Assembly debates terminating city library agreement, votes to postpone action to May 18

May 11, 2026

Assemblymember Thompson moved to direct staff to send termination notice of the library service agreement and begin renegotiations. After lengthy discussion and public testimony, the assembly voted to postpone the termination motion to the May 18 meeting to gather more information and hear back from the library director.

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Assemblymember Thompson moved on May 11 to instruct staff to send notice of termination of the borough's library service agreement with the City of Ketchikan and to begin negotiations on a new contract. Thompson and other members described the current contract as leaving the borough without sufficient input on mission creep and cost increases.

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