In compliance with title 33, Chapter 27, Idaho Code, the Board of Ada County Commissioners will hold a public hearing for public comment on the petition to dissolve the Meridian Library District. Residents who live within the Meridian Library District are welcome to provide testimony.
The public hearing will begin at 6:00 PM Monday March 20, 2023 in the 1st floor Public Hearing Room of the Ada County Courthouse, 200 W. Front Street, Boise, Idaho 83702. HEARING PROCEDURE
You can also watch live on the Ada County YouTube at
https://www.youtube.com/@adacountyidaho7995/streams
Background: A group of Ada County residents called Concerned Citizens of Meridian filed a petition asking the Ada County Board of Commissioners to dissolve the Meridian Library District (MLD). The petition centers on books the group considers offensive that are available to children at the Meridian Library District.
Below is an overview of the dissolution process:
- A petition must be filed with the Board’s clerk and presented to the Board.
- A petition requires at least 50 verified signatures.
- A hearing must then be held not less than three but not more than six weeks.
- The Board must send notice two weeks before the hearing through a newspaper.
- The Board must send notice to the governing board of the library district.
- The hearing procedure is found in Chapter 14 of Ada County’s Ordinances.
- The Board must issue an order ten days following the hearing.
- The Board may or may not direct the clerk to hold an election.
- If dissolution is approved, the Board must then dispose of the district’s property.
Should a dissolution occur, all property and assets of the library district shall be disposed of by the Ada County Board of Commissioners. Any indebtedness must first be retired. Any remainder will be placed in the county general expense fund.