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Highland council approves library fee changes, continues review of regional catalog agreement
Summary
Highland City Council voted 5–0 on March 18 to eliminate overdue fines and raise the annual nonresident library fee to $90, while deferring final approval of an interlocal agreement to join a three-city library consortium so attorneys can clarify cost-sharing language.
Highland City Council on March 18 voted to change the city fee schedule for the Highland Library and continued work on a proposed interlocal agreement with neighboring cities to operate a shared catalog and material‑sharing service.
The council unanimously approved eliminating overdue fines and raising the annual nonresident library fee from $70 to $90, with the new schedule set to take effect April 7, 2025. The council did not finalize an interlocal cooperation agreement that would let Highland, American Fork and Pleasant Grove share circulation records and allow patrons to return materials at any participating library; attorneys asked for one more round of edits to clarify how ongoing costs would be apportioned among participating cities.
Donna (Library staff) told the council she supported the fee changes even if the consortium agreement took additional time, saying, "I would be in…
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