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District Handbook
Introduction
A library district is a governmental unit with an elected board of trustees having the power to establish a property tax mill levy for library services. Voters in the district create a library district through an election. A library district must contain territory with a taxable value of at least $5 million.
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- Cover (pdf)
- Table of Contents (pdf)
- Introduction (pdf)
- Assessment Phase (pdf)
- Planning Phase (pdf)
- Decision Phase (pdf)
- Outcomes and Alternatives Phase (pdf)
- Success! (pdf)
- Addendum A (pdf)
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