Library service is essential to the well-being of a modern community.
The County Commissioners hereby establish the York County Library
System to provide public library service to the residents and taxpayers
of the county.
In accord with § 412 of the Library Code, the Treasurer of the County Library Board shall give bond
to the county with satisfactory surety in such amount as the Board
of County Library Directors may determine.
In accord with § 413 of the Library Code, all moneys appropriated for maintenance of the library
and all moneys, if any, received from other sources for its use shall
be under the exclusive control of and shall be disbursed under the
direction of the County Library Board. It shall have all of the rights
and duties delegated to such boards by the Library Code and shall
present a financial report to the county annually. The County Commissioners
shall arrange to have the accounts of the Treasurer of the County
Library Board audited annually as in the case of other municipal expenditures,
as required by said § 413.
The County Library Board shall prepare and present to the County
Commissioners such reports as are required by Section 414 of the Library
Code and shall give free library service to the residents and
the taxpayers of the county as provided in Section 415 of the Library
Code.
It is understood that the purpose of the York County Library
Board is to develop a program of library service to the county utilizing
the existing and future libraries which meet the standards established
by the County Library Board.
The York County Commissioners hereby agree to assist in the
maintenance of the York County Library System.