Coos Bay council enacts library-board size change, ratifies appointments and routine items

The Coos Bay City Council on a unanimous vote enacted an ordinance reducing the city library board from eight members to seven and approved a set of routine actions including appointment and ratification items, a firefighter cancer-awareness proclamation and the Urban Renewal Agency annual financial report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

City officials said the primary reason for the ordinance change is to avoid tie votes on the library board. Under the enacted amendment to the Coos Bay Municipal Code, the council-appointed seat remains available, and the library board will be asked to align its bylaws with the revised code after the 30-day enactment period.

The ordinance was introduced in a public hearing and moved for enactment by council motion. Mayor Joe Benetti and councilors present voted “aye” when the council adopted Ordinance No. 580, which amends the code provision (previously referenced as Ordinance No. 218) that establishes the library board. Council discussion…