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Approving the appointment of Saura Jost to serve on the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) Board of Trustees.
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WHEREAS, Beth Burns, as President of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, was appointed to the MELSA Board of Trustees on January 4th, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Beth Burns served Saint Paul and its libraries on the MELSA Board of Trustees dutifully and expertly for 8 years before stepping down from the MELSA Board of Trustees; and
WHEREAS, Council Member Saura Jost serves as Chair of the Saint Paul Public Library Board; and
WHEREAS, The consideration of this appointment was in consultation with The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, Director Maureen Hartman of the Saint Paul Public Library Board, and Mayor Melvin Carter III's administration; and
WHEREAS, Saint Paul Public Libraries must retain strong representation on the Twin Cities' regional library authority; therefore, be it
RESOLVED that the Saint Paul City Council appoints Library Board Chair Saura Jost to serve on the MELSA Board of Trustees.