Ravalli County commissioners moved and approved the appointment of Branch to the Bitterroot Public Library Board on July 1, recording the appointment as a new five-year term.

The motion to appoint (recorded in the meeting using the name Jenna Branch, later referenced as Janet Branch in the transcript) was moved and seconded and passed with aye votes recorded from Greg, Jeff and Chairman Bryant. Meeting discussion noted that the prior term expired on June 30, 2025, and that the new appointment would be a five-year term.

The board did not record public comment on the appointment during the motion. The transcript contains an inconsistent transcription of the appointee’s first name; the surname Branch is consistent in the record. The meeting did not record additional biographical details for the appointee or any conditions attached to the appointment.