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Pasco council votes to begin process to terminate interlocal agreement with Mid Columbia Libraries and explore annexation
Summary
After a presentation from Mid Columbia Libraries, the Pasco City Council authorized the city manager to serve notice to begin an 18‑month process to explore annexation into the Mid Columbia Library District and to terminate the current interlocal cooperation agreement (ILA).
The Pasco City Council voted unanimously Aug. 18 to authorize the city manager to serve notice of termination on the interlocal cooperation agreement with Mid Columbia Libraries and begin an approximate 18‑month process to explore annexation into the Mid Columbia Library District.
The action follows a presentation by Kyle Cox, executive director and chief librarian of Mid Columbia Libraries, who described library services in Pasco and the potential funding and service benefits of annexation. “If Pasco annexed into MCL, this would wind us up with the standard model of most cities your size in the state,” Cox said, explaining annexation can provide stable levy funding rather than an annual contract.
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