12-1267.   Same; annual budget; tax levy to support library; procedure toincrease levy.(a) The board shall prepare, publish and approve an annualbudgetfor the maintenance and support of the library and may levy a tax not to exceedfive mills on all taxable tangible property in the library district.At least 10 days prior to filing theadopted budget with the county clerk, the board shall submit the budget to thegoverning body of the city and county for review thereby.

      (b)   Whenever the board determinesthat the tax levy of five mills authorized by subsection (a) is insufficientto maintain and support the library, the board shall adopt a resolutiondeclaring it necessary to increase the annual levy by an additional amountnot to exceed 1/4 mill in any one year up to a total amount which shallnot exceed an amount equal to eight mills in any year.

      (c)   Any suchresolution adopted under subsection (b) shall state the total amountof the tax to be levied forlibrary purposes and shall be published once each week for twoconsecutive weeks in the official county newspaper. Whereupon such annuallevy in an amount not to exceed the amount stated in the resolution maybe made for the ensuing budget year and each successive budget yearunless a petition, signed by at least 5% of the qualified electors of thelibrary district, requesting an election upon the proposition toincrease the tax levy in excess of the current tax levyis filed with the county election officer within 60days following the date of the last publication of theresolution. In the event a valid petition is filed, no such increasedlevy shall be made without such proposition having been submitted to andhaving been approved by a majority of the electors of the library districtvoting at anelectioncalled and held thereon. All such elections shall be called and held inthe manner provided by the general bond law. Suchtaxes shall be levied and collected in like manner as other taxes, whichlevy the board shall certify, on or before August 25of each year, to the county clerk who is hereby authorized andrequired to place the same on the tax roll of the county to becollected by the county treasurer and paid over by the county treasurer tothe treasurer of such board.

      (d)   The levy authorized by this section shall not be deemed a levy of thecity or county, and shall be in addition to all other levies authorized orlimited by law.

      History:   L. 1992, ch. 133, § 8; July 1.