Library Board signs contract to privatize
Source: By AETNA SMITH, Jackson Sun (TN), October 5, 2006
At the end of an often contentious Jackson-Madison County Library Board meeting and amidst opposition from several audience members, the board signed a contract Wednesday with a private company to manage library operations.
Library Systems and Services LLC (LSSI), based in Maryland, and the Library Board will enter into the contract effective Monday, and management services will commence Nov. 1, according to a draft obtained by The Jackson Sun.
........ The contract signed Wednesday notes that if the appeals court finds the board does not have authority to privatize, the board will have the right to terminate the agreement with LSSI.