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REPORT TO: Council
DATE OF MEETING: June 27, 2011
SUBMITTED BY: R. Gosse, Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk
PREPARED BY: R. Gosse, 2809
WARD(S) INVOLVED: n/a
DATE OF REPORT: June 20, 2011
REPORT NO.: FCS-11-147
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT TO FILL VACANCY -KITCHENER PUBLIC
LIBRARY BOARD
RECOMMENDATION:
That be appointed to the Kitchener Public Library Board for the
remainder of the current term ending November 30, 2014.
BACKGROUND:
Ms. Jude Doble was appointed to the Kitchener Public Library (KPL) Board in 2010 for a term to
end November 30, 2014. Ms. Doble submitted her letter of resignation in April, 2011, creating a
vacancy on the Board. Section 12 of the Public Libraries Act requires the appointing council to
fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.
REPORT:
Notice of Ms. Doble's resignation was submitted to the City Clerk in April, 2011 subsequently an
advertisement to fill the vacancy was placed in The Record, on the City's and KPL's web site
and a social media campaign was initiated. Additionally, information and applications were
displayed in the library branches and letters were sent to those citizens that applied in 2010 but
were not appointed.
The Public Libraries Act requires that persons appointed to a library board must be at least 18
years of age, a Canadian Citizen, a resident of the municipality and, not employed by the library
or the municipality. As of the deadline date, the City received 4 applications from qualified
candidates. Due to the fact that the applications contain personal information, they have been
circulated to members of council under separate cover.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
n/a
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
n/a
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: D. Chapman, Deputy CAO -Finance & Corporate Services