Supervisor pushes for competitive procurement for library services; public criticizes approach
Supervisor Rich Jamieson argued the county’s decision to create a public library board aligns governance with public funding and urged competitive procurement for services now provided by Samuels; a public speaker criticized Jamieson’s use of statistics and accused the board of misrepresenting facts.
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Supervisor Rich Jamieson used his board report to defend a policy drive to align library governance with public financing, saying the county’s action to institute a public library board matches how nearly every jurisdiction governs publicly funded library services and does not prevent existing private providers from bidding for the contract.
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