Title 20, Chapter 5, Section 51
( 20-5-51)
(a) A library system shall be dissolved by a reversal of procedures
followed in its original organization. A majority of the board
members in a majority of the counties must agree to the dissolution
of the system. One county in a multicounty system may withdraw by a
reversal of the procedure by which the county became a member. (b) If the local constitution and bylaws or participating agreement
does not specify a notification period for withdrawal, the proper
notice shall be sent six months prior to the end of the state fiscal
year. This notice must include reasons for the withdrawal and the
method by which the decision was reached and must be sent to the
chairman of the system board of trustees and the system library
director. The Office of Public Library Services of the Department
of Technical and Adult Education must be notified of the receipt of
this letter of intent within five working days. (c) Upon dissolution or withdrawal, no further state or federal
grant funds shall be paid for or to the dissolving or withdrawing
unit or units until such time as the unit or units reestablish the
library or libraries pursuant to this part and meet eligibility
requirements for such grant funds. (d) A multicounty regional system may elect to expel a member county
upon the following conditions: (1) Failure of the county to maintain the agreed level of support
to the regional system as in the most recent system-participating
agreement; or (2) Failure of the county to meet criteria which may jeopardize
the system's eligibility for state or federal funds. (e) If the system's constitution and bylaws or participating
agreement fails to describe a notice period for expulsion, the
proper notice shall be sent not less than six months prior to the
end of the state fiscal year. This notice must be sent to the
chairperson of the county board of trustees, all funding agencies
party to the participating agreement, the system library director,
and the Office of Public Library Services of the Board of Regents of
the University System of Georgia. (f) Upon total dissolution of a library system, all property shall
be disposed of as provided in this part. |