1. The
Director of OPL shall be the Director of Winnefox.
2. OPL
agrees to provide administrative support services upon request in
consideration of compensation received from Winnefox. Such services
may include general administration, financial management, personnel
administration, etc. Definition of services and costs will be determined
in negotiation of the annual compensation agreement.
3. OPL
will provide suitable space for Winnefox offices and for housing
of the Winnefox collection, utilities and normal maintenance service.
Winnefox will pay rent, including utilities and maintenance costs,
to OPL. Rent to be determined by percentage of space occupied for
system functions applied to the cost of building maintenance and
utilities and, in negotiation of the annual compensation agreement.
The distribution of the costs of improvements to the facility which
are of direct benefit to Winnefox also will be determined in negotiation
of the annual compensation agreement. Winnefox will pay for any
improvements which are for the sole benefit of Winnefox.
4. OPL
may provide, upon request, acquisitions and complete cataloging
and processing of materials for the Winnefox collection in consideration
of a Material Processing fee based upon personnel and supply costs
of the service. Amount of the fee will be determined in negotiation
of the annual compensation agreement. Both parties recognize that
some of these services may be provided and compensated for under
the Winnefox Automated Library Services program.
5. OPL
agrees to provide, upon request, such additional professional consulting
and continuing education services not provided by Winnefox staff
to public libraries participating in Winnefox so as to place Winnefox
in compliance with Section 43.24(2). Winnefox agrees to reimburse
OPL for providing such services through a Consultant Development
program that awards consultant credits on the basis of documented
service provided to Winnefox in the previous year. Winnefox will
compensate OPL for attending continuing education programs on the
basis of credits earned and annually will notify OPL of amount earned.
OPL agrees to comply with whatever documentation and procedures
are required.
6. OPL
may sell to Winnefox for cost goods and services such as telecommunications,
postage, delivery service, professional consulting services, library
materials, supplies and others. Winnefox may sell to OPL for cost
similar goods and services.
7. As
the result of consolidation of secretarial/clerical support staff
for Winnefox and OPL, Winnefox agrees to employ a staff including
Administrative Secretary and Clerk/Typists, and retain a salary
reserve for temporary increases in hours when work exceeds normal
patterns. OPL and Winnefox will share the cost of the service on
the basis of 70% Winnefox and 30% OPL.
8. OPL
will cooperate with Winnefox in planning and delivery of library
services, such as service to users with special needs, so as to
avoid unnecessary duplication of effort.
9. Winnefox
and OPL agree that when reimbursement for actual cost of services
is stipulated, the method to be used in determining actual cost
is that presented in Cost Finding for Public Libraries, American
Library Association, 1985.
10. Specific
provisions of this agreement not withstanding, the actual amount
paid by Winnefox to OPL or OPL to Winnefox is to be determined by
an annual compensation agreement between Winnefox and OPL to be
attached to this agreement as Exhibit A. Negotiations will take
place in the context of annual budget development and within the
parameters of this agreement. The parties further agree that it
is not the intent of either party to jeopardize the financial stability
of the other, but rather to work cooperatively to achieve adequate
compensation.
11. Payments
agreed upon in the annual compensation agreement are to be made
promptly upon billing by either party.
12. This
agreement shall be in effect as of January 1, 2002 and shall remain
in effect until December 31, 2002. This agreement may be amended
at any time by mutual agreement of both parties.
Dated this __________
day of ______________________________, 2001.
