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Council debate over library board nominations highlights ambiguity in local code 2‑4‑3
Summary
Mayor Brad Pike announced two new nominees for the Eagle Public Library board; councilmembers and the city attorney debated whether the mayor met the 10‑day nomination requirement in city code 2‑4‑3 and whether that period is calendar days or business days.
Mayor Brad Pike told the council during his Jan. 28 report that he would submit two new nominees — Joanne McCumber and Nikki Hyer — for the Eagle Public Library Board of Trustees at the next council meeting after earlier nominees were not confirmed.
That announcement prompted a lengthy exchange among council members, the mayor and City Attorney Victor (last name not provided) over Eagle City Code 2‑4‑3, which reads in part that if the council refuses to confirm a nomination the mayor “shall then within 10 days thereafter nominate another person… If the mayor fails to make another nomination for the same position within 10 days after the…
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