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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY February 18, 2020
City Council
STAFF
Elizabeth Blythe, Senior Public Engagement Coordinator
Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk
Ingrid Decker, Legal
SUBJECT
Resolution 2020-023 Ratifying the Reappointment of Fred Colby and Joe Wise and the Appointment of Jeremy
Rose to the Poudre River Library District Board of Trustees.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to make appointments to the Poudre River Library District Board of Trustees. Fred
Colby and Joe Wise will be reappointed to a second term, Jeremy Rose will be appointed to a first term.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
In November 2006, voters approved the formation of the Fort Collins Regional Library District. The name was
changed to the Poudre River Public Library District in February 2009. The City Council and County
Commissioners established the initial seven-member Board of Trustees for the District.
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 Mayor Pro Tem Kristin Stephens and Councilmember Julie Pignataro and
Larimer County Commissioners John Kefalas and Steve Johnson, agree to reappoint Fred Colby and Joe
Wise. Jeremy Rose was interviewed by the committee on December 12, 2019, and was selected as a backup
choice. He is being appointed to complete the term of Valerie Arnold, who passed away recently.
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RESOLUTION 2020-023
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RATIFYING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF FRED COLBY AND JOE WISE
AND THE APPOINTMENT OF JEREMY ROSE TO THE POUDRE
RIVER 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, the Library District is governed by a board of seven trustees appointed by
the City Council and Larimer County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Library Law, the City Council and Larimer County
Commissioners have each appointed two of their members to a committee (the “Committee”) to
fill open seats on the board of trustees of the Library District; 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 typically
one or two trustees are appointed or reappointed every year; and
WHEREAS, Fred Colby and Joe Wise were appointed to the Board on March 1, 2016
and wish to be reappointed; and
WHEREAS, Trustee Valerie Arnold recently passed away leaving a vacancy on the
Board; and
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2019, the Committee met and decided to name Jeremy
Rose as the backup candidate and now wish to appoint him as replacement for Valerie Arnold;
and
WHEREAS, Section 24-90-108(2)(c) 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 as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. 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
appointment of Fred Colby and Joe Wise to the Board of Trustees of the Poudre River Public
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Library District, each for a four-year term to expire on February 29, 2024, provided, however,
that such action is contingent upon the Larimer County Commissioners taking similar action.
Section 3. 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
appointment of Jeremy Rose to the Board of Trustees of the Poudre River Public Library District
to complete the two-year term to expire on February 28, 2021, 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
18th day of February, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk