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FROM: Ernest Siegel, County Librarian Contra
Costa
DATE: November 12 , 1987 Co �'
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENTS TO THE BAY AREA LIBRARY AND INFORMATION �""`�
SYSTEM LAY ADVISORY BOARD
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECCMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Appoint Mr. Victor Sundquist , 2833 San Antonio Drive. , Walnut
Creek, CA 94598 to the delegate position of the Bay Area Library
and Information System Lay Advisory Board for one 2-year term,
January 1988 to January 1990; and appoint Mrs . Chris Cameron,
9 Cerro Encantado, Lafayette, CA 94549 to the alternate position
for the January 1988 to January 1990 term.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Library is a participating member of the
Bay Area Library and Information System (BALIS) . Membership in
the system makes, possible a number of service benefits to our
residents , through resource sharing efforts . Much of the funding
of system activities comes from the State of California under the
California Library Services Act which requires citizen input
. through a System Advisory Board. Each member jurisdiction is
entitled to one representative and one alternate appointed by
the local governing authority:
The Library has in the past recommended people who have had
leadership roles in various Friends of the Library groups .
Kensington, Pleasant Hill, and Danville have been represented in
the recent past. Both delegate and alternate positions are
vacant at present.
Mr. Sundquist is a recently retired insurance executive who, along
with hiswife..Katherine, has been the driving force of the Ygnacio
Valley (Thurman G. Casey) Branch Friends. Mrs. Cameron has been
active in a number of the activities of the Friends of the
Lafayette Branch.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Time lost in identifying and interviewing additional candidates .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YESSIGNATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF. BOARD COMMITTEE /
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON December 1, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: . ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Victor Sundquist ATTESTED
Chris:Cameron
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Librarian SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor-Controller
County Administrator
M382/7-83 BY �-GLoJ DEPUTY