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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Law Department
DATE: June 20, 2020
SUBJECT:
The conversion of the Aurora Public Library into a Public Library District
PURPOSE:
To allow the Mayor to enter into agreements with the newly-formed Aurora Public Library District that are consistent with the court order establishing the District or which permit the City to provide certain administrative services to the District through December 31, 2020.
BACKGROUND:
Earlier this year, the City Council consented to the conversion of the Aurora Public Library into a Public Library District. Following the Council's approval, attorneys for the library district petitioned the circuit court to order the creation of the district with an effective date of July 1, 2020. The petition was filed in February, but no substantive action took place until the end of May due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The court entered the order approving the conversion earlier this month.
DISCUSSION:
The City presently performs various administrative tasks for the Aurora Public Library including accounting, budgeting, and payroll functions using City software, printing checks for payroll and accounts payable; receipt and disbursement of revenues, including receipt of revenues from the County Clerks; local payments stations; e-rate reimbursement; investments; bond debt payments; point of sale system, including cash registers. The Library District has requested that the City continue performing these tasks post-conversion to ensure a seamless transition for the benefit of the District and the City's shared residents -- likely through the end of 2020.
Similarly, the court order establishing the District may require further administrative agreements between the City and the District that facilitate the conversion. The proposed resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute agreements on behalf of the City that will allow the City to continue performing the administrative tasks (if it elects to do s...
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