Chinook Regional Library

1. The council of every municipality within the boundaries of a regional library shall:
1. participate in the regional library and make payments to the  regional library of the annual grants and interest in accordance with any bylaw passed by the regional library board pursuant to subsection 43(3); and
2. comply with any additional terms and conditions set out in this Act or the regulations.


2. Where the council of a municipality mentioned in subsection (1) contributes more than the percentage prescribed in the regulations of the annual grants made by all municipalities to a regional library board, the regional library board shall not require any increase in the amount of the grant unless the council of that municipality agrees.


3. Where, pursuant to section 66, a regional library system enters into an agreement for the participation of Aboriginal peoples in the regional library system, the agreement must address the matter of representation of Aboriginal peoples on the board and executive committee.


4. The council of every municipality participating in a regional library system may enter into a regional library agreement for the purposes of providing public library services within the regional library boundaries.

4. The percentage prescribed for the purposes of section 29(2) of the Act is 25%.
5. Repealed
6. A copy of every regional library agreement, and any other agreement made by a regional library board to provide library services, is to be forwarded to the Provincial Librarian before the day on which the agreement comes into effect.