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Council directs staff to negotiate library IGA, keeps departmentalization on the table
Summary
After a lengthy discussion of the Evanston Public Library’s status as a component unit, council members asked staff and the library board to negotiate a new intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with a target timeline of about three months rather than unilaterally changing the library’s legal status.
Evanston — Council members spent substantial time on March 23 discussing the city’s relationship with the Evanston Public Library and whether to pursue a structural change that would make the library a city department.
Several council members warned against a precipitous ‘‘nuclear’’ move to departmentize the library without negotiated agreements. Council Member Isles, citing the history of the city‑library relationship, urged renewed efforts to finalize two documents: an IGA that clarifies…
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