16-R-77 - Public Library Interlocal Agreement with Guadalupe CountyRESOLUTION NO. 16 -R -77
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC LIBRARY
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH GUADALUPE COUNTY, AND
OTHER TTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz (the "City ") has an established public library and has for
several years provided free public library services to all citizens of Guadalupe County (the
"County ") residing in or near the City by informal agreement with the County; and
WHEREAS, the County and the City have determined to enter into this Agreement
relating to the provision of free public library services (hereinafter referred to as "Library
Services "), to the citizens of the County, and to set out the purposes, terms, rights, objectives,
duties, and responsibilities of the County and the City with respect thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County have determined that the provision of Library
Services is a public purpose and within their statutory powers of government; and
WHEREAS, the County and City are political subdivisions of the State of Texas, and are
authorized to execute this Agreement pursuant to Texas Government Code 791.001 et. seq. as
amended, and Local Government Code Section 323, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
enter into this contract with the County pursuant to the Interlocal Agreement for Public Library
Services attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Agreement ").
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute and
deliver the Agreement with the County in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit A.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this I lth day of October, 2016.
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
SC HERTZ,
ichae R. Carpenter, Mayor
ATTEST:
ecretary, Brenda Dennis
(CITY SEAL)
EXHIBIT A
PUBLIC LIBRARY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN GUADALUPE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SCHERTZ