HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-043-04/20/2021-RATIFYING THE APPOINTMENT OF HONGYAN XIANG TO THE POUDRE RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUS RESOLUTION 2021-043
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RATIFYING THE APPOINTMENT OF HONGYAN XIANG 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, on March 6, 2007, in accordance with the Library Law, the City Council
passed Resolution 2007-026 ratifying the appointment of seven trustees to the Library Board of
Trustees; 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, in February 2020 Mr. Jeremy Rose was appointed as a trustee for a term set
to expire on February 28, 2021; and
WHEREAS, on January 6, 2021, Mr. Rose submitted a letter of resignation, effective
immediately; and
WHEREAS, the Committee has determined that Hongyan Xiang, who submitted an
application in January 2021, should be appointed to fill the vacancy; and
WHEREAS, Section 24-90-108(2)(c) of the Library Law requires that the Committee's
trustee appointment 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 Hongyan Xiang to the Board of Trustees of the Poudre River Public Library
District for a term to expire on February 28, 2025; provided, however, that such action is
contingent upon the Larimer County Commissioners taking similar action.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 20th
day of April A.D. 2021.
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