Okaloosa County BOCC — April 15, 2014 — Library Cooperative Interlocal Agreement exp Dec 31, 2014 — reading text

Libraries and the Participating Governing Bodies. e) Receive and disburse funds from the County, from state and federal grant sources, and from private donations, foundations, or other sources. f) Contract with the County to provide essential support services for the Library Cooperative. g) Contract for services consistent with the Cooperative's Long-Range Plan and Annual Plans of Service. h) Adopt and maintain a position description for and hire a Cooperative Coordinator through the established policies and procedures of the County. 4  0 0 9. STAFFING: The Cooperative Coordinator shall be hired by the County and shall have the following minimal qualifications: A Master's degree in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited university or college followed by two years of successful, full- time paid library experience in a public library open at least 40 hours a week. Cooperative staff members are employees of Okaloosa County, and their compensation and benefits will be in accordance with County policy. The Cooperative Coordinator, under the supervision of the Board, shall interview, select, supervise and recommend discharge of staff for the office of the Cooperative in accordance within established County policies. All paid staff of the Participating Libraries shall remain employees of the Participating Governing Bodies that operate each library and the Participating Governing Bodies shall retain all rights, responsibilities and powers associated with employment of staff. 10. POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COOPERATIVE COORDINATOR: The Coordinator shall be accountable to the Board for overall administration of the Cooperative and implementation of policies, procedures and programs, as determined by the Board. The following activities, as a minimum, shall be carried out by the Coordinator for all Participating Libraries under the plans, policies, and budgets adopted by the Cooperative Governing Board, and they may not be delegated through lnterlocal agreements or any other service agreements: coordinate development of a single long-range plan for the Cooperative; coordinate development of a single annual plan of service; compile an annual combined expenditure report for application for State Aid by OCPLC, combining all Participating Libraries' expenditures, and the Cooperative's expenditures including any state or federal grants; implement the Cooperative long-range plan, annual plan of service, and annual budget; and prepare reports on behalf of the Cooperative and Participating Libraries as required by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services. 11. LIBRARY DIRECTORS' COUNCIL: The Council will advise the Cooperative Governing Board on services, plans and policies for the Cooperative. The Council membership will include the library director of each participating library, the Cooperative Coordin-i!tor, and other appointments as deemed necessary by the Governing Board. The Council will hold at a minimum, one meeting per month, except in December. 12. STRATEGIC AND ANNUAL PLAN: The Cooperative Coordinator shall coordinate development and implementation of a strategic plan for the operation, maintenance and development of library services to the residents of the Cooperative Service Area. The strategic plan shall be developed in coordination with the Cooperative's Governing Board, the participating governing bodies, residents of the Service Area, and the Library Directors' Council. The plan shall be adopted by the Cooperative Governing Board and be maintained through a yearly update by the Cooperative Coordinator in coordination with the aforementioned parties. All authority with respect to funding of the strategic plan and of any other library program 5  0 0 or expenditure from Participating Library Governing Body funds shall lie solely with that Participating Library Governing Body. 13. ANNUAL BUDGET: The budget shall be developed along a fiscal year beginning October 1 and ending September 30 each year. The Cooperative budget shall be developed by the Cooperative Coordinator and shall take into account funds received from the County, state and federal governmental sources, except state construction grants, and all other revenue sources received to provide library service. The budget shall be adopted by the Cooperative Governing Board. 14. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, GRANTS, FUNDS, OR BEQUESTS: The Governing Board, on behalf of the Cooperative, shall have the authority to apply for or receive gifts, grants, funds or bequests. The Board, through a Memorandum of Understanding, has designated the County as the fiscal agent to apply for or receive its funds from all sources. The Governing Board shall follow the standard operating procedure for grant applications as defined by the County. Municipalities shall retain the authority to apply for state construction grants and to receive gifts, funds or bequests intended for use solely at an individual Participating Library. All monies, property or funds granted to the Cooperative shall be the property of the Cooperative, subject to termination provisions as set forth in this Agreement. Any monies, property, or funds granted to municipalities for the benefit of a Participating Library shall remain the property of the Participating Library: 15. