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library board governance

Rules for library board powers, membership, appointments, terms, and vacancies.

What to Watch

Future Library Board and City Council appointments will show how the revised representation, vacancy and term-limit rules are applied.

Coming Up

Typically discussed at City Council. Check back when the next agenda is published.

The Story

The City Council unanimously updated the rules for Library Board membership on Sept. 21. The changes set three-year terms for city-appointed members, clarify representation from the city, school district and county, spell out vacancy rules, and cap city-manager appointees at three consecutive terms.

Key Decisions

  1. passed 9-0 City Council · Sep 21, 2026

    26-169 Ordinance Amending Section 2-5-8 of the Municipal Code Regarding Changes to the Library Board Bylaws

    Motion to waive reading and adopt the ordinance

    Mark Bittner Yes
    Shannon Derby Yes
    Bill LeClair Yes
    Doug Brandt Yes
    Tim Petri Yes
    Katherine Dahlke Yes
    Scott Stechmesser Yes
    Adam Wachowski Yes
    Darla LeClair Yes

Record

  1. The City Council adopted an ordinance updating the city code governing the Library Board. The ordinance sets three-year terms for city-appointed members, clarifies city, school-district and county representation, explains vacancy rules, and limits city-manager appointees to three consecutive three-year terms. B. LeClair moved adoption, Brandt seconded, and the roll-call vote was unanimous: Bittner, Derby, B. LeClair, Brandt, Petri, Dahlke, Stechmesser, Wachowski and D. LeClair voted yes.

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