Tooele City Public Library board elects Denise chair, Kalani vice chair and Julie secretary

The Tooele City Public Library Board elected Denise as chair, Kalani Macerino as vice chair and Julie (last name not specified) as secretary during a quarterly meeting of the board.

Board members reviewed the bylaws section that describes the duties of the chair, vice chair and secretary before taking nominations and votes. The bylaws state officers must be board members, elections are held in May and officers’ duties include presiding over meetings, appointing committees and keeping minutes.

Library Director Chase Randall read the relevant bylaw language aloud to the board before nominations were opened. He said the bylaws "follow the Robert's rules of order" and summarized the duties: the chair presides at all meetings and appoints committees, the vice chair carries out the chair’s duties when absent, and the secretary is responsible for keeping and submitting minutes for retention.

Denise accepted the nomination for chair. After a voice vote the chair was declared elected unanimously. Kalani accepted nomination for vice chair and was approved by voice vote. Julie accepted nomination for secretary and was approved by voice vote.

Chase Randall noted that the board liaison from the city council, Councilwoman Melanie Gochis, is not eligible to serve as a board officer under the bylaws. The director also asked members to review the full bylaws and suggested members could bring proposed amendments to a future meeting.

The newly elected officers will assume their responsibilities immediately; the board will continue to follow the bylaws for officer duties and annual elections. The meeting record shows the nominations and voice votes were unopposed and passed without recorded nay votes.

The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Jan. 22 at 7 p.m.