PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to request the Council make an appointment from the qualified applicants to fill one unexpired term on the Board of Library Trustees ending on June 1, 2007.

BACKGROUND

On September 20, 2005, the City Clerk's Office began advertising and accepting applications for the above vacancy created by the resignation of Mrs. Susan Bowers due to relocation from the City. Notice was sent to the newspapers and placed on the City�s website and the Channel 6 Scroll in order to obtain qualified candidates.  As of the Monday, October 31, 2005 deadline, the City Clerk�s Office received two applications from: John J. Kossakian and Nancy Anne Lacher.

The Board of Library Trustees consists of seven members and meets every second Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.  The duties of the Board include: initiating studies, investigations and surveys in the general field of public libraries and reporting its findings and recommendations to the Council; preparing and recommending rules and regulations for the main�tenance and improvement of the public libraries of the City; and, acting in an advisory capacity to the Council in all matters pertaining to the public libraries of the City.

It should be noted that all Board, Commission and Committee members serve without compensation from the City and no person shall serve on more than one Board, Commission, or Committee (established by the Burbank Municipal Code) at the same time. In addition, any person appointed to be a member of a Board, Commission or Committee must be an elector of, and actually reside in, the City of Burbank.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the Council consider the applications submitted and make one appointment to fill the unexpired term on the Board of Library Trustees ending on June 1, 2007.

Respectfully submitted,

Margarita Campos, CMC

City Clerk

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