ID bill would let cities fire library directors. City behind it says that’s not the point

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ID bill would let cities fire library directors. City behind it says that’s not the point

City officials in Eagle say they support a bill in the Legislature that would give city councils the authority to hire and fire public library directors. But they say Eagle has no intention of using such a law to fire its director. The bill would allow cities with municipal libraries to decide whether they wanted to keep hiring and firing authority vested with their library board or transfer ...