Altadena Board Of Trustees Vacancy - Deadline Soon

Press release from the Altadena Public Library:

May 30, 2020

With the resignation of Trustee Gwen McMullins, the Altadena Library Board of Trustees is announcing a vacancy and will make an appointment to fill that seat. The Altadena Library District thanks Trustee McMullins for her many years of dedicated service and extends its profound appreciation for all her work on behalf of the library and the community. (A copy of her letter of resignation may be found here).

The Board of Trustees is accepting applications from anyone who would like to serve on the board for her unexpired 2020 term (until the first Friday in December, 2020). Applicants must be at least 18, a resident of, and registered to vote in Altadena. This seat, along with two others currently held by Trustees Betsy Kahn and Terry Andrues, will be up for election on the November 2020 ballot. The individual appointed will hold the seat until the elected candidate is certified and sworn in; s/he is welcome to run for the seat in the 2020 election if desired.

The board meets at 5:00pm on the fourth Monday of each month; the position involves budgetary and policy oversight as well as high-level strategic decision-making for the Altadena Library District. Interested parties should submit a letter of interest, resume, and completed supplemental questionnaire to the District Director by 5:00pm on June 12, 2020. The board will interview potential candidates at the next board meeting at 5:00pm on June 22nd, and the interview and appointment process will be announced publicly in advance.

If you are interested in filling the open seat on the Board, please download a copy of the Certification of Qualification and submit it along with your accompanying materials (letter of interest, resume) to nwinslow@altadenalibrary.org as soon as possible. You may also mail your materials to the Main Library at 600 E. Mariposa St., Altadena, CA 91001.

For more information on the Board of Trustees, their processes, and their responsibilities, please visit the library’s website at https://www.altadenalibrary.org/board/; please direct any questions to nwinslow@altadenalibrary.org.

DOWNLOAD THE CERTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS Form

Nomination Process:

1. Open application process, deadline at 5:00pm on June 12, 2020 (10 days prior to the Board meeting). Materials posted online.
2. Trustee appointment will appear as the last Action Item on the 6/22 Board Agenda regular meeting.
3. Invite all applicants to attend the meeting and during this part of the agenda they will:
   1. Be given 3 minutes to speak about themselves and otherwise use the time as it relates to their interest in the Trustee appointment;
   2. Be asked 3 questions by the Board (all applicants will be asked the same ones);
   3. Names will be drawn from a hat to randomly determine the order of the applicants.
4. A motion will be made to proceed to a roll call vote on appointment; after receiving a second, the President will open up the floor for discussion and debate.
5. Roll call vote taken
   1. One applicant must receive a majority vote (3 out of 4) to be selected;
   2. If one applicant does not get 3 votes, the floor will again open up for discussion from the Board;
   3. Repeat this step until one candidate receives at least 3 of the 4 votes.
6. New Trustee is appointed to the Boar

This press release was produced by the Altadena Public Library. The views expressed are the author's own.