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City council tables Mary Darling nomination; Nogales library board to weigh next steps
Summary
The Nogales Library Board of Trustees heard public remarks from Mary Darling supporting her nomination to the board on July 9 and was told the Nogales City Council recently tabled that nomination. The board will place the matter on a future agenda and noted a separate vacancy and upcoming officer elections in August.
The Nogales Library Board of Trustees learned July 9 that the Nogales City Council tabled the nomination of Mary Darling to the library board, and the trustees said they will place discussion of next steps on a future board agenda.
Mary Darling addressed the board during the meeting’s call to the public, saying she would be “honored to serve on the library board of trustees” and describing a lifelong connection to libraries that began with her first library card. Chairperson Vandervoort noted the council’s action and said the council automatically places a tabled item on its next meeting agenda.
The board also confirmed it has no secretary after Christian Hernandez resigned; trustees said they prefer to delay filling that vacant officer post until the board’s regular officer elections in August. Vice Chair Juanita Havel told the board she expects the nominations and election of president, vice president and secretary to occur at that August meeting.
Trustees also introduced Renee Curran, a Rio Rico board member who has been participating at Nogales meetings. The board did not take formal action to change membership at the July 9 meeting; trustees said they would consider whether to recruit additional nominees or ask the city council to reconsider Darling’s nomination at a future meeting.
Background: the board approved routine meeting business on July 9, including adopting the agenda and approving minutes from May and June. No formal vote on Darling’s nomination occurred at the library board meeting; the council’s tabling is a separate action by the Nogales City Council and will appear on that council’s next agenda.
