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Large public turnout urges Omak City Council to keep library contract with NCW Libraries
Summary
Citizens packed the gallery and Zoom to urge the council to retain NCW Libraries' contract; Mayor Gagné described the situation as a contract negotiation and said she "anticipates the library to continue as they have been doing for a long time."
Mayor Cindy Gagné acknowledged a large turnout in the gallery and on Zoom and opened an hour-long public comment period focused on the Omak Library. According to the minutes, she told the room she "is aware that the citizens in attendance are here for the library" and framed the issue as a contract negotiation with NCW Libraries; she said she "anticipates the library to continue as they have been doing for a long time." Several citizens spoke in support of keeping library services in place, and the mayor thanked attendees after the comments, noting the remarks were heard.
The comments occurred during the public comment portion of the Jan. 5 meeting rather than as part of a formal agenda item, and the minutes do not record specific proposed policy actions or a council vote tied to the remarks. The record shows the mayor and council listened for roughly an hour and no formal decision was announced at the meeting; the minutes state only that comments were heard.
