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19104
. (a) The board of trustees, common council, or other
legislative body of a city or the board of trustees of a library
district may, on or before January 1 of any year, notify the county
board of supervisors that the city or library district no longer
desires to be a part of the county free library system. The notice
shall be accompanied by a statement complying with the requirements
of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1 of Division 2
of Title 5 of the Government Code. The clerk of the board of
supervisors shall file the statement with the county assessor and the
State Board of Equalization. Thereafter the city or library district
shall cease to participate in the benefits of the county free
library system, and the property situated in the city or library
district shall not be liable for taxes for county free library
purposes.
(b) If the board of trustees, common council, or other legislative
body of a city or the board of trustees of a library district
intends to withdraw from the county free library system and operate
the city's or the district's library or libraries with a private
contractor that will employ library staff to achieve cost savings,
the requirements of Section 19104.5 shall apply, unless the library
or libraries are funded only by the proceeds of a special tax imposed
by the city or library district pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing
with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5
of the Government Code.