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Bolivar council presses county for signed library operating agreement, warns of options if unresolved
Summary
After years of stalled negotiations with Hardman County, Bolivar council members agreed to send a renewed letter pressing for a signed operating agreement that would address pay and staffing parity for city‑paid and county‑paid library employees; council stopped short of any formal change but said it will revisit options if there is no signed agreement before the next meeting.
Bolivar officials on April 13 reviewed a multi‑year dispute with Hardman County over the library’s operating agreement and employee compensation, and directed city staff to send a fresh, firm letter asking the county to sign the previously negotiated terms.
The city attorney reviewed the history the council recited: an agreement was drafted after productive meetings more than once in recent years but the county never executed the written contract. “We sent them a demand letter requesting a specific agreement,” the city attorney summarized for the council, and he said the city currently pays 48 percent of…
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