Evanston City Council members seemed to agree Monday that a new intergovernmental agreement between the city and Evanston Public Library would be better than the so-called “nuclear” option that would see the city taking control of the library.
“I think it’s important [to try an intergovernmental agreement] before we blow up the system that we have,” said Fourth Ward Councilmember Shawn Iles, who was a former member of the library board.
Although councilmembers didn’t take a formal vote on the issue because it was set for discussion only, a consensus agreed on a 90-day period to allow city staff to negotiate a new intergovernmental agreement between the two entities…