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Committee hears bill to change Eudora library board from appointed to elected
Summary
Lawmakers heard House Bill 25-39, which would require the Eudora Community Library District board to be elected (default in even-numbered years), set term lengths and vacancy rules, and take effect July 1 if enacted. City and library officials urged support, saying the change corrects a drafting error and restores original intent.
The Committee on Local Government heard testimony on House Bill 25-39, a measure that would convert the Eudora Community Library District board from an appointed body to one elected by voters.
The bill, explained by the Revisor, would direct the city of Eudora and Eudora Township — the two municipalities that created the district — to adopt a second joint resolution establishing elections for board members. The measure, as written, sets elections in even-numbered years, provides for members’ terms and for staggered terms if desired, and establishes how vacancies would be…
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