County
Commissioners Appoint New Library Board
Members
(1/29/08)
The newly-expanded Hennepin County Library
Board’s 2008 membership is now complete.
Former Tennant Corp. CEO and Library
Advisory Committee chairman Roger Hale,
former Minneapolis Public Library Trustee
Kathleen Lamb, Excel Energy Foundation
Director John Pacheco, and Jill Joseph were appointed to the board
today by the Hennepin County Commissioners.
This action satisfies terms of the
consolidation of the Hennepin County and
Minneapolis Public Library systems,
enlarging the library board from 7 to 11
members with at least three initial
appointees being Minneapolitans. Hale, Lamb,
and Pacheco are Minneapolis residents and
Joseph is from Eden Prairie. The board
advises the County Commissioners on library
matters for the 41 library system, including
15 libraries in Minneapolis.
About the Hennepin County Library Board
Although both boards are responsible for
long-term planning and operating policies,
the County Library Board differs from the
former Minneapolis Public Library Board,
which disbanded to enable the library
consolidation, in several important ways:
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Hennepin County Library Board |
Minneapolis Public Library Board (disbanded, December 31, 2007) |
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Members |
11 |
8 |
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Membership Selection |
Appointed by the County Commissioners for three year terms with a three-term limit. In 2008, at least three members must be Minneapolis residents |
6 elected at large for four year terms; one appointed by the City Council and one appointed by the Mayor for one year terms |
|
Legal Status |
Advisory to the County Commissioners |
Quasi-Independent |
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Funding |
Budget is set and expended by the County Commissioners |
Funding expended by the library board but provided by the City Council, Mayor, Board of Estimate and Taxation, and Neighborhood Revitalization Program Board |
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Meets |
Monthly, usually the fourth Wednesday of the month at various locations, open to the public |
Twice-monthly on Wednesdays, open to the public |
Schedules and minutes of the Hennepin County
Library are found at:
http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/libraryboard.cfm