Joint Powers Agreement

Sonoma County Library Joint Powers Agreement

Joint Powers Agreement effective August 1, 2014

Joint Powers Agreement through July, 2014 (Jan. 27, 1975)

The Sonoma County Library operates under a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA)—a legal framework that unified city and county libraries into a single system, established governance and funding structures, and defined the roles and responsibilities of participating jurisdictions. The agreement is between the County of Sonoma and the nine cities, with governance delegated to the Sonoma County Library Commission.