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY: All funds administered by the Cooperative Coordinator shall be audited with the County's independent audit annually, which audit shall be prepared and presented to the Governing Board. Upon request, the Cooperative Coordinator shall furnish to each Participating Governing Body, within thirty (30) days following the previous period a written quarterly report regarding the use and expenditure of funds under the control of the Cooperative. Reports shall include quarterly revenues by source and expenditures by object code, year-to-date e2<penditures by object code, and the balance for the fiscal year; form to be determined by the Cooperative. Upon request, the governing body of each Participating Library shall furnish to the Cooperative Coordinator, within thirty {30) days following the previous period, a written quarterly report regarding the use and expenditure of funds, as they relate to library functions, under the control of the Participating Governing Body. Reports shall include quarterly revenues by source and expenditures by object code, year-to-date expenditures by object code, and the balance for the fiscal year; form to be determined by the Cooperative. 16. APPROPRIATION OF PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITY FUNDS: There is reserved to the Participating Municipalities the sole and exclusive discretion to determine the amount of annual appropriations from their own revenues and sources for the provision of library 6  0 0 services. However, minimum support at the level of funding appropriated prior to entering the Cooperative is recommended for Participating Municipalities. Subject to that reservation, Participating Municipalities agree to expend funds using the Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative Strategic Plan as a guide for library service development. 17. APPROPRIATION AND ALLOCATION OF OKALOOSA COUNTY FUNDS: The County shall provide $513,600 for the period beginning October 1, 2013 and ending September 30, 2014. The amount to be provided by the County will be determined by the approved county budget with the basic agreement being revised by amendment accordingly. The Cooperative's Governing Board shall disburse funds received by the County's allocation as follows: a) Twenty percent (20%} of the monies allocated by the County shall be used for Administrative and Outreach Services for the Cooperative. b) The remaining funds, eighty percent (80%), allocated by the County shall be distributed to Participating Municipalities with Libraries according to the following guidelines and formula: • Construction funds are expressly prohibited. • Spending calculations and productivity statistics shall be based on those from two years prior to the allocation period. • Spending shall mean total audited expenditures of a library excluding funds allocated from the Cooperative. • Percentages shall be derived from totaling statistics of the member municipal libraries. (1) Thirty percent (30%} divided equally among participating municipalities with libraries (2) Fifty percent (50%) based on productivity, which consists of circulation, internet usage, and transits lost. (3) Ten percent (10%) based on funds expended through the library budget on personnel/staffing, which includes salary and benefits. (4) Ten percent (10%) will be based on funds expended through the library budget on collection, which includes books, AV materials, databases, and periodicals. Distribution shall be based on submittal of annual operating costs with descriptive codes in accordance with the state chart of accounts. Funds received by the Cooperative shall be disbursed within a reasonable time (not to exceed 90 days) after receipt. The disbursement formula shall be reviewed by the Governing Board for modifications deemed appropriate following review of data collected indicating the number of users for each library and/or use of each library's collection. Any change to the allocation formula will require a modification or amendment to this Agreement and execution by each Participating Governing Body. c) The County shall provide an additional allocation this fiscal year which shall be used to offset increased administrative costs imposed upon or provided to the cooperative by 7  0 0 the County and shall not be subject to the funding formula in paragraphs a) and b) above. Said amount shall be equal to the increased administrative costs imposed by the County. 18. LIBRARY USE: Participating Libraries shall monitor library card registration and circulation by patrons who are not residents of the city in which the library is located by preparation of statistical reports of library items circulated by statistical classes to be established by the Cooperative, on a quarterly basis. 19. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPATING GOVERNING BODIES: Participating Governing Bodies shall abide by all state and federal laws, and specifically those relating to the provision of library services; Participating Governing Bodies shall retain local autonomy and control of the operations and functions of its participating library, except where Participating Governing Bodies have ceded authority to the Cooperative Governing Board through this agreement. 20. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY: The parties further agree that nothing contained herein is intended to nor shall be construed a waiver of County's, Crestview's, Destin's, Fort Walton Beach's, Mary Esther's, Niceville's, or Valparaiso's rights and immunities under Florida Constitution, common law or Florida Statutes 768.28 as amended from time to time. 21. INSURANCE: The Cooperative and