33-2701. PURPOSE AND POLICY. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Idaho, as a part of the provisions for public education, to promote the establishment and development of public library service for all the people of Idaho. By so declaring, the state acknowledges that the ability of its citizens to […]
33-2702. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Administrative only district" is a library district that does not serve the public directly and has no direct service outlets or collections, but which contracts with other library entities to provide various public library services. (2) "City library" means a library established by a city ordinance and […]
33-2703. LIBRARY DISTRICTS — TERRITORY — ESTABLISHMENT — LIMITATIONS. A library district may be established by vote of the qualified electors of the proposed district in an election called and held as provided by this chapter, with the following limitations: (1) The district may include incorporated or unincorporated territory or both in one (1) or […]
33-2704. PETITION — VERIFICATION — NOTICE AND HEARING. (1) A petition or petitions, signed by fifty (50) or more qualified electors residing in the proposed library district, giving the name of the proposed district, describing the boundaries thereof including a map prepared in a draftsmanlike manner, and praying for the establishment of the territory therein […]
33-2705. CONDUCT OF ELECTION. Upon the county commissioners having made the order referred to in subsection (5) of section 33-2704, Idaho Code, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall cause to be published a notice of an election to be held for the purpose of determining whether or not the proposed library district […]
33-2706. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIBRARY DISTRICT EMBRACING MORE THAN ONE COUNTY. When the proposed library district embraces more than one (1) county, the petition and procedure for praying for the establishment of the district shall be carried forward in each county as though that county were the only county affected. Each petition shall designate the same […]
33-2707. ADDITION OF TERRITORY NOT HAVING A TAX SUPPORTED LIBRARY TO A LIBRARY DISTRICT — PETITIONS AND SIGNATURES — ELECTION. (1) Any area which does not have a tax supported library and which is contiguous to an existing library district may become a part of the district by petition and election. (2) A petition may […]
33-2708. ADDITION OF TERRITORY NOT HAVING A TAX SUPPORTED LIBRARY TO A LIBRARY DISTRICT — ALTERNATE METHOD. (1) An alternate method of adding territory to a library district may be initiated by a petition or petitions as set forth in section 33-2704, Idaho Code, except that the petitions must be signed by sixty percent (60%) […]
33-2709. EXISTING TAX SUPPORTED CITY LIBRARIES MAY JOIN LIBRARY DISTRICTS. Any tax supported city library may join an established library district by majority vote of the qualified electors of the city according to procedure set forth in section 33-2707, Idaho Code. A true copy of the petition and the district library board’s notice of approval […]
33-2710. DETERMINATION OF THE PROPERTY PORTION OF THE BUDGET FOR CONSOLIDATED LIBRARIES — DISTRICT AND DISTRICT — DISTRICT AND CITY. (1) When two (2) district libraries have agreed to consolidate, the property tax portion of the new consolidated district’s first budget will be determined in the following manner. The property tax portion of each district’s […]
33-2711. CONSOLIDATION OF LIBRARY DISTRICTS. When there are two (2) or more library districts, which have at least one (1) common boundary, the boards of trustees of the library districts, meeting together, may determine that it is in the best interest of library service that the districts be consolidated, as herein provided. The boards of […]
33-2711A. ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN EXISTING PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICTS. When the boards of two (2) public library districts having a common boundary determine that it is in the best interest of public library service that an adjustment of library district boundaries be made, this adjustment may be made using the following procedure. The board […]
33-2713. DISSOLUTION OF LIBRARY DISTRICT. A library district may be dissolved according to procedures followed in its original organization, but not earlier than four (4) years after the date of its establishment. The ballot shall contain the words "Shall (Name) Public Library District be dissolved–Yes" and "Shall (Name) Public Library District be dissolved–No," each followed […]
33-2714. LIBRARY DISTRICTS — PUBLIC CORPORATIONS. Each library district shall be a public corporation, may sue and be sued in its corporate name and may contract and be contracted with. History: [(33-2714) 1963, ch. 188, sec. 17, p. 568; am. and redesignated 1989, ch. 132, sec. 9, p. 292.]
33-2715. BOARD OF TRUSTEES — SELECTION — NUMBER — QUALIFICATIONS — TERM — OATH — APPOINTMENT OF FIRST BOARD. (1) Each library district shall be governed by a board of trustees of five (5) members elected or appointed as provided by law, who at the time of their selection and during their terms of office […]
33-2716. BOARD OF TRUSTEES — NOMINATION AND ELECTION — RECALL — VACANCIES. (1) The procedure for nomination and election of trustees of a library district shall be as provided for in chapter 14, title 34, Idaho Code, and in the general election laws of Idaho. If any two (2) or more candidates for the same […]
33-2717. BOARD OF TRUSTEES — ONE NOMINATION — NO ELECTION. In any election for the office of trustee it is not necessary to conduct an election if: (1) After the expiration of the date for filing written nominations only one (1) candidate has been nominated for each position to be filled; and, there has been […]
33-2717A. DECLARATION OF INTENT FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATE. No write-in vote for library district trustee in a library district election shall be counted unless a declaration of intent has been filed indicating that the person desires the office and is legally qualified to assume the duties of library trustee if elected. The declaration of intent shall […]
33-2718. CREATION OF TRUSTEE ZONES. (1) Each library district may be divided into five (5) trustee zones with each zone having approximately the same population. To the maximum extent possible, boundaries of trustee zones shall follow the existing boundaries of the electoral precincts of the county. They shall be revised, as necessary, to equalize population […]
33-2719. BOARD OF TRUSTEES — MEETINGS. The annual meeting of a library district board shall be on the date of its first regular meeting in June. The purposes of the annual meeting are to elect the officers of the board, to establish a regular meeting date, and to review, amend, repeal or adopt bylaws, policies […]
