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INTRODUCED AS A BILL BY CCXJNCILMAN SOVERN
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. 56 , SERIES OF 1975
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO, A KJNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND NOT TO EXCEED SIXTEEN LIBRARY
JURISDICTIONS, AS SHOWN HEREIN, FOR THE RECIPROCAL USE OF CIRCULATION
SERVICES BY PUBLIC LIBRARIES PARTICIPATING IN THE CENTRAL COLORADO
LIBRARY SYSTEM; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the libraries listed herein are participating members
of the Central Colorado Library System, a system designed to coopera-
tively provide and improve library services at reduced cost to all
residents of the eight-county Denver metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, ft fs fn the demonstrated public interest to extend
all reasonable convenience to cftfzens pursuing publicly-supported
library and fnfonnatfon services; and
WHEREAS, the library admfnfstrators within the system have in
the past successfully provided reciprocal use of their circulation
services to all residents of the Central Colorado Library System area
who have shown evidence of regf stratfon at any one of the participat-
ing libraries in the system; and
WHEREAS, library authorities signing the agreement wish to
continue reciprocal borrowing services for residents of the Denver
metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, the library jurisdictions whfch loan materials to
residents who do not pay taxes in thef r jurf sdfctfons deserve due
compensation for the services rendered;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ENGLB«>OD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1
That the Cf ty of Englewood, Colorado, a municipal corporation,
shall enter fnto an agreement with the following jurisdictions: Adams
County Public Library, Arapahoe Regional Library District, Aurora
Public Library, Boulder Public Library, Mlmfe Doud Eisenhower Public
Library, Denver Public Library, Douglas County Public Library, John
Tomay Manorial Library, Idaho Springs Public Library, Jefferson County
Public Library, Lafayette Public Library, Edwin A. Bemis Public Library,
Longmont Public Library, Louisville Public Library, Ward Public Library,
and Westminster Public Library, all acting by and through their proper
officers, according to the provisions of that certain written instru-
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ment captioned "Multilateral Agreement for Reciprocal Use of Circula-
tion Services by Public Libraries Participating in the Central Colorado
Library System." which is as follows:
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Multilateral agreement for
recip rocal use of circulation services by
public libraries participating in
the Cent r al Colorado Library System
This agreemen t is made and entered into as of the first day of December
1975, by and be tween the severa l library jurisdictions listed below.
WITNESSETH TH AT:
WHEREAS:
1. The lib raries l isted below are participating members of the Central
Colorado Library System, a System designed to cooperatively provide improved
library services at reduced costs to all residents of the eight-county Denver
metropolitan are a; and
2. It is i n the demonstrated public interest to extend all reasonable con-
venience to citizens pursuing publicly supported library and information services;
and
3. Library administrators within the System have, in the past success-
fully provided r eci procal use of their circulation services ·to all residents
of the Central Colorado Library Sy s tem area who have shown evidence of regis-
tration at any one of the part i cipating libraries in the System; and
4. Library authori t i es signing below wish to continue reciprocal bor-
rowing services for residents of the Denver metropolitan area; and
5. Library jurisdictions which loan materials to residents who do not pay
taxes in their jurisdictions deserve ·due compensation for the services rendered;
NOW, THEREF ORE, in consideration of the mutual promis~s contained herein,
it is agreed as follows:
1. Each library authority signatory hereto shall continue to honor a
valid library registration card from any citizen who can present same from any
of the other s ignatory libraries in the System area for purposes of reciprocal
use of circu lation services; and
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2. E c h library aut~ority signatory hereto shall receive $0.45 from Ll1c
library jurisd i ction of the user's residence per circulation transaction accom-
~ p lished unde r this agreement; and
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3. Each libra ry authority signatory hereto shall pay $0.45 per circula-
tion transaction incurred by a resident of the library's political jurisdic-
tion; and
4. Tile execu tive agent of the Central Colorado Library System shall
receive monthly reports certified by the library administrators of such re-
ci?rocal circulation transactions incurred by this agreement and shall prepare
and distribute s t atements quarterly based upon these monthly reports; and
5. Tite libra ry adminis t rators receiving statements for obligations under
this agreement shall make full payment against those obligations no later than
sixty (60) days after receipt of the statements; payments shall be made to the
Central Colorad o Library System; the executive agent of _the System shall, in
turn, reimburse c reditor libraries which are due payment; and
6. Tile st aff of the Central Colorado Library System shall maintain
records, render comprehensive monthly reports, and perform annual evaluations
of the reciprocal services provided; services by the System staff shall be
at no charge t o part i cipating libraries; and
7. Any of t he library jurisdictions signatory hereto may withdraw from
this agreement upon due notification to all other signators at least 45 days
in advance of inte nded withdrawal, all withdrawal dates to be effective the
first day of the mo nth; no withdrawal shall act to the prejudice of any of
the remaining signa t ories with respect to existing obligations due from the
withdrawing lib r ary to the remain i ng signatories; and
8. It is fu rther understood that the libraries offering reciprocal ~ir-
culation services under this agreement are in no way bound to offer other types
of library services as a consequence of this agreement; and
9. This agre e ment shall obtain until 30 September 1976 at which time
the agreement ma y be renewed; the agreement may be amended by unanimous con-
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IN WITNES S WHEREOF, the signators on the attached page are duly authorized
to enter into thi• agreem~nt and to obligate their library jurisdictions for
expe nses incu rred thereby and have set their hands and seals on the dates in<li-
catcd.
Signa tors to the multilateral agreement for reciprocal use of circulation
services by public libraries participating in the Central Colorado Library
System:
Library Authority
Adams County Public Library
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Library Authority
Arapahoe Regional Library District
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Library Authority
Aurora Public Library
Date
Library Authority
Boulder Public Library
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Library Authority
Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library
Date
Library Authority
Denver Public Library ·
Date
Library Authority
Idaho Springs Public Library
Date
Library Authority
Jefferson County Public Library
Date
Library Authority
Lafayette Public Library
Date
Library Authority
Edwin A. Bemis Public Library
Date
Library Authority
Longmont Public Library
Date
Library Authority
iouisville Public Library
Date
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Douglas County Public Library
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Library Authority
Engl wood Public Library
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Library Authority
John Tomay Memorial Library
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Library Authority
Ward Public Library
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Library Authority
Westminster Public Library
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Sec tion 2
The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute
the same for and on behalf of the City of Englewood, and
the Director of Finance, Ex Officio City Clerk-Treasurer
is he reby directed to attest the same and affix the offi-
cial seal of the City thereto.
Section 3
I nasmuch as the within agreement with the participating
libra ry authorities is scheduled to become effective Decem-
ber 1 , 1975, should the agreement not be ratified and ap-
proved e ff ective as of that date, the City of Englewood
would b e penalized as a result of a loss of revenues ac-
cruing to it and, accordingly, the Council finds and de-
termi nes that an emergency exists and that the passage
of th e within ordinance is necessary for the immediate
prese r v ation of public property, health, peace and safety,
and s a i d ordinance shall become effective upon publication
after fi nal passage.
I ntroduced, read in full and passed on First Reading
on the 1st day o f December, 1975.
Publis h e d a s a Bi l l f or an Ordinance on the 3rd day
of Decembe r, 19 7 5.
Re ad by title and passed on Final Reading on the 16th
day of December, 1975.
Published by title as Ordinance No. 56 , Series of 1975,
on the 22 day of December, 1975.
ATTEST:
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I , William D. James, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true, accurate and complete copy
of the Ordinance passed on Final Reading and published by
title as Ordinance No. 56 , Series of 1975 .
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