NRS 379.060 Extension of services of consolidated, county or district library: Contracts with counties, cities, towns and school districts.

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1. The trustees of any consolidated, county or district library shall cooperate with and enter into contracts with the board of county commissioners of any other county, or with any city or town in any other county, or with any school district, when necessary to secure to the residents of the other county, or to the residents of the city or town in the other county, or to the pupils of the school district, the same privileges of the consolidated, county or district library as are granted to or enjoyed by the residents of the county or consolidated or county library district, or such privileges as may be agreed upon in the contract.

The consideration agreed upon must be specified in the contract, and must be paid into the consolidated, county or district library fund or a special fund for library purposes of the county providing the service.

2. Any contracting county, city, town or school district may terminate any contract which may be entered into upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the parties thereto.

3. Any county, city or town wherein a library has been established may cooperate with and contract with the trustees of any consolidated, county, district or town library to obtain for the residents of the county, city or town an increase in library services or such privileges as may be agreed upon.

4. The trustees of any consolidated, county or district library may cooperate with and contract with the board of county commissioners of any other county, relative to any phase of library service.

5. Any county, city or town contracting for library service may at any time establish a library for the use of its inhabitants, whereupon its contract for service may be continued or terminated on such terms as may be agreed upon by the parties thereto.

6. The tax-levying body of any county, city or town contracting to receive library services may budget for and levy a tax to meet the terms of the contract. The board of trustees of a school district may budget to meet the terms of the contract.

7. The trustees of the consolidated, county or district library providing services may expend any amounts received in consideration of any such contract in addition to the amount budgeted for the consolidated, county or district library.