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We understand that Mayor Hiremath has led the effort for a new intergovernmental agreement between Pima County and Oro Valley regarding the Oro Valley Library. We also understand, from several reliable sources, that it is a "good agreement".
This agreement will be voted upon at tomorrow night's town council meeting.
At the moment, we have only one "problem". It is not with the substance of the agreement, since we have not read it. It is with the process of approval.
There has been just one public meeting, two weeks ago, regarding the library. This meeting was conducted before the Intergovernmental Agreement was available. There has been no public input on the agreement. Yet, so many in our community have an interest in what happens to the management of the library.
Our suggestion to the Mayor is to hold a public hearing on the agreement, seek public input, and, if items are discovered that could make this a "great" agreement, to negotiate these further with the County.
The town and the County have several months before they must come to an agreement. There is no rush.
Since the Library is a centerpiece of our community, since so many in our community are interested in its future, we ask that the agreement be vetted before the people before it is voted upon by Council.
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1 comment:
As of Tuesday afternoon, the agenda item for the IGA is NOT listed as a public hearing. Should we conclude public input isn't welcome? A very troublesome attitude indeed.
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