HomeMy WebLinkAboutID-3033-LAC City of Palo Alto (ID # 3033)
City Council Informational Report
Report Type: Informational Report Meeting Date: 7/23/2012
July 23, 2012 Page 1 of 2
(ID # 3033)
Title: Library Advisory Commission
Subject: Notice of Vacancy on the Library Advisory Commission for One
Unexpired Term Ending on January 31, 2014
From: City Manager
Lead Department: City Clerk
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking applications for the Library Advisory Commission from persons interested in serving in one unexpired term ending January 31, 2014. Eligibility Requirements: The Library Advisory Commission is composed of seven members who shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council, but who shall not be Council Members, officers or employees of the City of Palo Alto. Each member of the Commission shall have a demonstrated interest in public library matters. All members of the Commission shall at all times be residents of the City of Palo Alto. Regular meetings will be held at 7 p.m. on the fourth Thursday the month, at least one month per quarter. Purpose and Duties: The purpose of the Library Advisory Commission shall be to advise the City Council on matters relating to the Palo Alto City Library, excluding daily administrative operations. The Commission shall have the following duties: 1. Advise the City Council on planning and policy matters pertaining to: a) the goals of and the services provided by the Palo Alto City Library; b) the future delivery of the services by the Palo Alto City Library; c) the City Manager’s recommendations pertaining to the disposition of major gifts of money, personal property and real property to the City to be used for library purposes; d) the construction and renovation of capital facilities of the Palo Alto City Library; and e) joint action projects with other public or private information entities, including libraries. 2. Review state legislative proposals that may affect the operation of the Palo Alto City Library. 3. Review the City Manager’s proposed budget for capital improvements and operations relating to the Palo Alto City Library, and thereafter forward any comments to one or more of the applicable committees of the Council. 4. Provide advice upon such other matters as the City Council may from time to time assign. 5. Receive community input concerning the Palo Alto City Library. 6. Review and comment on fund-raising efforts on behalf of the Palo Alto City Library. The Library Advisory Commission shall not have the power or authority to cause the expenditure of City funds or to bind the City to any written or implied contract.
Appointment information and application forms are available in the City Clerk's Office, 250
Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto (Phone: 650-329-2571) or may be obtained on the website at
http://www.cityofpaloalto.org.
Deadline for receipt of applications in the City Clerk's Office is 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 17,
2012.
July 23, 2012 Page 2 of 2
(ID # 3033)
PALO ALTO RESIDENCY IS A REQUIREMENT DONNA J. GRIDER, MMC City Clerk
Attachments:
Bakhtian Resignation (PDF)
Prepared By: Ronna Gonsalves, Deputy City Clerk
Department Head: Donna Grider, City Clerk
City Manager Approval: James Keene, City Manager
Office of the City Clerk
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA, 94301
July 9, 2012
To Whom It May Concern,
This is my formal notification that I am resigning from my position on the Library
Advisory Committee to the City Council of Palo Alto. My resignation will be
effective once a replacement member has been appointed, or at any point in time
earlier, at the request of the City.
I hope to have the opportunity to serve the Palo Alto libraries again in the future.
Sincerely,
Noël Bakhtian