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Board/Commission Appointments - Library Board
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I nominate John Gustafson (new applicant), Whitney Spivey (new applicant), and Dana Kline (new applicant) to fill three vacancies on the Library Board.
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The purpose of this item is to fill three vacancies on the Library Board.
The applicants for this position are: Kelly Dolejsi (D), John Gustafson (DTS), DS Magid (D), Sarah Nichols (D), Dana Kline (D), Whitney Spivey (D), Monica Avery (DTS), and Eleanore McClary (N). John Gustafson changed his party affiliation to DTS after he submitted his application. His change in party affiliation to DTS was confirmed by the County Clerk’s Office.
Party affiliations are noted as [D] Democrat, [R] Republican, [I] Independent, [G] Green, [L] Libertarian, [DTS] Declined to State, and [N] Not Registered to Vote.
This five member board has two-year terms beginning September 1, 2018 and ending August 31, 2020. It is currently composed as follows: Jennifer Baker (DTS), Rebecca Rodriguez (D).
Eleanore McClary was not eligible to serve on the library board since she is a County employee. She was not interviewed. Applicant, Monica Avery withdrew her application before her scheduled interview. The remaining applicants were interviewed by an interview committee during October 2018. DS Magid withdrew her application after her interview. The recommendation of the interview committee is attached.
The interview committee consisted of the following: Library Board Chair - Jennifer Baker, Council Liaison - Susan O’Leary, Library Manager - Eileen Sullivan. Susan O'Leary was unable to attend John Gustafson's interview and was unable to attend portion of Sarah Nichols' interview. Susan provided her proxy to Eileen Sullivan for these two interviews.
The interview committee recommends the following applicants: John Gustafson, Whitney Spivey, Dana Kline.
The appointment of all three applicants will not violate the County Charter restriction concerning pol...
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