HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-021-03/01/2016-RATIFYING APPOINTMENTS TO THE POUDRE RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION 2016-021
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RATIFYING APPOINTMENTS 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, 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, Michael Liggett's term as a trustee is expiring and he is term limited, and
Madeleine Wawro's and John Frey's first terms as trustees are expiring; and
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2016, the Committee met and decided to reappoint John
Frey to a second four-year term and to appoint Fred Colby and Joe Wise to a four-year term to
replace Michael Liggett and Madeleine Wawro; 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 John Frey, Fred Colby and Joe Wise to the Board of Trustees of the Poudre River
Public Library District for a four-year term to expire on February 29, 2020, 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 1 st
day of March, A.D. 2016.
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