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Eagle council backs option to let city council hire or remove municipal library director; approves letter supporting HB 209
Summary
Council discussed House Bill 209, which would allow Idaho cities operating municipal libraries to opt to have the city council hire and remove the library director rather than leaving that authority with a local library board; council voted to send a letter of support to the bill's committee.
EAGLE, Idaho — The Eagle City Council discussed House Bill 209 at the Feb. 12 special meeting and voted to send a council letter of support urging the Legislature to allow cities the option of having elected officials — rather than a local library board — hire and remove municipal library directors.
At the start of the agenda item, staff summarized the bill's purpose: current state law allows library boards to hire and remove library directors…
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