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Does a rural county library district have the authority to establish an independent retirement program for its employees?

AGO Opinion AGO 57-58 No. 223 (1958) states:

“The board of trustees of a rural county library district does not have the power to set up a pension program other than the state employees' retirement system… [but] the board of trustees of a rural county library district is authorized to join the state retirement system.“