Legislation Details

File #: 22105-26    Version: 1
Type: Briefing/Report (Dept, BCC) - No action requested Status: Consent
File created: 8/26/2026 In control: County Council - Regular Session
On agenda: 9/8/2026 Final action:
Title: Board/Commission Appointment(s) - Library Board
Presenters: David Reagor; Gwen Kalavaza
Indexes (Council Goals): Quality Governance - Communication and Engagement
Attachments: 1. A - Board Member Roster Sept 2026, 2. B - Interview Panel Recommendation, 3. C - Application Packet for Michele Altherr, 4. D - Application Packet for Katy Jones-Gulsby

Title

Board/Commission Appointment(s) - Library Board

Recommended Action

I move that Council nominate and appoint Michele Altherr and Katy Jones-Gulsby to fill two vacancies on the Library Board to fill a term beginning on September 1, 2026 and ending August 31, 2028. 

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The purpose of this item is to fill two vacancies on the Library Board. There are currently three vacancies on the Library Board.

 

The eligible applicants for these positions are: Michele Altherr [D] and Katy Jones-Gulsby [D].

 

This five member board has staggered two-year terms and is currently composed as follows:

 

Ryan Parker [I]

Jason Alan Chappel [R]

 

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.

 

Appointing both of the nominees will not violate the County Charter restriction concerning political party majorities on Boards and Commissions.

Attachments

A - Board Member Roster Sept 2026

B - Interview Panel Recommendations

C - Application Packet for Michele Altherr

D - Application Packet for Katy Jones-Gulsby