HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-019-03/04/2014-RATIFYING THE APPOINTMENT OF AMANDA MANGES QUIJANO TO THE POUDRE RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD RESOLUTION 2014-019
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
RATIFYING THE APPOINTMENT OF AMANDA MANGES QUIJANO 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, Robin Gard's second tern as a trustee is expiring; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2014, the Committee met and decided to appoint Amanda
Manges Quijano to a four-year tern to replace Ms. Gard; 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 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 Amanda Manges Quijano to the Board of Trustees of the Poudre River Public
Library District for a four year tern to expire on February 28, 2018, 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 4th
day of March, A.D. 2014.
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