2.36.020 Establishment and Responsibility.
(A) A public library is hereby established, continued, and maintained for the City of Olathe, Kansas under the provisions of Charter Ordinance No. 75, this Ordinance, and any related Ordinances and/or Charter Ordinances adopted by the Governing Body and any by-laws adopted by the Library Advisory Board. The public library shall be called the Olathe Public Library.
(B) The Olathe Public Library shall be the public agency responsible for providing and making freely accessible to all residents in the City of Olathe library and information services suitable to persons of all ages.
(C) All contracts entered into by the board of directors of the Olathe Public Library prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall be binding on the Governing Body.
(D) All outstanding bonds, debts and other obligations of the Olathe Public Library prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall become an obligation of the City.
(E) All rights, property and other assets of the Olathe Public Library as of the effective date of this Ordinance shall be transferred to the City. Any sale of such rights, property, and other assets shall occur as follows:
(1) Any sale of real property owned by the Olathe Public Library prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall be made in accordance with the City’s Sale of Surplus Real Property Policy (Policy PI-10), as amended. Any proceeds from the sale of such real property shall be deposited into a fund or account to be used for Library capital improvements.
(2) Any sale of personal property owned by the Olathe Public Library prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall be made in accordance with the City’s procurement policies (Chapter 3.50 of the Olathe Municipal Code), as amended. Any proceeds from the sale of such personal property will be deposited into the City’s General Fund or into a fund dedicated for the purchase and replacement of vehicles and equipment, as applicable. (Ord. 15-27 § 2, 2015; Prior Code § 1-810.)