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CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES AGREEMENT <br />CITY OF CLE ELUM <br /> <br /> THIS AGREEMENT is entered into on this 16th day of December 2025, between the City of Cle <br />Elum; Library Board of Trustees (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”) and Kittitas County (hereinafter <br />referred to as the “County”); and consented to by the City of Cle Elum City Council (hereinafter referred <br />to as “City Council”). <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 27.12.280, the Board of Cle Elum Public Library has the power to <br />make available to Kittitas County residents living outside the city limits of Cle Elum the materials of said <br />library, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the County desires to contract for library services from the Cle Elum Public Library, <br />and the Board is granted the reciprocal power to contract to render such services with the consent of the <br />City Council; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the County desires to assist in providing library services from the Cle Elum Public <br />Library for County residents living outside the city limits of Cle Elum; <br /> <br /> NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: <br /> <br /> 1. Services. The usual public library services provided by the Cle Elum Public Library will <br /> be provided to the Kittitas County residents who come to said library to use its facilities <br /> in accordance with the rules, regulations and operating policies and procedures applicable <br /> at any given time. Assistance in registering for the book borrowing service will be <br /> provided for anyone requesting that service when said service is regularly available for <br /> registered patrons of the library so long as the person making the request lives in Kittitas <br /> County. <br /> <br /> 2. Compensation. Kittitas County shall pay the sum of $50,000.00 directly to the City as a <br /> subsidy to the City for library services provided annually to unincorporated County <br /> residents from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Payment shall be made on <br /> a quarterly basis on the last day of January, April, July, and October of 2026. Kittitas <br /> County shall pay the sum of $500.00 directly to the City as a subsidy for the Summer <br /> Reading Program, payment shall be made one time, annually, within 30 days of receipt of <br /> invoice from the City. <br /> <br /> 3. Records. The following statistics shall be compiled and maintained by the Cle Elum <br /> Public Library and reported to the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners annually: <br /> <br /> (a) Statistics on library materials circulation compared to the prior years’ circulation <br /> figures. <br /> (b) Comparative statistics reflecting the services received by residents of <br /> unincorporated Kittitas County to the total services provided by the library.