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LA-2. AGREEMENT WITH THE SUN CITY LIBRARY, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Approve an Agreement between the Sun City Library, Inc. Board of Directors (Library) and Maricopa County Library District (District) , for the purpose of the Library donating, at no cost, all the contents of its two libraries to the Maricopa County Library District. The District agrees to provide library service to the Sun City residents and surrounding areas in leased space provided by the Recreation Centers of Sun City, Inc. The current employees of the Library shall become employees of the District on or before the District takes possession of the leased space. The agreement is effective from date of District approval and until the District no longer provides public library service at the sites of the leased space from the Recreation Centers of Sun City, Inc.. Sun City is unincorporated Maricopa County which is the Library District's primary service area. Their library Board of Directors has requested that the Library District take over the running of their library giving the District's specialized and renowned service to the citizens in the Sun City area. The approval of this item will require 1) increasing the Library District property tax rate in order to keep the levy at a level to cover the additional expense associated with this action, 2) a reduction in expenditures which may result in a reduction in service delivery, or 3) a combination of both. (C-65-09-009-3-00)