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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February 17, 2009
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Ginny Sawyer
SUBJECT
Resolution 2009-019 Ratifying the Reappointment of Michelle Kalkowski to the Poudre River
Public Library District Board of Trustees.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Resolution 2007-026 ratified the initial appointments to the Library Board of Trustees on March 6,
2007. Seven Trustees were appointed to the Board with initial terms ranging from 1 to 5 years. The
initial term of Trustee Michelle Kalkowski is concluding and she needs to be reappointed to the
Board or replaced. The Library Trustee Selection Committee, comprised of Councilmembers
Manvel and Poppaw and Commissioners Rennels and Johnson, unanimously recommends the
reappointment of Michelle Kalkowski to the Library Board of Trustees for a four-year term.
BACKGROUND
In November 2006, voters approved the formation of the Fort Collins Regional Library District.
This name was changed to the Poudre River Public Library District in February 2009. The City
Council and County Commissioners formed a Library District Trustee Selection Committee,
comprised of two Councilmembers and two Commissioners. The Committee interviewed numerous
candidates for the Board of Trustees and recommended seven candidates to the full Council and to
the Commissioners for ratif cation. The candidates were ratified unanimously by both the Council
and the Commissioners.
The intergovernmental agreement between the City, County and District sets out the process for
appointing Trustees. It provides that a committee comprised of two members of Council and two
Commissioners will recommend a candidate for appointment who must be ratified by a two-thirds
majority of both the full Council and the Commissioners.
The Committee,comprised of Councilmembers Ben Manvel and Lisa Poppaw and Commissioners
Kathay Rennels and Steve Johnson, met on January 30, 2009. Upon due consideration, the
Committee unanimously recommends to the Council and the Commissioners that Michelle
Kalkowski be reappointed to the Poudre River Public Library District Board of Trustees for a four-
year term, as provided in the Board's by-laws.
RESOLUTION 2009-019
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RATIFYING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MICHELLE KALKOWSKI TO
THE POUDRE RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WHEREAS,on November 7, 2006,the voters approved a citizen initiative to establish and
fund the Fort Collins Regional Library District,now called the Poudre River Public Library District
(the"Library District"),pursuant to Sections 24-90-101 to 606 of the Colorado Revised Statutes(the
"Library Law"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Library Law, the City Council and Larimer County
Commissioners each appointed two of their members to a committee(the"Committee")to fill seven
positions on the initial board of trustees of the Library District; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Library Law the City Council ratified the appointment
of seven trustees to the Library Board of Trustees on March 6, 2007, pursuant to Resolution 2007-
026; and
WHEREAS,in its two years the Board of Trustees has performed impressively,working well
together and undertaking a heavy work load with passion,dedication and a commitment to providing
exceptional library services to the community; and
WHEREAS, the initial term of Trustee Michelle Kalkowski is expiring; and
WHEREAS,the Committee met and decided to reappoint Ms. Kalkowski to a second term;
and
WHEREAS,pursuant to the Bylaws of the Library District Board of Trustees,a trustee may
serve no more than two consecutive four-year terms,which are staggered so that one or two trustees
are appointed or reappointed every year; and
WHEREAS, Section 24-90-108(2)(b) of the Library Law requires that the Committee's
trustee appointments be ratified by a two-thirds majority vote of the legislative body of each
governmental unit participating in the District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that pursuant to the requirements of the Colorado Library Law, the City Council, by a
two-thirds majority vote of its members,hereby ratifies the Committee's reappointment of Michelle
Kalkowski to the Board of Trustees of the Poudre River Public Library District for a four year term;
provided, however, that such action is contingent upon the Larimer County Commissioners taking
similar action.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 17th
day of February, A.D. 2009.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk