b. The board of supervisors shall submit the question to the voters
of the county residing outside of cities at the next general election. The
petition shall be filed not less than ten days before the last day candidates
may file nomination petitions for the election at which the question is to
be submitted.
c. If a majority of those voting upon the question favors it, the
board of supervisors shall within thirty days appoint a board of library
trustees from residents of the petitioning area. Vacancies shall be filled
by the board.
d. The board of trustees may contract with any library for library
use or service for the benefit of the residents and area represented by it.
Ken,
I met with our board president today who asked me if the Library can move
forward and get a support levy on the ballot without city "permission"? Hope
you can answer this question with a code citation.
384.12 (21) xx below
The Board president then asked me if they
can get a bond referendum for the library on the ballot without city "permission"
--- specifically, does the board have that kind of power?
NO but the people do
xx 362.4 below
I said no, but couldn't quote Code, so I told
him I believed no, and I've never seen this happen without the city's stamp
of approval and he said, but that doesn't mean it couldn't? Uh, well, I guess
not. I told him I'd check into it and get an answer to him on Friday.
I can find no citation that will allow the library to do so.
Generally the power to tax is reserved to political subdivisions: County,
township & city.
Iowa code 256.69 (see below) requires of the city/county a certain level
of tax 6 3/4 but leaves the library a petitioner.The only additional (independent)
source I could find in the Code is 384.12 (21)
384.12 Additional taxes.
A city may certify, for the general fund levy,
taxes which are not subject to the limit provided in section 384.1, and which
are in addition to any other moneys the city may wish to spend for such purposes,
as follows:
21. A tax not to exceed twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars
of assessed value for support of a public library, subject to petition and
referendum requirements of subsection 1, except that if a majority approves
the levy, it shall be imposed.
Subsection 1 provisions:
a. Upon receipt of a petition valid under the provisions of section
362.4, [x below] the council shall submit to the voters at the next regular
city election the question of whether a tax shall be levied.
b. If a majority approves the levy, it may be imposed.
c. The levy can be eliminated by the same procedure of petition
and election.
d. A tax authorized by an election held prior to the effective date
of the city code may be continued until eliminated by the council, or by
petition and election.
Section 20 also is informative:
20. A tax that exceeds any tax levy
limit within this chapter, provided the question has been submitted at a
special levy election and received a simple majority of the votes cast on
the proposition to authorize the enumerated levy limit to be exceeded for
the proposed budget year.
a. The election may be held as specified in this subsection if notice is
given by the city council, not later than thirty-two days before the second
Tuesday in March, to the county commissioner of elections that the election
is to be held.
b. An election under this subsection shall be held on the second Tuesday
in March and be conducted by the county commissioner of elections in accordance
with the law.
c. The ballot question shall be in substantially the following form:
WHICH TAX LEVY SHALL BE ADOPTED FOR THE CITY OF . . . . . . . . ?
(Vote for only one of the following choices.)
CHANGE LEVY AMOUNT . . .
Add to the existing levy amount a tax for the purpose of . . . .
. . . . . . (state purpose of proposed levy) at a rate of . . . (rate) which
will provide an additional $. . . . (amount).
KEEP CURRENT LEVY . . .
Continue under the current maximum rate of . . . , providing $.
. . . (amount).
d. The commissioner of elections conducting the election shall notify
the city officials and other county auditors where applicable, of the results
within two days of the canvass which shall be held beginning at one o'clock
on the second day following the special levy election.
e. Notice of the election shall be published twice in accordance
with the provisions of section 362.3, except that the first such notice shall
be given at least two weeks before the election.
f. The cost of the election shall be borne by the city.
g. The election provisions of this subsection shall supersede other
provisions for elections only to the extent necessary to comply with the
provisions hereof.
h. The provisions of this subsection apply to all cities, however
organized, including special charter cities which may adopt ordinances where
necessary to carry out these provisions.
i. The council shall certify the city's budget with the tax askings
not exceeding the amount approved by the special levy election.
362.4 Petition of eligible electors.
If a petition of the voters is authorized by
the city code, the petition is valid if signed by eligible electors of the
city equal in number to ten percent of the persons who voted at the last
preceding regular city election, but not less than ten persons, unless otherwise
provided by state law. The petition shall include the signatures of the petitioners,
a statement of their place of residence, and the date on which they signed
the petition.
The petition shall be examined before it is accepted for filing. If the petition
appears valid on its face it shall be accepted for filing. If it lacks the
required number of signatures it shall be returned to the petitioner.
Petitions which have been accepted for filing are valid unless written objections
are filed with the city clerk within five working days after the petition
is received. The objection process in section 44.8 shall be followed.
IF the agency were a library district it might have greater flexibility:
336.13 Maintenance expense on proportionate
basis.
The maintenance of a library established in accordance with this
chapter shall be on the basis of each participating unit bearing its share
of the total cost in proportion to its population as compared to the total
population of the library district. The board of library trustees shall make
an estimate of the amount necessary for the maintenance of the library, the
sources of direct library revenue, and the amount to be contributed from
taxes or other revenues by the participating city or county and hold a hearing
on the estimate after notice of the hearing is published as provided in section
331.305 or section 362.3, as appropriate. On or before January 10 of each
year, the board of library trustees shall transmit the estimate in dollars
to the board of supervisors and to the cities participating in the district.
The unincorporated area of each county in the library district shall be considered
as a separate supporting unit. Each board of supervisors shall review the
estimate and appropriate for library purposes its share in the county rural
services fund budget. Each city council shall review the estimate for the
city and appropriate for library purposes its share in the city general fund
budget. Each participating city or county shall contribute its share from
taxation or from other sources available for library purposes on an equitable
basis. With approval of a city council, the county treasurer may withhold
a reasonable portion of the taxes collected for a city to meet the city's
contribution for library purposes and deliver a receipt to the city clerk
for the amount withheld.
This section shall not affect the taxing authority provided under section
256.69.
256.69 Local financial support.
Commencing July 1, 1977, each city within its
corporate boundaries and each county within the unincorporated area of the
county shall levy a tax of at least six and three-fourths cents per thousand
dollars of assessed value on the taxable property or at least the monetary
equivalent thereof when all or a portion of the funds are obtained from a
source other than taxation, for the purpose of providing financial support
to the public library which provides library services within the respective
jurisdictions.
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