Subdivision 1.Authority.

A regional public library system board may adopt a written resolution to assume responsibility for the allocation of the regional library system levy authority throughout the region. If adopted, the board shall furnish a list to the commissioners of revenue and education by July 1 of the levy year, containing the name of each member city, town, and county that will be participating in that regional system.

Subd. 2.

Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 134.342

  • cities: means home rule and statutory cities unless specifically provided otherwise. See Minnesota Statutes 134.001
  • Public library: means any library that provides free access to all residents of a city or county without discrimination, receives at least half of its financial support from public funds and is organized under the provisions of this chapter. See Minnesota Statutes 134.001
  • Regional public library system: means a multicounty public library service agency that provides free access to all residents of the region without discrimination, and is organized under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 317A, or section 471. See Minnesota Statutes 134.001

[Repealed, 1992 c 511 art 5 s 18]

Subd. 3.Allocation of authority.

A regional public library system board that has resolved to allocate library levy authority among its member cities, towns, and counties shall allocate the amount, up to the total amount certified to the board by the commissioner of revenue, and shall notify each member city, town, and county by August 15 of the levy year of its respective share of the total library levy for the region. Each member city, town, or county located in the region shall levy the amount negotiated and agreed upon by the board and each member city, town, or county.

The board shall certify to the commissioners of revenue and education by September 1 of the levy year, the levy amount allocated to each member city, town, and county in the regional library system.

Subd. 4.

[Repealed, 1992 c 511 art 5 s 18]